"MOTIVATION"
"We choose our state of mind, just as we choose our behaviors and our paths in life. So choose to do something great today for yourself and others - be positive!"
Copyright © 2007 Kimerly Adamson
"Perseverance, discipline, and intensity reign supreme on every champion's resume."
Copyright © 2007 Jason Hays
"It's not how hard you work but how hard you try that makes the difference."
Written in 2007 by Ray Washington --- Georgia
"The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and actualizer. He can visualize something, and when he visualizes it he sees exactly how to make it happen."
Robert L. Schwartz
"Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you're swinging."
Duke Snider
"Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer."
Denis Waitley
"It is the challenges in life that make living a wonderful experience."
Written in 2007 by Jayen T. --- India
This quote frequently helps me to come out of a mood/situation when I am feeling low.
"Beyond the finish line there is always a new race, so never stop running."
Written in 2007 by Allen Steble --- Australia
If you have achieved one great thing, don't ponder it, rather keep achieving and strive for better.
"Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self. There is something which you can do better than another. Listen to the inward voice and bravely obey that. Do the things at which you are great, not what you were never made for."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"When I choose to play, I believe I can win, no matter the opponent. I fear no one. Somewhere in the mix of talent, execution, and strategy is a way to win. My job is to find it."
Copyright © 2007 J.J. O'Connell
It's my personal philosophy when competing.
"Not all closed doors are locked."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Tumelo Joseph --- South Africa
"If you just want a thing, you never get it! If you imagine yourself getting it, you are halfway! If you plan sincerely to get it, you are nearer! When you work with your plan, you will surely get it!!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by John Titus --- India
It is realistic and interesting.
"Live each moment of your dream, your goal, with passion. Do not let your conviction and motivation die when the going gets tough. Bounce higher with every fall, aim for the impossible, and remember: you can change your destiny."
Copyright © 2007 Siddharth Elhence (India)
"In everything you do, do as if it was the last time you did it and no one would have done better; the passion is exercise for the body, mind and soul."
Copyright © 2005 Victor Mbithi (Kenya)
It forms the foundation on how I work and the satisfaction it gives me to know I have done something better than anyone else would have. It gives me the confidence that I can do anything that I put my mind into.
"Dream to Believe; Believe to Achieve."
Written in 2000 by Stephanie Moreno --- California
The outline to achieve your dreams - To achieve, you must believe you can achieve. To believe, you must have a dream to believe in.
"It is only those who have sacrificed much that will ever know the true sweetness of victory."
Copyright © 2007 Jason Hays
I believe the true freedom of victory only comes after the blood, sweat, and perseverance of those who are willing to try. To achieve a high hanging goal is truly sweet when you have to work for it!
"Anything good worth having is worth fighting for. Don't be afraid to take the lead."
Written in 2007 Nedna-Ann Johnson --- Jamaica
This is a personal quote that I use to motivate myself every morning when I wake up.
"A set-back is a set-up for a come-back."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by D.C. --- Pennsylvania
I love this quote because in one's life there is always something there to hold someone back from achieving a common goal, but there is always a way to come back and defeat that something holding us back.
"Getting back up after a knock or two is the real road to victory - it shows your true fire and determination to cross the finish line."
Copyright © 2007 Kimerly Adamson
"Silence Is Not Golden. Say It Loud And Make A Difference."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Roger Fedrer --- Wisconsin
"Risk is it's own reward. Dare to be great."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kelsey K. --- Pennsylvania
I always lived on the safe side. After I read this, it inspired me to go after what I wanted and what I believed in. And now I am not afraid to take a few risks now and then.
"I was once asked, 'Why do you always take the hard road?' to which I replied, 'Why do you assume I see two roads?'"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by James Warrick --- New Jersey
"Go Hard or Go Home, but never go home hard!"
Written in 2000 by Mark McKinnon --- Canada
I came up with it back in my hockey days when I had to lay a lot on the line. Basically it means do what you need to do to the fullest to get the job done, and leave it all on the ice.
"Success does not consist in never making blunders, but in never making the same one a second time."
Josh Billings --- Submitted by U.V.Vinod Kumar --- India