My calculus teacher would send me home every weekend with 400 problems to solve. At the time, I felt it was so strict and demanding, but now I realize that the workload instilled in me a sense of discipline, and showed me that even if I wasn't inherently skilled at something, I could be, with enough dedication and practice.
I've been dancing since I was 6 years old. That kind of relentless dedication and intensity is where I'm comfortable.
Maybe I've just been incredibly fortunate, but there's a level of dedication, devotion, intensity and seriousness around me every day.
We truly believe with hard work, dedication and perseverance, we can become the best at what we do. No one wants to become mediocre.
For me, I'm an American and I'm a Mexican. I live here. And it hurts me the way a lot of people talk about Mexicans when I know we're all about hard work and dedication.
I think most of my success is my dedication, not my talent.
Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.
I literally did it through hard work and dedication. People out there who think you have to have loads of money to do this sport... it just shows you.
The dedication it must take to be part of R.O.T.C. was always interesting to me.
Teachers are out there with a very difficult job, which they pursue with tireless dedication.
