Quotes by Nolan Ryan
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
I have always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
Baseball is a team game. And the great thing about it is, you never know when someone is going to step up and be the hero.
The future starts today, not tomorrow.
Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
Pitching is 80% mental and 20% physical.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life.
The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle.
Success is not owned, it is rented. And the rent is due every day.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.
Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
Sweat plus sacrifice equals success.
When you put on a uniform, there are certain standards you have to live up to.
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.
You can’t be afraid to fail. It’s the only way you succeed – you’re not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.
Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.
The only way to do something is to do it.
The biggest risk is not taking any risk.
I’m not a silent leader. I lead by example.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Confidence comes from preparation. So work hard and prepare.
You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.
When you pitch, heat is a by-product, not a goal.
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.
You have to love what you do to want to do it every day.
Success is not just about making money. It’s about making a difference.
The road to success is always under construction.
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.
The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life – mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
The game is not about the individual, it’s about the team.
The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.
The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.
Champions keep playing until they get it right.
Failure is not the opposite of success; it’s part of success.
There is no substitute for hard work, no matter how much talent you have.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
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.
You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That’s the mark of a true professional.
The greatest danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.