I love to compete. That's the essence of who I am.
Tiger WoodsRead
People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far.
Interpretation
Success is achieved through hard work rather than inherent talent.
In this quote, Tiger Woods emphasizes that his achievements are not the result of extraordinary natural abilities, such as talent or physical attributes, but rather the product of his relentless work ethic. This highlights the importance of dedication and perseverance in reaching one's goals, suggesting that qualities like determination and hard work can ultimately outweigh mere talent.
In practice
In a motivational speech to young athletes about the importance of hard work.
I love to compete. That's the essence of who I am.
No matter how good you get you can always get better, and that's the exciting part.
The biggest thing is to have a mind-set and a belief you can win every tournament going in.
The greatest thing about tomorrow is, I will be better than I am today...There is no such thing as a setback. The lessons I learn today I will apply tomorrow, and I will be better.
My dad has always taught me these words: care and share. That's why we put on clinics. The only thing I can do is try to give back. If it works, it works.
If you're not nervous, it means you don't care.
I used to feel unsafe right in the moment of an accomplishment - I felt the ground fall from under my feet because this could be the end. And even now, while everyone is celebrating, I'm on to the next thing. I don't want to get lost in this big cushion of success.
I think child stars have a leg up, actually, because they have an innate sense of what creative problem solving is all about. But to make a life out of it, you have to be ready to take on project after project. You have to like the action.
Great lives never go out; they go on.
"And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didn't have black quarterbacks, and I don't think I could have made it in basketball, because I was only 5′ 11". So I just picked baseball."
If you're lucky enough to have been rewarded in life to the degree that I have, there comes a point at which you have to decide whether to become a slave to your net worth by devoting the rest of your life to increasing it or to let what you've accumulated begin to serve you.
Here is the great secret of success. Work with all your might; but trust not in the least in your work. Pray with all your might for the blessing of God; but work, at the same time, with all diligence, with all patience, with all perseverance. Pray then, and work. Work and pray. And still again pray, and then work. And so on all the days of your life. The result will surely be, abundant blessing. Whether you see much fruit or little fruit, such kind of service will be blessed.
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