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Secrets of greatness: Practice and hard work bring success - October 30, 2006: 

"nobody is great without work"


"greatness isn't handed to anyone; it requires a lot of hard work."


The best people in any field are those who devote the most hours to what the researchers call "deliberate practice."


Consistency is crucial.


Winston Churchill, one of the 20th century's greatest orators, practiced his speeches compulsively.


In basketball, Michael Jordan practiced intensely beyond the already punishing team practices.


In football, all-time-great receiver Jerry Rice - passed up by 15 teams because they considered him too slow - practiced so hard that other players would get sick trying to keep up.


Tiger Woods is a textbook example of what the research shows.... Woods had racked up at least 15 years of practice by the time he became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Amateur Championship, at age 18.