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“Here’s the deal I’m the best there is. Plain and simple. I wake up in the morning and I piss excellence.” -Ricky Bobby
Inspiring
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”- MLK
If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.
-G.K. Chesterton
“Anything less than the best is a felony.” – Vanilla Ice
If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.
-Herschel Walker
Yo! It’s about that time to bring forth the Rhythm and the Rhyme. Im-a get mine so get yours, I wanna see sweat comin’ out your pores – Marky Mark
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But seriously I like the MLK quote and the Herschel Walker Quote A LOT!!
“There is no such thing as luck. Those that work hard get better opportunities”
–BB
“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.”
”It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”-Muhammad Ali
I’ve always found Teddy Roosevelt inspiring. Here are a couple good quotes from him.
With self-discipline most anything is possible.
Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
- Robert Schuller
“Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. Courage is what counts.” — Winston Churchill
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.” — Maya Angelou
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” — Michael Jordan
“Nobody ever drowned in their own sweat”
“The only difference between a goal and a dream is a deadline.” — Steve Smith
“It’s never too late to become what you might have been.” — George Elliot
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
-Gandhi
and
Clear your mind of can’t
-Samuel Johnson
“In the end, it’s extra effort that separates a winner from second place. But winning takes a lot more that, too. It starts with complete command of the fundamentals. Then it takes desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice. And finally, it takes a great deal of love, fairness and respect for your fellow man. Put all these together, and even if you don’t win, how can you lose?” – Jesse Owens
“Competitive sports are played mainly on a five-and-a-half inch court, the space between your ears.” – Bobby Jones
“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.” – Tim Duncan
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals. – Henry Ford
Rule #76: No excuses, play like a champion! – Wedding crashers
Brock, great quote from one of greatest Olympians of all time (Owens). Love that last line.
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”
Michael Jordan
“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”
Michael Jordan
“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go” T.S. Eliot
Set yourself on fire and seek those who would fan your flame. –Rumi.
Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.
(Source Anonymous)
Far 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 gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. -Theodore Roosevelt
Blame no one, expect nothing, do something.
“It always seems impossible until its done.” – Nelson Mandela
“Action is eloquence.” – William Shakespeare
“Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must first set yourself on fire.” – Frank Shero
“Who Dares Wins” – SAS motto
“There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.” (TANSTAAFL)
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Confucius