Quotes About Willpower

One of the most powerful forces in the world is the will of men and women who believe in themselves, who dare to hope and aim high, who go confidently after the things they want from life.

Knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Anybody who believes in something without reservation believes that this thing is right and should be, has the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them.

So much of sport is that mental attitude.

I'm a sports junkie, and I am interested in athletic will - how you exceed the expectations of your own performance when it counts to deliver something beyond yourself so that you can win.

If I asked you to stand in one spot for 35 hours or a certain length of time, you could do it.

We've all been there, where it seems like all the cards are stacked against you, and you can't seem to do anything right. But you still have to say to yourself, 'You know what? That's not going to stop me. I still have to find a way.'

Well, head space, mental stamina, all that stuff, like it boils down to getting it done.

Each man the architect of his own fate.

There is no power on earth that can loosen a man's grip on his own throat

Man ultimately decides for himself! And in the end, education must be education towards the ability to decide

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.

Every man should have the right to choose their destiny.

Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.

A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of which he is convinced.

The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their choice!

There's nothing a man can't do if the spirit's there.

The courageous man is the man who forces himself, in spite of his fear, to carry on.

Since the world never faults a man who refuses to yield...it is generally recognized that weak men live in obedience to the world's will, while the strong obey only their own.

When a man is sufficiently motivated, discipline will take care of itself.

Man's will, sustained by an indominable conviction, is much more powerful than material forces that seem insurmountable.

Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated.

Once the will is resolved, one's spirit is strengthened. Even a peasant's will is hard to deny, but a samurai of resolute will can sway ten thou­sand men.