“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” — Tim Notke, basketball coach

“Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” — Coco Chanel, fashion designer

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” — Maya Angelou, American poet, and civil rights activist

“If your teacher, coach, or mentor believes you can do something, you’re more likely to do it.” — Gwen Moran, FastCompany

“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.” — Pele, Brazilian soccer player

“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.” — George Bernard Shaw, playwright

“I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.” — Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister