Quotes About Mindset

Gratitude, with no complaints, is the attitude that I would like to have, not only at the end of my life, but from now until then.

I just think we want to stay healthy, and I don't think we think about a sense of urgency. We realize how old we are, we realize we've been playing this game for a long time, but you know what? We're not done yet.

The whole concept behind 'Forty Chances' is really a mindset: If everybody thought they had to put themselves out of business in 40 years, you had 40 chances to succeed in what your primary goals are, you would probably be more urgent and you would be forced to change quicker.

Remember, we see the world not as it is but as we are. Most of us see through the eyes of our fears and our limiting beliefs and our false assumptions.

The only thing holding us back is ourselves.

During the playoffs, I tone down the Internet usage.

Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it.

We all have challenges. You can let them be obstacles or roadblocks, or you can use them.

Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.

You use and lose a lot of energy being grumpy.

Old habits die hard, and if you're not careful, the person you used to be can overtake the person you're trying to become.

Fitness is not about being better than someone else... It's about being better than you used to be.

My father used to say, 'I want you to be a good man; I want you to learn how to work. And I want you to be a serious person.' I grew up with that in my mind.

I'm totally into new age and self-help books. I used to work in a bookstore and that's the section they gave me, and I got way into it. I just loved the power of positive thinking, letting yourself go.

I think if you live in a black-and-white world, you're gonna suffer a lot. I used to be like that. But I don't believe that anymore.

My dad used to have an expression - 'It is the lucky person who gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they are about to do, and thinks it still matters.'

I used to be really anxious about money. I got that from my parents. I still am, but for entirely different reasons.

I just had that mindset to never settle. That's a credit to my pops, too. He used to say 'the sky's the limit' every time we talked.

When you're used to being prepared to reject conventional wisdom, it leaves you open to learn more.

Self-pity is never useful. It tends to distort like a fun-house mirror.

If you start thinking of stress as not a bad thing but inevitable, resulting in change that itself leads to transformation that leads to sharp and radical changes... it can be a very useful way of thinking.

Newman's first law: It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down.

Even when you work from home, getting yourself dressed is the first step. I often find there are days where I'll be in my pajamas all day. I feel like a useless human being.

It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.