"MOTIVATION"
"When in self-doubt, take a moment and envision your life as you would want it to be. Then consider, how YOU and only YOU, could make it even better. This small exercise could just unveil the vast potential which you never thought you had."
Written in 2006 Lubna Dawood --- United Arab Emirates
Something which helps me get through some of the rough patches in life.
"In today's world there is no such thing as "Winning & Losing" but "Winning & Learning" only."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Lingesh Sithambaram --- Malaysia
"Fall with pride because scars are just physical proof of a memory filled with guts and glory."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by A. Krier --- Indiana
"You begin by always expecting good things to happen."
Tom Hopkins
"You can do anything you wish to do, have anything you wish to have, be anything you wish to be."
Robert Collier
"A champion shows who he is by what he does."
Evander Holyfield
"He who looks outside dreams, he who looks inside awakens."
Carl Gustav Jung--- Submitted by Baiju John --- India
"Never settle for your present level of achievement."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Amy W. --- Florida
"It takes no talent to give effort."
Written in 1985 by J.H. --- California
I'm a high school football coach and have been around a variety of kids with a wide range of ability. The one common thread is effort.Big, little, short, tall, skinny, fat, fast or slow. Everyone has the ability to give effort. Do your best to be your best.
"Imagination is an unlimited resource. Imagine what you can be, do and have."
Copyright © 2006 Tracy Braime
"Running is for everyone, cross-country is for athletes."
Written in 2006 by Megan W. --- Illinois
"There's always a better way to do things and always choose to find it."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Candz Zosa --- Philippines
"Don't doubt yourself if you're not the best; doubt yourself only if you did not do your best."
Written in 2005 by JD Harper --- Georgia
While training to become a firefighter, I realized that there are people much better at this job than I am. Immediately I knew that usually being the best at what I do was not going to happen so instead of doubting myself and my abilities, I decided that as long as I did my best, there was no room for doubt. We hear the saying, "It's not the size of the dog in the fire, but the size of the fire in the dog", a lot around here and that is very true. NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!!
"Our achievements are a reflection of our willingness not our circumstances."
Written in 2006 by Ntuthuko Ntshangase --- South Africa
"The challenges of life lay within our minds. It is not in our capabilities that we lack, but in our imaginations and dreams that we falter."
Copyright © 2006 Gabe Arnold
"When you are exhausted from trying, try just one more time."
Written in 2006 by Chrisse Feros --- Australia
"Opportunities are great when they appear, but even better when they are made."
Written in 2006 by Allen Steble --- Australia
"It is not bad to make mistakes. Mistakes are the best teachers. They teach through practical lessons, which not even the best book can provide. So, learning through mistakes is not merely getting an education but also giving honor to the mistake. This can motivate us to develop a zero error strategy for success."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Dip Bhattacharjee --- India
"When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."
Audre Lorde --- Submitted by Chris B. --- Pennsylvania
"If you want to succeed in the battle field, then just close the doors behind you so that you can't run away. Just Do It."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Shyam Rudra --- India
"Swimming is 10% mental and 90% physical. It's just that the 10% controls everything else."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Niki H. ---Utah
This is a great quote for any swimmer who thinks that they don't have what it takes. Get that mental barrier down and go for your dreams!!
"I have never been the smartest, I have never been the strongest; but what I lack in natural ability, I make up for in determination and discipline."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Paula W. --- California
"No successful person has ever bypassed failure. So if you think that you should, you're not ready to succeed. If you face your failures, success is the end fruit of all it all."
Copyright © 2006 Nacrissa J. Vil
"A positive attitude and thoughts are maintained by the inner conversations we constantly have with ourselves, both consciously and subconsciously."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Anantha G. --- California
"Life does not offer you what you deserve; life offers you what you demand."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Samson Olabode --- Nigeria
"There are two types of people that choose to succeed; those that choose to prove someone right and those that choose to prove someone wrong."
Written in 2006 by Tim Reeter --- Illinois
"There may always be someone better, but never let that stop you from being your best."
Written in 2006 by Mike Weisberg --- New Jersey