Quotes About Willpower

Even when matches don't work out the way you planned, you've always got to stay strong in defence; it's a matter of willpower and intelligence.

My father is a master in karate. He always taught me the philosophy of Karate. When I'm talking about philosophy, I mean respect to willpower, self confidence. Those qualities, I think it's very important, not just for fighting, but for any person.

You must have the willpower to avoid what is bad. It's simple: If you indulge, you will develop a bulge.

On Sundays I love to get to a morning spin session at the gym. That's my time - it's great for stress release and helping me think things through, but I also do it so I can eat everything because I have no willpower.

I think that what London wants are people with ideas and the willpower to get things through.

The processes of teaching the child that everything cannot be as he wills it are apt to be painful both to him and to his teacher.

There is no fun in getting into a debate or a contest of wills. If something important comes out of the conversation, okay. If not, that's okay, too.

No one is more miserable than the person who wills everything and can do nothing.

A young and vital child knows no limit to his own will, and it is the only reality to him. It is not that he wants at the outset to fight other wills, but that they simply do not exist for him. Like the artist, he goes forth to the work of creation, gloriously alone.

I dominate, and I break guys' wills. When they come to fight me, they know they're going to be in for a fight, and it's going to be a test of wills.

It's a war of wills out there on the court. You have to have a stronger will than your opponent, and every guy on your team has to feel that same way against the guy he's guarding.

The moment the alarm goes off is the first test; it sets the tone for the rest of the day. The test is not a complex one: when the alarm goes off, do you get up out of bed, or do you lie there in comfort and fall back to sleep? If you have the discipline to get out of bed, you win - you pass the test.

In money, and in life, you are very often your own worst enemy. You promise yourself you're going to diet, then eat not one or two French fries but a whole plate. You decide to really commit to saving for retirement, only to wind up with a new pair of shoes in your closet.

A lot of people give up, but you can't stop me. If you close the door, I'll just jump out the window.

Psychopaths view any social exchange as a 'feeding opportunity,' a contest or a test of wills in which there can be only one winner. Their motives are to manipulate and take, ruthlessly and without remorse.

Generally, though, becoming captain was never something I thought about. I've always pushed myself to be a leader and a winner through my performances, passion, ambition, will to win and unbending winning mentality.

Self-discipline is what separates the winners and the losers.

Winners don't believe in fate like others do. They simply cannot accept defeat.

I feel you can be down and out but if you are determined, nothing can stop you from winning.

The determination to win is the better part of winning.

With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

The first thing I did on my diet was take the batteries out of the remote control and make myself get up and change the channel. That's probably the hardest exercise I did.

The hardest thing for me is restraint.