"MOTIVATION"
"Believe in yourself, for it is only you who can determine whether or not you are the achiever of your dreams."
Copyright © 2007 Desiree Root
"Turn your dreams into goals, your goals into action, and your actions will fulfill your dreams."
Copyright © 1967 L. Ewing Johnson
Because dreams must be put into action for results.
"If I know I can, I may not; but if I know I will, I surely can."
Written in 2002 by Herinder Brar --- India
I believe the will to do a particular thing determines whether we can do it or not. If I have the potential to do something i.e., when I know I CAN do a certain thing, I may not act upon it and do it; but if I know I will do it, I will do it somehow, whether I have the potential or not.
"Everyone gets scared, and everyone falls. The key is to get right back up and try again."
Shannon Miller --- Submitted by Kate F. --- Wisconsin
"The only race you have to win is the race against yourself - there will always be someone faster and stronger but there will never be another you, so look within and push your own personal boundaries."
Copyright © 2007 Kimerly Adamson
"Life's challenges become opportunities for those who have the vision to see the good in all things, and the faith to welcome what they see."
Copyright © 2006 Samantha Pickreign
"Failure does not become me, so I will become the greatest at what I do by my actions and habits."
Copyright © 2007 Erik Gardner
Came into my head this morning while reading notes from a conference.
"All of us have our own fears but these fears have one thing in common; that they are meant to be overcome."
Written in 2007 by Geram L. --- Philippines
I wrote this quote for those who are afraid to face their fears in life. We must always remind ourselves that we always have the power to fight them, so together we will face them, and we are powerful enough!
"Forget status symbols - real success can't be measured outwardly."
Jeff Davidson --- Submitted by Jessica S. --- North Carolina
"It is difficult to win any competition when you focus on the challenge and the other competitors. Victory becomes much easier when you focus on the race and reward."
Copyright © 2007 Allen Steble
"Knock the 't' off the can't."
George Reeves --- Submitted by Didi C. --- California
"Long distance racing is a lot like poker. Sometimes you can push the pace and go all in right from the start and hope for the best or you can slow play your hand and outsmart your opponents in the final minutes. Lastly, you can give up your hand right from the start and pick a better opportunity to reveal your abilities. The thing is though, is that everyone has their own style in poker and in long distance running. Different ways work for different people."
Mr.Migliozzi --- Submitted by Tony M., Age 17 --- Ohio
"Always remember that for every failure, comes an opportunity to learn from it. And with every success, comes an opportunity to aim for greater heights."
Written in 2007 by Aaron Tan --- Singapore
"The man who can drive himself farther once the effort gets painful is the man who will win."
Sir Roger Bannister
"Success generally depends upon knowing how long it takes to succeed."
Charles de Montesquieu
"Everything is within your reach. Everything is possible and everything is achievable. One just has to have the guts to make that first move and make things happen for oneself."
Written in 2007 by Meynard Aquino --- Philippines
"We always have a choice in life. It's whether you know how to make full use of it that matters."
Written in 2007 by Rachel Lim --- Singapore
To motivate myself whenever I have to make choices.
"If you have to do something, you might as well do it with all your strength and all your energy because you have to do it anyway and you might as well feel good with how you did it afterwards."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Nick B. --- Michigan
This comment really helped me to get through tough football practices as a kid and I use this with me players every season; it also helps me to get through the work day when I really don't want to be there.
"Champions know, if they want to win, they have to be prepared to constantly change the game plan and challenge themselves and their performance. Have you changed your game plan to success?"
Copyright © 2007 Kimerly Adamson
"Celebrate what you've accomplished, but the raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed."
Mia Hamm
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
Vince Lombardi
"I would rather live with consequences than regret."
Written in 1992 by Tammie Townzen --- Arkansas
"No one is inferior to you. No one is superior to you. Everybody has his/her own talent."
Written in 2007 by R. Suresh --- Tamil Nadu, India
"No one can go back and change a bad beginning but one can start anything, anytime and create a successful ending."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Preethi Bhat --- Karnataka, India
It made me seriously think.
"You were made to soar, to crash to earth, then to rise and soar again."
Alfred Wainwright
"The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top."
Dr. Joyce Brothers
"The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer."
Nolan Bushnell