Athletic Quote by Billie Jean King

I don't think I was a naturally born talent, surely I had some natural attributes, which perhaps helped me in my sport, but generally…

— Abhinav Bindra

“But there are a lot of people with talent and passion, and many of them never get anywhere. This is only the first step…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Talent means energy and persistence and nothing more!

— Heinrich Schliemann

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do…

— Lou Holtz

Talent is one of the few things that can't be created. It can be enhanced - it can be coached and brought out of…

— Samoa Joe

Talent is the discipline, commitment, and willpower to practice/train/study often, long, and hard. Discover your passion and pay the price.

— Bradford Winters

I am aware of the talent I was gifted and had to execute against it. It is just being very self aware and betting…

— Gary Vaynerchuk

It is not enough to have talent alone. You will have to train hard and motivate yourself to do your best. You should learn…

— Eddy Merckx

Talent is the gift plus the passion - a desire to succeed so intense that no force on earth can stop it.

— Neil Simon

Natural talent is a questionable phenomenon. Inclination perhaps, but innate ability is extremely rare.

— Erin Morgenstern

What's really the driver of talent is not raw ability. It's not even just experience. It's what's called 'deliberate practice,' which is to say,…

— Stephen J. Dubner

I wasn't born with any innate talent. I've never been naturally gifted at anything. I always had to work at it. The only way…

— Dean Karnazes