Quotes from John A. Passaro

Just imagine what would have happened if Michael Jordan quit after getting cut from his High School Basketball team?

We spend 8 hours a day, for 10 months a year, for nearly 17 years sending our kids to school to prepare them for life. In all of that time there is never a course in overcoming adversity, goal setting, sacrifice, perseverance, teammates, or family. I guess that's what wrestling is for.

Went to bed with a dream. Woke up with a purpose.

There will never be "the right time" in your life to do a great thing. You must create that time and greatness will follow.

The most valuable thing in the world is a good person.

There is a scene in one of the Rocky movies where after the match Apollo Creed and Rocky are waiting for the scoring of their brawl all beat up and battered, obviously both fighters gave all they had to win, and Apollo Creed says to Rocky - "Your not getting a rematch" and Rocky says "I don't want one". I love that scene. That's when you know that you left no doubt - that your opponent, win or lose, never wants to compete against you ever again. That's fighting.

Water boils at 212 degrees. At 211 degrees it's just hot. Every degree is needed.

Find that spot.

September 14th, 2009

There are a few things in life that occur, that you don't ask for, that are just dealt to you. These things can define you or you can define yourself through them. I elect to define myself through overcoming what has been dealt to me in my life. It took thirty-one years and two generations of tweaking to get my first perfect ending. Now I am going to work on my next one.

We choose to go to the moon in this decade And do the other things, Not because they are easy, But because they are hard, Because that goal Will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, Because that challenge Is one that we are willing to accept, One we are unwilling to postpone, And one, Which we intend to win. John F. Kennedy

You decide every moment of every day who you are and what you believe in. The good news is you get another chance to improve in another second.

Find a way. It is that simple.

This holiday season has taught me the value of presence over presents. It is good to be home.

If we do not feel grateful for what we already have, what makes us think we would be happy with more?

It is 2:06 am, one of 1488 nights that I lie awake trying to make sense of it all, trying to find an ounce of inspiration so I can convert it to a pound of energy - Energy so needed to just win the next day.

Always believe.

One person with belief is worth a thousand people with only an interest.

When life throws you to your back, you need to know how not to get pinned, get off of your back and do enough to make up the difference in order to win.

Courage isn't having the strength to go on, It is going on When you don't have the strength.

You are closer to victory than you know, when you feel you just can't go on any longer. It is what makes champions who they are, the ability to muster up a little bit more when everyone else would give in. It is at that moment a tipping point usually occurs.

I believe there are no coincidences in life, only subtle signs that when you inspect them, will lead you to where you need to go.