I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me. And I have done that ever since, and I win by it. I know.

In this recollection Sanders frames his success as the product of a single, decisive commitment to self-improvement and relentless effort. The emphasis on “no hours… labor… money” signals a willingness to pay any cost—time, physical work, or financial risk—to bring out “the best” in himself. The closing “and I win by it. I know.” turns the statement into a testimonial: perseverance is not merely a virtue but a practical strategy that, in his experience, produces results. Read as entrepreneurial folklore, it reinforces the KFC/Colonel Sanders persona of late-blooming, self-made achievement grounded in discipline and personal responsibility.