Quotes #4
Topic: Quotes
The trouble with so many of us is that we underestimate the power of simplicity. We have a tendency it seems to over complicate our lives and forget what's important and what's not. We tend to mistake movement for achievement. We tend to focus on activities instead of results. And as the pace of life continues to race along in the outside world, we forget that we have the power to control our lives regardless of what's going on outside.

I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know why I'm going where I'm going and I'm already focused on that special place where I find my peace and solitude. Running, to me, is more than just a physical exercise... it's a consistent reward for victory!

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company ...a church ...a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past ...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude ...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you ...we are in charge of our attitudes

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."

Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results.

When I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled, that and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.

* Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. -Vince Lombardi

That's what learning is, after all; not whether we lose the game, but how we lose and how we've changed because of it and what we take away from it that we never had before, to apply to other games. Losing, in a curious way, is winning.

"It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down resistance, sweeps away all obstacles."
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential.
I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win. -Arnold Palmer
"Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results."
"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit."

To me, the Heismans symbolize (how great of a team we were) because that success could not happen individually without being part of a great team. I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time with the right people. I had the opportunity to play with guys who made me look good. -Archie Griffin
The price of greatness is responsibility. Sir Winston Churchill,

"Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers." -Anon.
"The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone."

"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime." Babe Ruth

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team."
-Scottie Pippen

"The important thing to recognize is that it takes a team, and the team ought to get credit for the wins and the losses. Successes have many fathers, failures have none."

Adversity cause some men to break; others to break records.

Quotes #3
The only thing you deserve is what you earn.

Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.

Most people only have the wish to win, not the will to win.

Missing the first workout is like telling a lie - the next one comes easier.

You've got to learn to control your emotions before you can control your opponent.

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, hard work, and a hard to find alloy called guts.

All success stories begin with a dream.

Second place is the first loser.

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Success lies in determination, dedication, and discipline.

Your will to prepare to win is just as important as your will to win.

The good thing about pain is it lets you know you're still alive.

If you're afraid to fail, you'll never succeed.

When you're hurt you can play. When you're injured you can't.

If you're not going to practice, don't dream.

Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation.

Win with grace, and lose with grace.

Practice without improvement is meaningless.

You are never better than anyone else until you do something to prove it. When you are really good, you never need to tell anyone. They will tell you.

The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others.

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

Practice does not make perfect. Practice of perfection makes perfect.

You should hate losing more than you like winning

You never fail at anything until you stop trying.

What you lack in talent can be made up with desire and hard work.

You're only as good as your competition.

Don't let a win get to your head or a loss get to your heart.

The only place you can start at the top is digging a hole.

Quotes #2
Topic: Quotes
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

The heights by great men reached and kept / Were not attained by sudden flight, / But they, while their companions slept, / Were toiling upward in the night

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.

A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.

Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy.

Treat a man as he is, he will remain so. Treat a man the way he can be and ought to be, and he will become as he can be and should be."

If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.

I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say "I." And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say "I." They don't think "I." They think "we"; they think "team." They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but "we" gets the credit…. This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving.

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows achievement and who at the worst if he fails at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.

I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.

Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.

Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.

Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.

Hard Work-persistance
Topic: Quotes
Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race"

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

“We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history."

When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."

You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction."

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak"

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination."

The determination to win is the better part of winning."

Successful people aren't born that way. They become successful by establishing the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don't like to do. The successful people don't always like these things themselves; they just get on and do them."

Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile."

"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves."

Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be."

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps."

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal."

Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future."

A positive attitude may not solve every problem but it makes solving any problem a more pleasant experience."

If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges."

Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted"

I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen"

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did."

Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price."

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."

"Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy."

If the power to do hard work is not a skill, it's the best possible substitute for it."

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand."

Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal."

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work."