“There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory”

“There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory” is a sports motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since at least 2005. Authorship is unknown.
   
   
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“There is no glory in practice, but without practice there is no glory.”
   
8 April 2006, The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), “Military drill team of Grant High wins championship at LSU meet,” pg. A4:
First Sgt. Jim Tadayeski, the drill team’s coach, said his members believe practice makes perfect.
 
“We have to strive for excellence and perfection during each practice,” he said. “There is a quote that goes, ‘There is no glory in practice, but without practice there is no glory.’”
       
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The Snark Handbook:
A Reference Guide to Verbal Sparring

By Lawrence Dorfman
New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing
2009
Pg. 129:
There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory. (But, occasionally, there’s glory after a little practice and practice with only a little glory…or a lot of glory and very little practice…or some glory with only a teaspoon of practice…and…Jesus, why bother?)
 
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Matthew Contreras‏
@MattySaid
is there is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory… RUN Nike+
7:21 PM - 17 Mar 2009
 
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God Confidence:
A Practical Guide for Reaching the Divine Zone

By Ray Roberts
Bloomington, IN: Balboa Press
2014
Pg. 22:
There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory. —Unknown
 
Reddit—Quotes
There is no glory in practice. But without practice, there is no glory. (self.quotes)
submitted September 30, 2014 by Drb26
 
Google Books
Many Paths to Healing
By Chariss K. Walker
Booksmango
2016
Pg. 53:
There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory. ~~ Unknown Author
 
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There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory… -Unknown
2:16 PM - 17 Jul 2017