Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

Some people think I'm a machine. I'm not a machine. I'm a man who works very hard.

It's not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.

The echo of the crowd isn't as loud as the quiet strength forged in training.

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put yesterday's failures behind you and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is.

Impossible is nothing.

If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

What do you do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

A true champion isn't afraid to lose. They're afraid of not trying. Not giving it everything they've got.

It's not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.

Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

Somewhere in the world, someone is training when you are not. When you race him, he will win.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'