“I don’t think talent is as important as the work habits and dedication necessary to be competent. Certainly talent needs to be above average but I don’t think it needs to be the top thing on the list.” –Jack Nicklaus
"What gets reinforced gets repeated." –Brian Tracy
“Committing a great truth to memory is admirable; committing it to life is wisdom.” –William Ward
“Good work habits help develop an internal toughness and a self-confident attitude that will sustain you through every adversity and temporary discouragement.” -Paul J. Fleyer
"Successful people are successful because they form the habits of doing those things that failures don't like to do." -Albert Gray
"I believe you can never change a habit, or create one, with a word or a piece of chalk. You can talk all day, put all sorts of diagrams on the board, but a habit is not going to change. It's a conditional reflex, created by a repetitive act. Habits are created through physical acts."
–Pete Newell
“Habit gives strength to the body in great exertion, to the mind in great danger, and to judgment against first impression.” –Clauzewitz
"All habits are set by the tone of your practice." –Gene Keady
"What we think or what we know or what we believe is, in the end of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do." -John Ruskin
"Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit." –Vince Lombardi
