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07/03/2015 Motovational Sayings data:text/html;charset=utf8,%3Ch3%20style%3D%22color%3A%20rgb(0%2C%200%2C%200)%3B%20fontfamily%3A%20'Times%20New%20Roman'%3… 1/19 Attitude Over the years, I have pushed myself mentally and I have pushed myself physically. A lot of people say, 'John Havlicek never gets tired.' Well, I get tired. It's just a matter of pushing myself. I say to myself, 'He's as tired as I am; who's going to win this mental battle?' It's just a matter of mental toughness. John Havlicek, basketball HallofFamer You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way. John Wooden, former UCLA basletball coach The attitude, and the mind, is where it all starts. John Smith, Olympic Champion Attitude controls behavior. Unknown People can alter their lives by altering their attitudes. William James No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt I can take anyone down at anytime; they can't take me down; no one can ride or turn me; I can control anyone. Dan Gable When we trust God, He can make the ordinary extraordinary! John C. Maxwell The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. William James Change your thoughts and you change your world. Norman Vincent Peale Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. Lou Holtz Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first time or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory. Betty Smith Winning is a habit, but unfortunately so is losing. Vince Lombardi A great many people seem to end up over the hill without ever having actually climbed it! Unknown Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Ralph W. Emerson Our attitude is the primary force that will determine whether we succeed or fail. John C. Maxwell "I can't do it" never yet accomplished anything; "I will try" has performed wonders. George P. Burnham Ability is important, dependability is critical! Alexander Lockheart The wise does at once what the fool does at last. Gracian Baltasar Some people who yearn for endless life don't even know what to do with a rainy afternoon. Harvey H. Potthoff To avoid criticism......do nothing...say nothing...be nothing! Elbert Hubbard Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it. Irving Berlin The roads we take are more important than the goals we announce. Decisions determine destiny. Frederick Speakman Yes, it's true: We can't control the wind or the rain or the other vagaries of weather. But we can tack our sails such that we can steer the course we desire. Unknown Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance. Brian Tracy He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has. Henry Ward Beecher Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done. Josh Billings Four things come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past, the neglected opportunity. Omar Idn AlHalif Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. Mark Twain

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AttitudeOver the years, I have pushed myself mentally and I have pushed myself physically. A lot ofpeople say, 'John Havlicek never gets tired.' Well, I get tired. It's just a matter of pushing myself. Isay to myself, 'He's as tired as I am; who's going to win this mental battle?' It's just a matter ofmental toughness. ­ John Havlicek, basketball Hall­of­FamerYou must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way. ­ John Wooden,former UCLA basletball coachThe attitude, and the mind, is where it all starts. ­ John Smith, Olympic ChampionAttitude controls behavior. ­ UnknownPeople can alter their lives by altering their attitudes. ­ William JamesNo one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ­ Eleanor RooseveltI can take anyone down at anytime; they can't take me down; no one can ride or turn me; I cancontrol anyone. ­ Dan GableWhen we trust God, He can make the ordinary extraordinary! ­ John C. MaxwellThe greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the innerattitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. ­ William JamesChange your thoughts and you change your world. ­ Norman Vincent PealeAbility is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determineshow well you do it. ­ Lou HoltzLook at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first time or last time. Then yourtime on earth will be filled with glory. ­ Betty SmithWinning is a habit, but unfortunately so is losing. ­ Vince LombardiA great many people seem to end up over the hill without ever having actually climbed it! ­UnknownNothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. ­ Ralph W. EmersonOur attitude is the primary force that will determine whether we succeed or fail. ­ John C. Maxwell"I can't do it" never yet accomplished anything; "I will try" has performed wonders. ­ George P.BurnhamAbility is important, dependability is critical! ­ Alexander LockheartThe wise does at once what the fool does at last. ­ Gracian BaltasarSome people who yearn for endless life don't even know what to do with a rainy afternoon. ­Harvey H. PotthoffTo avoid criticism......do nothing...say nothing...be nothing! ­ Elbert HubbardLife is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it. ­ Irving BerlinThe roads we take are more important than the goals we announce. Decisions determine destiny. ­Frederick SpeakmanYes, it's true: We can't control the wind or the rain or the other vagaries of weather. But we cantack our sails such that we can steer the course we desire. ­ UnknownJust as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when thewheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals,and values are in balance. ­ Brian TracyHe is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has. ­ Henry Ward BeecherCommon sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.­ Josh BillingsFour things come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past, the neglected opportunity. ­Omar Idn Al­HalifHabit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. ­Mark Twain

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The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at whenwe created them. ­ Albert EinsteinMaturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty. ­ John Huston FinleyI've always felt it was not up to anyone else to make me give my best. ­ Akeem OlajuwonShe didn't know it couldn't be done, so she went ahead and did it. ­ Mary's AlmanacThe only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. ­Arthur C. ClarkeYou've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things goin the right direction. ­ Alvin TofflerEmpty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. ­ NormanVincent PealeA life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent in doingnothing. ­ George Bernard ShawWhenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the differencebetween damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. ­ Timothy BentleyIt's not your blue blood, your pedigree or your college degree. It's what you do with your life thatcounts. ­ Millard FullerNo one knows what he can do until he tries. ­ UnknownJoy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. ­Marianne WilliamsonTo help me stay positively charged I will practice maintaining a positive attitude each day. ­UnknownThere are two ways of spreading light ­ to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ­ EdithWhartonWhen you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best ­ that is inspiration.­ Robert BressonHe that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea. ­ Thomas FullerLife's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man; but sooner or later the man who wins isthe man who thinks he can. ­ Vince Lombardi

AdversityThere is no straight line to success. The road to the top is a series of switch­backs, zigs and zags.Often times the road is racked with boulders you must move out of the way ­ as well as pebblesthat get in your shoes. Sometimes there will be blood, bruising, breaks and blisters. Yet to theperson who is fully on purpose, all the pain is pleasureable. Nothing is for naught; everything is forsomething. All encounters and experiences are leading the person with a goal to the top. ­ MatthewFureyStand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half thestrength you think they have. ­ Norman Vincent PealeUndertake something that is difficult; it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyondwhat you have already mastered, you will never grow. ­ Ronald E. OsbornAdversity weakens the weak and strengthens the strong. ­ UnknownIf it weren't for the dark days, we wouldn't know what it is to walk in the light. ­ Earl Campbell,former NFL fullbackLife's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm. ­ NormanVincent PealeThat which does not kill us, makes us stronger. ­ UnknownSmooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ­ African ProverbTough times don't last, but tough people do. ­ Unknown

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It is a rough road that leads to heights of greatness. ­ SenacaIn order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. ­AnonymousWe all face a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. ­ UnknownClose scrutiny will show that most crisis situations are opportunities to either advance, or staywhere you are. ­ Maxwell MaltzI know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. ­Mother TeresaOver every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. ­ James RogersThe Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a littlelonger. ­ George SantayanaMuch of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. ­ Dale CarnegieThe way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. ­ UnknownTriumphs without difficulties are empty. Indeed, it is difficulties that make the triumph. It is nofeat to travel the smooth road. ­ UnknownDetermination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you. ­Denis WaitleyObstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure outhow to climb it, go through it, or work around it. ­ Michael JordanIf I'd known how many problems I was going to run into before I finished, I can't remember asingle project I would have started. ­ Andy RooneyA desire can overcome all objections and obstacles. ­ GundersonUndertake something that is difficult; it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyondwhat you have already mastered, you will never grow. ­ Ronald E. OsbornLife's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who youare. ­ Bernice Johnson ReagonLittle minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it. ­ WashingtonIrvingReal difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. ­ TheodoreN. VailNo matter how difficult the challenge, when we spread our wings of faith and allow the winds ofGod's spirit to lift us, no obstacle is too great to overcome. ­ Roy LessinStand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half thestrength you think they have. ­ Norman Vincent PealeEvery adversity carries with it the seeds of a greater benefit! ­ Napoleon Hill

CharacterThe smallest good deed is greater than the grandest intention. ­ UnknownRather fail with honor than succeed by fraud. ­ SophoclesWatch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch youractions; they become habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch yourcharacter; it becomes your destiny. ­ UnknownBe more concerned with your character than your reputation. ­ John WoodenThe real measure of a man's worth is how much he would be worth if he lost all his money. ­Harold J. SmithIt may be all right to be content with what you have; never with what you are. ­ B. C. ForbesA person's true character is revealed by what he does when no one is watching. ­ UnknownReputation is made in a moment; character is built in a lifetime. ­ UnknownGood intentions are not good enough... ultimately we are measured by our actions. ­ Unknown

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Language is the expression of thought. Every time you speak your mind is on parade. ­ UnknownYour words are windows to your heart. ­ UnknownThe true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience but howhe stands at times of controversy and challenges. ­ Martin Luther King Jr.Ignorance is always swift to speak. ­ UnknownAlthough the tongue weighs very little, few people are able to hold it. ­ UnknownCharacter isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought,action by action. ­ Helen Gahagan DouglasYour temper is like a fire. It gets very destructive when it gets out of control. ­ UnknownHow a man plays the game shows something of his character; how he loses shows all of it. ­ FrostyWesteringDollars have never been known to produced character, and character will never be produced bymoney. ­ W. K. KelloggSports do not build character; they reveal it. ­ UnknownA man of character does not expect to be liked by everyone, nor does he worry about being likedby anyone. ­ William A. WelkerWhat lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. ­Ralph Waldo EmersonYou can't build a reputation on what you are going to do. ­ Henry FordIf you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it. ­ Unknown

CoachingThe minute you get away from fundamentals whether it's proper technique, work ethic or mentalpreparation the bottom can fall out of your game. ­ Michael JordanFundamentals were the most crucial part of my game in the NBA. Everything I did, everything Iachieved, can be traced back to the way I approached the fundamentals. ­ Michael JordanGetting a great idea should be like sitting on a tack; It should make you jump and do something. ­UnknownNever did I want to call the first time­out during a game. Never. I wanted UCLA to come out andrun our opponents so hard that they would be forced to call the first time­out just to catch theirbreath. At that first time­out the opponents would know, and we would know that they knew, whowas in better condition. This has a psychological impact. ­ John Wooden, former UCLA basletballcoachChildren need models rather than critics. ­ Joseph JoubertTeaching is not a profession; it's a passion. ­ UnknownThe mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. Thegreat teacher inspires. ­ William Arthur WardThe kids in our classroom are infinitely more significant than the subject matter we teach. ­Meladee McCartyA teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. ­ Henry B. AdamsWhat I hear, I forget. What I see, I remember. What I do, I understand. ­ ConfuciusThe job of an educator is to teach students to see vitality in themselves. ­ Joseph CampbellDo what you can with what you have, where you are. ­ Theodore RooseveltWith what we get, we make a living.With what we give, we make a life. ­ Arthur AsheMama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike. ­ Paul "Bear"BryantThe standard of excellence on any job site is defined by the sloppiest piece of work you willaccept. ­ F. Jones

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But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one atthe top, you don't have a cut dog's chance. If you do, the rest falls into place. You have to havegood assistants, and a lot of things, but first you have to have the chairman of the board. ­ Paul"Bear" BryantWhat you tolerate you encourage. ­ UnkownHire the best people and then delegate. ­ Carol A. TaberA coach's job is to see the team not as it is, but as it can become. ­ UnknownThe fullness or emptiness of life will be measured by the extent to which a man feels that he has animpact on the lives of others. ­ Kingman BrewsterIt's not what you tell yor players that counts. It's what they hear. ­ Red AuerbachSuccess ... has nothing to do with what you gain or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do forothers.. ­ Danny ThomasAlways have a plan and believe in it. I tell my coaches not to compromise. Nothing good happensby accident. There must be a plan for everything and the plan will prevent you from overlookinglittle things. By having that plan, you'll be secure and self­doubts will never become a factor. ­Chuck KnoxNothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. ­ Henry FordEffective coaches live in the present, but concentrate on the future. ­ UnknownI would rather be known for coaching great men then coaching great wrestlers ­ Howard FergussonYou have the greatest chance of winning when your first commitment is to a total and enthusiasticinvolvement in the game itself. Enthusiasm is what matters most. ­ John BrodieThere are no little things. ­ Bruce BartonWe make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. ­ Winston ChurchillSome coaches are so busy learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade. ­ PeteEmelianchikSince the time of the ancient Greeks, we have felt that there was a close relationship between astrong vital mind and physical fitness. ­ John F. KennedyYou can accomplish anything in life provided you do not mind who gets the credit. ­ Harry S.TrumanAs teachers and coaches, we must remember that when mere winning is our only goal, we aredoomed to disappointment and failure. But when our goal is to try to win, when our focus is onpreparation and sacrifice and effort instead of on numbers on a scoreboard then we will never lose.­ Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University basketball coachTo a group of wrestling coaches: Promote your sport or lose it! ­ Bobby Douglas, Iowa StateUniversityPeople matter more than winning and courage matters more than skill. ­ Michael J. GrayOne of my goals is to have NO wrestler go undefeated. ­ Jeff Buxton, Blair AcademyThe most important statistic for a wrestling coach isn't how many dual meets the team won nor thenumber of state champs they produced. It's the number of wrestlers they had in the room on the lastday of practice. ­ Greg DeMarcoYelling doesn't win ball games. It doesn't put any points on the scoreboard. And I don't think wordswin ball games all the time. Players do. Preparation does. ­ Jerry TarkanianLittle things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winnersperfect the little things. ­ Paul "Bear" BryantIf you want to coach you have three rules to follow to win. One, surround yourself with peoplewho can't live without football. I've had a lot of them. Two, be able to recognize winners. Theycome in all forms. And, three, have a plan for everything. A plan for practice, a plan for the game.A plan for being ahead, and a plan for being behind 20­0 at half, with your quarterback hurt andthe phones dead, with it raining cats and dogs and no rain gear because the equipment man left it athome. ­ Paul "Bear" Bryant

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Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under­work them. ­ Paul "Bear"BryantIf there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it's my ability to recognize winners, or goodpeople who can become winners by paying the price. ­ Paul "Bear" BryantChildren have more need of models than critics. ­ Carolyn CoatsThe greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention. ­ Richard Moss, M.D.The happiest people are those who have harvested their time in others. The unhappiest people arethose who wonder how the world is going to make them happy. ­ John C. MaxwellWinning is the science of being totally prepared.­ George AllenFind your own picture, your own self in anything that goes bad. It's awfully easy to mouth off atyour staff or chew out players, but if it's bad, and your the head coach, you're responsible. If wehave an intercepted pass, I threw it. I'm the head coach. If we get a punt blocked, I caused it. A badpractice, a bad game, it's up to the head coach to assume his responsibility. ­ Paul "Bear" BryantThe old lessons (work, self­discipline, sacrifice, teamwork, fighting to achieve) aren't being taughtby many people other than football coaches these days. The football coach has a captive audienceand can teach these lessons because the communication lines between himself and his players aremore wide open than between kids and parents. We better teach these lessons or else the country'sfuture population will be made up of a majority of crooks, drug addicts, or people on relief. ­ Paul"Bear" BryantIf anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi­good, we did it. If anything goes really good,then you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you. ­ Paul "Bear" BryanYou have to learn what makes this or that Sammy run. For one it's a pat on the back, for anotherit's eating him out, for still another it's a fatherly talk, or something else. You're a fool if you thinkas I did as a young coach, that you can treat them all alike. ­ Paul "Bear" BryantI'm no innovator. If anything I'm a stealer, or borrower. I've stolen or borrowed from more peoplethan you can shake a stick at. ­ Paul "Bear" BryantIf you whoop and holler all the time, the players just get used to it. ­ Paul "Bear" BryantPraise in public, criticize in private. ­ UnknownNothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. ­ Henry FordGive a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drinkbeer all day. ­ UnknownAfter eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until ahunter came along and shot him... The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut. ­Will RogersGood judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement. ­ WillRogersIt is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test. ­ ElbertHubbardThere are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading, the few who learn by observation andthe rest of them who have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. ­ Will RogersWhat you tolerate you encourage ­ UnknownSome days you're the bug; some days you're the windshield. ­ Unknown

CommitmentThe difference between the possible and the impossible lies in the man's determination. ­ TommyLasordaThere is no doubt that man is a competitive animal and there is no place where this fact is moreobvious than in the ring. There is no second place. Either you win or you lose. When they call youa champion, it's because you don't lose. To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. ­

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Rocky Marciano, Undefeated boxing heavyweightThe difference between where you are and where you want to be is your commitment to gettingthere. ­ Michael Clapier

CompetitionUnder pressure, you can win with your mind. ­ Tiger WoodsThe bigger the game the better. I'm an adrenaline junkie. I feed off big crowds and noise. ­ CurtSchillingYou can turn a giant into a mouse just by getting him fatigued. That was my whole game plan. ­Kurt AngleThe credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweatand blood; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the greatdevotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows the triumph of highachievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his placeshall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. ­ TheadoreRooseveltNobody who ever gave their best effort regretted it. ­ George HalasFar better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure,than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the graytwilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. ­ Theodore RooseveltIt's not important whom you wrestle; your biggest opponent wears your uniform. You must overcome your own short comings. ­ Mitch ClarkWhen I go out there, I like to mark out that area of the mat and own it. I want to dominate. I wantto humiliate. I want to show that guy and everyone in the gym that I am the best. "Abuse" doesn'tsound right, but that's it. ­ Peter Yozzo, Lehigh UniversityAnybody can win the matches you can dominate, but it's the tough matches that are going to makethe difference. ­ Jim Zalesky

DisciplineSetting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and stayingwith that plan. The key is discipline. Without it, there is no morale. ­ Tom LandryWhen love and discipline come together you have great chemistry. ­ Rick PitinoConcentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters. ­ Mark H.McCormackShow me a man who cannot bother to do little things and I'll show you a man who cannot betrusted to do big things. ­ Lawrence D. BellNothing is more harmful to the service than the neglect of discipline; for discipline, more thannumbers, gives one army superiority over another. ­ George WashingtonWhen I'd get tired and want to stop, I'd wonder what my next opponent was doing. I'd wonder ifhe was still working out. I tried to visualize him. When I could see him still working, I'd startpushing myself. When I could see him in the shower, I'd push myself harder. ­ Dan GableBad habits are like a good bed; easy to get into but difficult to get out of. ­ UnknownIf you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to haveconfidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through. ­ Rosalyn CarterWithout self­discipline, success is impossible, period. ­ Lou HoltzA closed mouth gathers no foot. ­ Unknown

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DrillRepeated actions are stored as habits. If the repeated actions aren't fundamentally sound, then whatcomes out in a game can't be sound. What comes out will be bad habits. ­ Chuck KnoxIf you haven't got the time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over? ­ Jeffrey J.MayerThoughts, positive or negative, grow stronger when fertilized with constant repetition. ­ UnknownYou can drill and waste your time or you can drill and get better. Either way we will drill! ­UnknownIt's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deepconviction, things begin to happen. ­ Claude M. Bristol

EducationThe biggest thing that I felt basketball could do for me was help me get a good education. ­ JuliusErvingIf I went back to college again, I'd concentrate on learning to write and to speak before an audience. Nothing is more important than the abillity to communicate effectively. ­ Gerald R. FordEven in the dictionary, academics comes before athletics. ­ William A. WelkerI will study and prepare myself . . . and someday my chance will come. ­ Abraham LincolnApply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just standthere, make something happen. ­ Lee IacoccaGenerally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving. ­ Unknown

GoalsWhen I got cut from the varsity team as a sophomore in high school, I learned something. I knew Inever wanted to feel that bad again. I never wanted to have that taste in my mouth, that hurt in mystomach. So I set a goal of becoming a starter on the varsity. When I worked on my game, that'swhat I thought about. ­ Michael JordanI believe in the philosophy of staying hungry. If you have a dream and it becomes a reality, don'tstay satisfied too long. Make up a new dream and hunt after that one and turn it into a reality. ­Arnold SchwarzeneggerIf you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. ­ DavidCampbellMore men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent. ­ Billy SundaySet goals ­ high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shootfor, you create teamwork, people working for a common good. ­ Paul "Bear" BryantThe poorest man is not without a cent, but without a dream. ­ unknownRemember a goal isn't a goal until it is in writing, until then........it's a dream and everyone hasdreams. ­ UnknownSetting goals for your game is an art. The trick is in setting them at the right level neither too lownor too high. ­ Greg NormanThe achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it. ­ Mack R. DouglasAll our dreams can come true ­ if we have the courage to pursue them. ­ Walt DisneyYou cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the other shore. ­UnknownThe secret of unleashing your true power is setting goals that are exciting enough to inspire yourcreativity and ignite your passion. ­ Anthony Robbins

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High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation. ­ Jack KinderAn obstacle is what you see when you take your eyes off the goal. ­ Unknown

Hard WorkThe dictionary is the only place success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must all payfor success. I think we can accomplish anything if we are willing to pay the price. ­ VinceLombardiThe harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. ­ Pat SummittIdeas are funny little things. They won't work unless you do. ­ UnknownMost men stop when they begin to tire. Good men go until they think they are going to collapse.But the very best know the mind tires before the body, and push themselves further and further,beyond all limits. Only when their limits are shattered can the attainable be reached. ­ MarkMysnykI don't choose to be a common man. I want to be better tomorrow than today. And through acommitment to work and discipline, but mostly hard work. I'll be a little more content, and a littledifferent from the average guy. ­ J. RobinsonVision without action is a daydream; action without vision is a nightmare. ­ Japanese proverbIf you don't invest much of yourself, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning isn't veryexciting. ­ Dick VermeilHard work is the best remedy for all of life's trials. ­ UnknownThe harder you work, the harder it is to lose. ­ UnknownThe time will come when winter will ask what you were doing all summer. ­ Henry Clay,American StatesmanThink like a man of action, act like a man of thought. ­ Henri Louis BergsonBefore I'd get in the ring, I'd have already won or lost it on the road. The real part is won or lostsomewhere far away from witnesses ­ behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, longbefore I dance under those lights. ­ Muhammad AliIt's not the will to win that matters ­ everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters. ­Paul "Bear" BryantI am a great believer in luck, The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have. ­ Coleman CoxWhat you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say. ­ Ralph Waldo EmersonConcentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to afocus. ­ Alexander Graham BellThere is no great achievement that is not the result of patient working and waiting. ­ J. G. HollandYour life will be no better than the plans you make and the action you take. You are the architectand builder of your own life, fortune, destiny. ­ Alfred A. MontapertI think there is something, more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers,there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.­ W. Clement StoneKnowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. ­ GoetheIdeas without action are worthless. ­ Harvey Mackay

LeadershipA leader, once convinced (that) a particular course of action is the right one must have thedetermination to stick with it and be undaunted when the going gets tough. ­ Ronald ReaganLeaders are made. They are not born, and they are made just like anything else is made in thiscountryby hard effort. ­ Vince Lombardi

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Enthusiasm is contagious. Not having enthusiasm is also contagious. ­ UnknownLeadership, like coaching, is fighting for the hearts and souls of men and getting them to believe inyou. ­ Eddie RobinsonLeaders are like eagles... they don't flock. You'll find them one at a time. ­ Knute RockneThe higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want tomake, the greater your influence needs to be. Whatever you will accomplish is restricted by yourability to lead others. ­ John C. MaxwellA prime function of a leader is to keep hope alive. ­ John W. GardnerThe leader demonstrates confidence that the challenge can be met, the need resolved, the crisisovercome. ­ John HaggaiIt is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from their followers.­ Warren BennisWithout organization and leadership toward a realistic goal, there is no chance of realizing morethan a small percentage of your potential. ­ John WoodenIt is more than willingness to change that sets the true leaders apart. It is seeking out change andwringing every bit of potential out of it that takes you to the next horizon. ­ Ty BoydLeadership is the ability to get men to do what they don't want to do and like doing it. ­ HarryTrumanThe most valuable gift you can give another is a good example. ­ UnknownA big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him. ­ John C. MaxwellThe higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want tomake, the greater your influence needs to be. Whatever you will accomplish is restricted by yourability to lead others. ­ John C. MaxwellPersonnel determines the potential of the team. Vision determines the direction of the team. Workethic determines the preparation of the team. Leadership determines the success of the team. ­ JohnC. MaxwellA man who wants to lead an orchestra must turn his back to the crowd. ­ Max LucadoThere are no office hours for leaders. ­ Cardinal J. GibbonsIt is truly said: It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decidewhat to do. ­ Chow ChingIt is the men behind who make the man ahead. ­ Merle CrowellLeadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions. ­ Harold S. GeneenIf you're riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.­ Will Rogers

LosingIf you suffer a defeat, take as much as you can away from it and learn not to make the samemistake again. These are the types of situations that you can use to help motivate yourself andbuild your foundation on. ­ UnknownI drew my strength from fear. Fear of losing. I don't remember the games I won, only the games Ilost.­ Boris Becker, 3­time Wimbledon champIf I don't do what I need to do to win, I won't win, no matter who is on the other side of the net. ­Andre AgassiAnybody who has played sports and says they have never choked is lying to you. ­ Pete Sampras,tennis champIf you can refine your skills and eliminate your mistakes, you will start winning. That's the priceyou must pay to be successful in wrestling, and in most aspects of life. ­ J RobinsonThere are six million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse. ­ Rudyard KiplingNo man fails who does his best. ­ Orison Swett Marden

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Failue is success when we learn from it. ­ Malcolm ForbesIn some attempts, it is glorious even to fail. ­ LonginusMake the mistakes of yesterday your lessons for today. ­ UnknownIt's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers ­ they help us to learn. ­ John BradshawFailure is a dress rehearsal for success. ­ UnknownFailure is an event, never a person. ­ William D. BrownThe things which hurt, instruct. ­ Ben FranklinHow a man plays the game shows something of his character; how he loses shows all of it. ­ FrostyWesteringThere is always another chance... This thing called 'failure' is not falling down, but staying down. ­Mary PickfordIt's not whether you get knocked down. It's whether you get up again. ­ Vince LombardiIf you can't make a mistake, you can't make anything. ­ Marva CollinsFailure is a far better teacher than success. ­ UnknownNobody makes a greater mistake than he who does nothing because he could only do a little. ­Edmund BurkeIf it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. ­ Franklin D. RooseveltI've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty­six times I'vebeen trusted to take the game­winning shot and missed it. I've failed over and over and over againin my life. And that is why I succeeded. ­ Michael JordanIf I could have one hope for our young people as they go out into the world, it would be this: Ihope they fail. I hope they fail at something that is important to them, for failure, like nothing else,is able to stimulate the right kind of person to that extra action that always makes all the difference.­ Lyman FertigWhen things go wrong, don't go wrong with them. ­ UnknownLosing doesn't make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder. ­ Paul "Bear"BryantIn great attempts it is glorious even to fail. ­ Vince LombardiSometimes you have to lose major championships before you can win them. It's the price you payfor maturing. The more times you can put yourself in pressure situations, the more times youcompete, the better off you are. ­ Tom WatsonBeing defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. ­ Marliynvos SavantIf you blame others for your failures, do you also credit them for your successes? ­ UnknownIn great attempts, it is glorious even to fail. ­ CassiusFailure isn't fatal, and success isn't final. ­ Don ShulaWinning is a habit, but unfortunately so is losing. ­ Vince LombardiIt's not whether you get knocked down. It's whether you get up again. ­ Vince LombardiThere are some defeats more triumphant than victories. ­ MontaigneThe man who never makes mistakes loses a great many chances to learn something. ­ UnknownIt is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. ­ UnknownDefeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it. ­ UnknownNobody is a failure until he stops trying. ­ UnknownFailure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently. ­ Henry FordThe things which hurt, instruct. ­ Ben FranklinSuccess requires no explanations. Failure permits no alibis. ­ Napoleon HillA failure is like fertilizer; it stinks to be sure, but it makes things grow faster in the future. ­ DennisWaitleyThe successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. ­ Dale CarnegieYou have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at

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you. ­ Brian TracyThe greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. ­ ElbertHubbardYou may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. ­ Beverly SillsI have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work out, that'swhen I've really learned. ­ Carol BurnettThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over and over again, butexpecting a different result. ­ Albert EinsteinGood judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. ­ Will RogersSuccess is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. ­ General George Patton

OpportunityOpportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them. ­ AnnLandersLuck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him. ­ German ProverbWe all face a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. ­ UnknownOpportunity may knock, but you must open the door. ­ UnknownAll good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get. ­ Morarji DesaiDesire is the key that opens the door when opportunity knocks. ­ UnknownThe individual who knows the score about life sees difficulties as opportunities. ­ Norman VincentPealeDo what you can, with what you have, where you are. ­ Theodore RooseveltGreat opportunities come to those who make the most of small ones. ­ UnknownIf not us, who? If not now, when? ­ John F. KennedyChallenges should not be seen as obstacles but rather as opportunities for acquiring newexperiences in life. ­ UnknownDestiny is no matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thingto be achieved. ­ William Jennings BryanIn the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. ­ Albert EinsteinNever miss a good chance to shut up. ­ Will RogersThere are costs and risks to a program of action, but they are far less than the long­range risks andcosts of comfortable inaction. ­ John F. Kennedy

PersistenceOur greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising in everytime we fail. ­ Ralph WaldoEmersonThe majority of people meet with failure because of their lack of persistance in creating new plansto take the place of those which fail. ­ Napoleon HillNothing is achieved by people who give up. ­ UnknownBelow are events in the life history of a man who failed many times but kept fighting back. See ifyou can guess who it is. This man:

* failed in business at age 22* was defeated for the state legislature at age 23* failed in business a second at age 25* coped with the death of his sweetheart at age 26* suffered a nervous breakdown at age 27

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* was defeated for speaker at age 29* was defeated for congressional nomination at age 34* was elected to Congress at age 37* lost renomination for Congress at age 39* was defeated for the Senate at age 46* was defeated for the vice­presidency of the U. S. at age 47* was defeated for the Senate age age 49 * at age 51 he was elected President of the United States ­ Abraham Lincoln

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more commonthan unsuccessful men 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 areomnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the humanrace. ­ Calvin CoolidgeVictory belongs to the most persevering. ­ Napoleon BonaparteMany of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when theygave up. ­ Thomas A. EdisonRome wasn't built in a day. ­ UnknownSuccess seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. ­ William FeatherThe secret of our success is found in our daily agenda. ­ John C. MaxwellI hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as achampion. ­ Muhammad AliHe who endures conquers. ­ Italian ProverbMost of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept ontrying when there seemed to be no hope at all. ­ Dale CarnegieWe will either find a way, or make one! ­ HannibalWithin each of us is a hidden store of determination. Determination to keep us in the race when allseems lost. ­ Roger DawsonNot everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. ­ JamesBaldwinAn invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinctionbetween great men and little men. ­ Dr. Thomas FullerWhat this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when aman is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined notto quit until he finds it. ­ Alexander Graham BellProgress is a tide. If we stand still we will surely be drowned. To stay on the crest, we have to keepmoving. ­ Harold MayfieldFailure is the path of least persistence. ­ Michael LarsenIf at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. ­ UnknownFailure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. ­ Og MandinoSo long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatestprinciples on success; if I persist long enough I will win. ­ Og Mandino

Positive ThinkingYou let the mind take over. My mind is my biggest asset. I expect to win every tournament I play. ­Tiger WoodsA true champion knows how to overcome doubts and manage those doubts and turn them intomotivation. ­ Misty Hyman, Olympic swimming championYou can never get someplace physically until you've been there mentally. ­ Wade Schalles

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You have to believe you're great. You have to have an air about you. My success wasn't because Iwas a great talent, but because I wanted it more than anybody else. Every minute I step on thatfield, I want to prove I'm the best player in the league. ­ Brett FavreIf you want to be a champion you cannot have any kind of an outside negative force coming in todeflect you. ­ Arnold SchwarzeneggerConfidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. Youcannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplishit. ­ Bill ParcellsTake pride in how far you have come. Have faith in how far you can go. ­ UnknownThings turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. ­ John WoodenPerpetual optimism is a force multiplier. ­ Colin PowellIt isn't the load that breaks us down; it's the way we carry it. ­ UnknownYour mind can hold only one thought at a time. Make it a positive one. ­ UnknownA cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition. ­ William A. WardNever think of the consequences of failing for you will always think of a negative result. Thinkonly positive thoughts and your mind will gravitate towards those thoughts! ­ Michael JordanAlthough elementary, turning negatives into positives is the best foundation to having a happy life.­ UnknownIf you think you can, or you think you can't, your right! ­ Henry FordDon't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go asfar as you mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve. ­ Mary Kay AshA positive mind has extra solving power. ­ Alexander LockhartThere are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watchthings happen and those who wonder what happened. We all have a choice. You can decide whichtype of person you want to be. I have always chosen to be in the first group. ­ Mary Kay AshWhen fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade. ­ Dale CarnegieTo accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe. ­Anatole FranceAlways remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. ­ UnknownA positive attitude is like a fire ­ Unless you continue to add fuel, it goes out. ­ Alexander Lockhart

PracticeEverything is practice. ­ Pele, soccer greatTennis is a game of angles. You never have time to figure the angles. It's practiced. It's so practicedthat it becomes an instinct. You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has beencomputed into your brain so many times it is there. ­ Billie Jean King, tennis championI always practice as I intend to play. ­ Jack NicklausGood, better, best Never let it rest 'Til your good is better And your better is best! ­ UnknownWhen I played with Michael Jordan on the Olympic team, there was a huge gap between his abilityand the ability of the other great players on that team. But what impressed me was that he wasalways the first one on the floor and the last one to leave. ­ Steve AlfordBut it's the wrestler who can put the fatigue out of his mind and break through the "wall," like amarathon runner after 18 or 20 miles, who will survive. The key to that survival is in hardworkouts that develop mental confidence to the point where you won't submit to fatigue and paindescending upon you. ­ Lou BanachIf I had stood at the free­throw line and thought about 10 million people watching me on the other

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side of the camera lens, I couldn't have made anything. So I mentally tried to put myself in afamiliar place. I thought about all those times I shot free throws in practice and went through thesame motion, the same technique that I had used thousands of times. You forget about theoutcome. You know you are doing the right things. So you relax and perform. ­ Michael JordanPractice without improvement is meaningless. ­ Chuck KnoxThere's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success. ­ Paul "Bear" BryantIt takes less time to do something right the first time, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.­ UnknownIt isn't the hours you put in, but what you put in the hours. ­ UnknownGreat things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. ­ VincentVan GoghThe wise does at once what the fool does at last. ­ Gracian Baltasar

PreparationOne important key to success is self­confidence, An important key to self confidence isPREPARATION. We will be prepared. ­ Fire Chief Carbone, Newark, NJWhat works for the person you're imitating may not work for you. ­ Jimmy Connors, tennis legendI don't need the game , the 18,000 people screaming and all the other peripheral things. To me, themost enjoyable part is the practice and preparation.­ Bobby KnightI probably have a different mental approach to swimming than most people. I actually enjoytraining. ­ Dawn Fraser, Olympic swimming champI've found that when you go the extra mile, it's never crowded. ­ UnknownMost battles are won before they are fought. ­ Sun TzuSpectacular achievements come from unspectacular preparation. ­ Roger StaubachBefore I'd get in the ring, I'd have already won or lost it on the road. The real part is won or lostsomewhere far away from witnesses ­ behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, longbefore I dance under those lights. ­ Muhammad AliThe more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. ­ Chinese proverbWinning is the science of being totally prepared. ­ George AllenThere will come a time when winter will ask what you were doing all summer ­ Henry ClayThe secret of our success is found in our daily agenda. ­ John C. MaxwellYelling doesn't wil ball games. It doesn't put any points on the scoreboard. And I don't think wordswin ball games all the time. Players do. Preparation does. ­ Jerry TarkanianSpectacular achievement is always preceded by spectacular preparation. ­ Robert SchullerThe only preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today. ­ UnknownConfidence comes from being prepared. ­ John WoodenIf you plan to go the distance, you have to do the roadwork. ­ Chuck ParkerIf you fail to plan, plan to fail. ­ UnknownCreate a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you are ready or not,to put this plan into action. ­ Napoleon HillLuck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. ­ UnknownChance favors those who are prepared. ­ Louis Pasteur

SuccessSuccess is doing what it takes in spite of one's fears. ­ Johnny Rutherford, 3­time Indianapolis 500winnerWe are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. ­ Aristotle

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I realized if I was going to achieve anything in life I had to be aggressive. I had to get out there andgo for it. I don't believe you can achieve anything by being passive. ­ Michael JordanThe moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else. ­ Martina Navratilova,tennis champYou get into feeling like you are in a zone. You can't be stopped. It's a good feeling but it neverlasts. ­ Dan MarinoNinety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far. I won't evencall a friend on the day of a match. I'm scared of disrupting my concentration. I don't allow anycompetition with tennis. ­ Chris Evert, tennis greatThe successful people seem to have blinders on. Everything is straight ahead. They go forward andknow exactly what they're going to do once they've made up their mind to do it, and by God theydon't look sideways. ­ Jack NicklausPeople rarely succeed at anything unless they have fun doing it. ­ UnknownSome succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to. ­UnknownDo today what others won't so you can live tomorrow like others can't. ­ UnknownSuccess doesn't come to you ... you go to it. ­ Marra CollinsAll great achievements require time. ­ Maya AngelouIf you're afraid to fail, you'll never succeed. ­ Dan GableFailure isn't so bad if it doesn't attack the heart. Success is all right if it doesn't go to the head. ­Grantland RiceEverybody is looking for instant success, but it doesn't work that way. You build a successful lifeone day at a time. ­ Lou HoltzThe price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whetherwe win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. ­ Vince LombardiThe secret of successful people lies in their ability to discover their strengths and to organize theirlife so that these strengths can be applied. ­ John C. MaxwellSuccess usuallly comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. ­ Henry David ThoreauThe dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. ­ Mark TwainSuccess is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you aredoing, you will be successful. ­ Albert SchweitzerThe greatest possession you have is the 24 hours directly in front of you. ­ UnknownThe surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed. ­ Richard B. SheridanThe reward of a thing well done is to have done it. ­ Ralph Waldo EmersonOur days are identical suitcases ­ all the same size ­ but some people can pack more into them thanothers. ­ UnknownSuccess comes in cans; failure comes in can'ts. ­ UnknownStart by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. ­Francis of AssisiLuck: a loser's excuse for a winner's success. ­ UnknownYou will never plough a field if you only turn it over in your mind. ­ Irish ProverbThe first step to wisdom is silence; the second is listening. ­ UnknownTo be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the onesyou like. ­ Mike GafkaYour companions are like the buttons on an elevator. They will either take you up or they will takeyou down. ­ UnknownMy father always told me, "Find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life." ­Jim FoxThere are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.­ Gen. Colin L. Powell

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To demand more of yourself than you do of others is the first step on any ladder of success. ­UnknownA man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, thedetermination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the littlethings in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done. ­ Vince LombardiSuccess seems to be connected to action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, buthey don't quit. ­ Conrad HiltonSuccess is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. ­ General George PattonThe difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination. ­ TommyLasordaSome of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know theywere impossible. ­ Doug LarsonYou can't fly a kite unless you go against the wind and have a weight to keep it from turning asomersault. The same with man. No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcomedifficulties and is prepared to assume responsibilities. ­ William J.H. BoetckerSuccess is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get. ­ H. Jackson Brown

Team WorkVisions are made by individuals. Accomplishments are made by team work! ­ UnknownAn effective organization has a purpose that is shared by all its members and to which they willwillingly commit their efforts. People working together can do almost anything. ­ James L. HayesPeople acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone couldever hope to bring about. ­ Franklin D. RooseveltComing together is the beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. ­Henry FordGreat teamwork is the only way to reach our ultimate moments, and create breakthroughs thatdefine our careers and fulfill our lives. ­ Pat RileyCommitment to the team ­ there is no such thing as in­between, you are either in or out. ­ Pat RileyWe must all hang together, else we shall all hang separately. ­ Ben FranklinAll men like to think that they can do it alone, but a real man knows that there no substitute forsupport , encouragement or a pit crew. ­ Tim Allen

WinnersFear of failure is what fuels me, keeps me on edge and sharp. I'm not as good when I'mcomfortable. ­ Alex RodriguezMotivation comes from within each individual. It's a personal thing. It's pride, guts, desire,whatever you want to call it; some people have it in their bellies, and some don't. ­ Mike DitkaWinning comes down to who can execute under pressure. ­ Billie Jean King, tennis championYou don't win on emotion, you win on execution. ­ Tony DungySometimes you have to win ugly. ­ Vinny TestaverdeTo win you must have talent and desire but desire is first. ­ Sam Snead, golf legendThere were times when deep down inside I wanted to win so badly I could actually will it tohappen. I think most of my career has been based on desire. ­ Chris Evert, tennis greatMost men stop when they begin to tire. Good men go until they think they are going to collapse.But the very best know the mind tires before the body and push themselves further and further,beyond all limits. Only when these limits are shattered can the unattainable be reached. ­ Dr. MarkMysnyk

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Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail. ­ Charles F. KetteringSome people never have anything except ideas. Go do it. ­ UnknownInstead of wanting to win, we expected to win. There's a lifetime between wanting something andexpecting something. When you expect something, it means you've prepared, done the work, andEXPECT TO WIN!! ­ Red McCombs, Minnesota Vikings OwnerDon't think about winning. Think about dominating! ­ Pierre PryorThe reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, or ever seriouslyconsider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what theyplan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them. ­ Denis WatleyWinning isn't everything, but wanting to win is. ­ Vince LombardiThe superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others. ­ Don Shula, Former MiamiDolphins coachThe difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack ofknowledge, but rather in a lack of will. ­ Vince LombardiIt is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length be be right too late.­ Marilyn Moats KennedyMen who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing andsucceed. ­ L. JonesVictory comes to those who make the least mistakes. ­ UnknownWinners in life don't always win; they just don't give up. ­ UnknownThe true champion loses many battles before winning the war. ­ UnknownThe greatest match a man can win is won within. ­ UnknownA quitter never wins and a winner never quits. ­ Napoleon HillThe most distinguishing feature of winners is their intensity of purpose. ­ Alymer LettermanThe will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential ­ these are the keys thatwill unlock the door to personal excellence. ­ Eddie RobinsonThere is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, theknowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. ­ Napoleon HillI've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in theend. ­ Larry BirdIf you want a place in the sun, you have to expect some blisters. ­ Unknown

WorryMy religious beliefs teach me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. ­ Stonewall JacksonIt is not work that kills, but "worry." ­ Dinah MulockHow much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened. ­ Thomas JeffersonThe reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work. ­ RobertFrostBe anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let yourrequest be made known to God ­ (Philippians 4:6)

WrestlingI swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler. ­ SocratesWrestling has positively impacted my life in many ways, but perhaps the one singular thing that Igained from wrestling that stands out the most is wrestling provided me with the opportunity tolearn mental toughness! ­ Lee Kemp, World championNo activity I know is more of a confidence builder and at the same time more 'humility training'

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than wrestling. ­ Congressman James LeachI have a great deal of gratitude for the sport of wrestling for all it's done for me. I wish that wecould measure the type of values that are instilled through the game that transcend to a youngman's academic life, in pursuing his career, his relationships with his wife and his children, andevery aspect of life. It's the gift that keeps on giving. ­ Billy Baldwin, actorI feel more a part of the wrestling community than I feel I belong to the community of arts andletters. Why? Because wrestling requires even more dedication than writing because wrestlingrepresents the most difficult and rewarding objective that I have ever dedicated myself to; becausewrestling and wrestling coaches are among the most disciplined and self­sacrificing people I haveever known. ­ John Irving, writerThrough wrestling, through the hard work and the sweat, through the victories and the defeats, welearn a great deal about ourselves. Wrestling shows you your limits, your weaknesses, yourstrengths and, ultimately, you grow because of what it shows you. ­ J RobinsonNo exercise brings into play all the muscles of the body in a more thorough manner, and none ismore interesting than wrestling. He will find no other exercise more valuable in the cultivation offaculties which will help him to success in agility, strength, determination, coolness, and quickexercise of judgement. ­ Hugh Leonard, Wrestling Coach ­ New York Athletic Club1897This is a sport (wrestling) that has turned many boys into men and many men into leaders. And it isa sport in which you can be a giant regardless of how big you are. ­ Carl Albert, former Speaker ofthe HouseThe sport of wrestling is a tremendous builder of the values and characteristics which are needed tosucceed in any walk of life. Much of what I have managed to achieve in life I owe directly to theyears I spent in the wrestling room, as an athlete and a coach. Wrestling is a great educational tool.­ Dennis Hastert, former Speaker of the HouseOnce you've wrestled, everything in life is easy. ­ Dan GableThere are no losers in wrestling, just winners and learners. ­ UnknownFatigue makes cowards of us all. ­ AnonymousTake a strong wrestler, get them tired, and they aren't as strong.Take a quick wrestler, get them tired, and they aren't as quick.Take a technical wrestler, get them tired, and they aren't as technical.No matter what kind of wrestler, everyone is afraid of getting tired.It's those who learn to perform when they're tired that find success.­ J. Robinson