via youtube.com
“Why is it that gritty kids are winning the National Spelling Bee…It turns out …what differentiates kids who are gritty from kids who are not gritty, is not just the hours of work that they’re putting in….They’re not studying the words they already know…They isolate what they don’t know, they identify their own weaknesses, and then they work just on that.”
“I’ve never viewed myself as particularly talented. I’ve viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. Where I excel is with a ridiculous, sickening work ethic. While the other guy’s sleeping, I’m working. While the other guy is eating, I’m working. While the other guy’s making love, I mean, I’m making love, too, but I’m working really hard at it! ”
– Will Smith on success
