I take pride in my preparation.

Erase from your mind that your preparation must be perfect. Hard work + dedication = a shot at your dreams. Keep believing.

— Kara Goucher

Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.

— Bear Bryant

When they started to drain a swamp where birds and fish had lived, for a new housing development down the road from his apartment,…

— Maile Meloy

I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.

— Patrice Leconte

Girls spend hours deciding what to wear, and all guys do is try to picture us naked.

— Anonymous

Unless we are prepared to search our souls to discover what to say, and then how to say it effectively, we cannot expect to…

— Everett Case

Creating a top team and being in a position to win the Tour de France will give me a nice feeling. But I know…

— Fernando Alonso

Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.

— John C. Maxwell

How could a readiness for war in time of peace be safely prohibited, unless we could prohibit, in like manner, the preparations and establishments…

— James Madison

Every peasant cuisine has incredible ingenious tricks for getting a lot of nutrition out of a small amount of ingredients. There are people who…

— Michael Pollan

I had two sisters, and we would love to get dressed up and pretend that we were chic, sophisticated ladies. And I think that…

— Suzanne Farrell

“Proper preparation ensures that when an opportunity is presented to you, you are ready to seize it and excel.”

— Tyler Basu

Tell me what it's like. The race." "What it's like is a battle. A mess of horses and men and blood. The fastest and…

— Maggie Stiefvater

I think you can train yourself to block out some of that pressure and replace it with confidence. It's about preparation, and the more…

— Aaron Rodgers

The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of…

— Michael Jordan