"MOTIVATION"
"If you're waiting for someone to believe in you, you'll be waiting forever. You must believe in yourself."
Cher, Singer and actress --- Submitted by Diana F. --- New York
"To be placed second in a race is to know that you could have won but simply didn't try hard enough."
Copyright © 2003 Simon Walkley
This is a quote that I feel uses the negative end of the spectrum for motivation; a grey zone that is often overlooked because of its potentially unconstructive impact. In actual fact, when used correctly (especially in sport) it can produce very positive results.
"It matters not what team you are on, for you are still in the game just as everybody else."
Copyright © 2002 Greg Heavener
"Smile despite the circumstances and laugh throughout the pain. Life is full of hardships but it is how you deal with them that will, in the end, define your character."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Lindsey L. --- Ontario, Canada
Too often people get worked up over things that they have no control over...if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
"Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have."
Norman Vincent Peale
"People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success as a hitter. They never talk about the practice, practice, practice."
Ted Williams
"I never compete against the competition; the only one to compete against is myself, because one day I will beat the competition and then who will I compete against?"
Copyright © 2003 Billie M. Akauola
"Resiliency is the art of learning to repeatedly refuse to do anything else other than rise again after any and all set-backs!"
Brian G. Jett
"Time doesn't wait for anyone. Don't wait for it to fall on your lap; you have to make it happen."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Layla Medina --- Manila, Philippines
"Your team knows what they see - good. You know what your team sees - better. Your team knows what you see - best."
Copyright © 2003 John Denslow
"A team that has character doesn't need stimulation."
Tom Landry
"A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it."
Alistair Cooke
"Life is an adventure - Savor every instant!"
Copyright © 1998 Ed Boyden
"I like business because it is competitive, because it rewards deeds rather than words. I like business because it compels earnestness and does not permit me to neglect today's task while thinking about tomorrow. I like business because it undertakes to please, not reform; because it is honestly selfish, thereby avoiding hypocrisy and sentimentality. I like business because it promptly penalizes mistakes, shiftlessness and inefficiency, while rewarding well those who give it the best they have in them. Lastly, I like business because each day is a fresh adventure."
R. H. Cabell
"The more you can dream the more you can do."
Michael Korda
"Don't allow a negative environment affect you; feel inside and trust your inner voice, and don't be afraid to show your abilities and talents."
Written in 2004 by M. Nazario --- Puerto Rico
"They who know how to employ opportunities will often find that they can create them; and what we can achieve depends less on the amount of time we possess than on the use we make of our time."
John Stuart Mill
"Keep on going, and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down."
Charles F. Kettering
"A failure is not the barometer of your potential."
Copyright © 2003 Amit Bajaj
"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs, which we endure, help us in our marching on."
Henry Ford
"Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty."
Henri Frederic Amiel
"Some things aren't worth the pain they cause and others are worth fighting for."
Copyright © 2003 Michael Faulisi
You never know unless you try and if you want something bad enough, don't stop until you get it.
"Every wrong decision is in fact a correct decision but taken at a wrong time... So my friends...don't regret...don't stop...keep walking ahead."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Dinesh Girap --- Maharashtra, India
"Waves never crash; they become the ocean."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by C.R. --- Ontario, Canada