You're not in competition with anyone but yourself. Outdo your past, not other people.

There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.

Never underestimate the importance of small steps. small steps = big changes. 

Mathematics Is not a spectator sport. The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.

Don't expect to be good at maths or understand things straight away. Be patient and persistent. Rome wasn't built in a day, but they worked on it every single day. 

Success is the sum of small repeated efforts, day in and day out.

Just stick with it, what seems hard now will one day be your warm up.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Pure mathematics is in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

Don't be afraid to take an unfamiliar path.  Sometimes they're the ones that lead you to the best places.

Success is a journey, not a destination.

Work on your weaknesses until they are your strengths and work on your strengths until they are second nature.

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

Practice makes comfort. Expand your experiences regularly so every stretch won't feel like your first.

Procrastination makes easy things hard and hard things harder.