Favorite Quotes

I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

Michael Jordan

2015-11-13T10:37:11-04:00

Michael Jordan

I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

Satchel Paige

2015-11-13T10:44:21-04:00

Satchel Paige

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.
If you fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.

Mark Spitz

2015-11-13T10:42:21-04:00

Mark Spitz

If you fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.

Anatole France

2015-11-13T10:38:34-04:00

Anatole France

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the court and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way.

Jim Courier

2015-11-13T10:34:40-04:00

Jim Courier

Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the court and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way.
The difference between a successful person and others is not lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

Vince Lombardi

2015-11-13T10:45:22-04:00

Vince Lombardi

The difference between a successful person and others is not lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.

Unknown

2015-11-13T10:45:51-04:00

Unknown

Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.
I feel that the most important step in any major accomplishment is setting a specific goal. This enables you to keep your mind focused on your goal and off the many obstacles that will arise when you're striving to do your best.

Kurt Thomas

2015-11-13T10:42:43-04:00

Kurt Thomas

I feel that the most important step in any major accomplishment is setting a specific goal. This enables you to keep your mind focused on your goal and off the many obstacles that will arise when you're striving to do your best.
Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90 percent chance or a 50 percent chance or a 1 percent chance, but you have to believe, and you have to fight.

Lance Armstrong

2015-11-13T10:41:06-04:00

Lance Armstrong

Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90 percent chance or a 50 percent chance or a 1 percent chance, but you have to believe, and you have to fight.
It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up.

Vince Lombardi

2015-11-13T10:36:14-04:00

Vince Lombardi

It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up.
We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

Aristotle

2015-11-13T10:46:20-04:00

Aristotle

We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.

Lance Armstrong

2015-11-13T10:41:41-04:00

Lance Armstrong

If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.
The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing it exactly right.

Edward C. Simmons

2015-11-13T10:43:31-04:00

Edward C. Simmons

The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing it exactly right.
Gold medals don't make champions... hard work does.

Unknown

2015-11-13T10:37:42-04:00

Unknown

Gold medals don't make champions... hard work does.
Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

John Wooden

2015-11-13T10:43:56-04:00

John Wooden

Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
The only one who can tell you 'you can't' is you. And you don't have to listen.

Nike

2015-11-13T10:35:17-04:00

Nike

The only one who can tell you 'you can't' is you. And you don't have to listen.
Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it lit.

Mary Lou Retton

2015-11-13T10:40:13-04:00

Mary Lou Retton

Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it lit.
Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.

Unkown

2015-11-13T10:09:20-04:00

Unkown

Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.
Winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else.

Vince Lombardi

2015-11-13T10:43:06-04:00

Vince Lombardi

Winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else.
Pain is only temporary but victory is forever.

Jeremy H

2015-11-13T10:38:59-04:00

Jeremy H

Pain is only temporary but victory is forever.
What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.

Andre Agassi

2015-11-13T10:44:55-04:00

Andre Agassi

What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

2015-11-13T10:38:10-04:00

Michael Jordan

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price.

Bud Wilkinson

2015-11-13T10:40:37-04:00

Bud Wilkinson

If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price.
You're the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.

Magic Johnson

2015-11-13T10:39:51-04:00

Magic Johnson

You're the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them... a desire, a dream, a vision.

Muhammad Ali

2015-11-13T10:39:25-04:00

Muhammad Ali

Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them... a desire, a dream, a vision.