What I lack in talent, I compensate with my willingness to grind it out. That's the secret of my life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle.
There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.
It's all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but it's that determination.
At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it.
Whatever I lack in talent I have in stamina.
Everybody has talent, it's just a matter of moving around until you've discovered what it is.
Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.
I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing.
You have to hone your craft, but you also have to be born with a certain amount of talent, and I never took the talent for granted - I've always worked really hard to be as good as I could be.
I'm just not willing to give up on myself. If I'm going to fail, then I want to fail to the limits of my talent.