Quotes About Self-motivation

I have no idea what to do." Which was my mom's way of saying, "Now you do something." When my mom said she was out of ideas, it meant I had to step up.

In the changing weather of life, rather than drift with the currents or be cast about in storms, be the wind at your own back.

No matter how many strikes are hurled at you, only you decide when you're out.

There is a healthier self within each of us, just wating for encouragement

The greatest motivation is life itself, the greatest demotivator can be ourselves.

People do what they want to do. Thr only thing that matters at the end is your own will

Leadership is always about how YOU lead YOURSELF. The rest comes as a natural result of that. Would YOU follow YOU?

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set.

it is us and only us who can be the architect of our success or future.

The best people don't need to be managed. Guided, taught, led—yes. But not tightly managed.

if you have the right people on the bus, the problem of how to motivate and manage people largely goes away. The right people don't need to be tightly managed or fired up; they will be self-motivated by the inner drive to produce the best results and to be part of creating something great.

Any time you have defensive ends going above you in the draft, when you know you put up numbers that were equal to better, you just have to use that as motivation. Whenever you're the underdog, you have to have the right attitude and just go out there and be yourself; just play.

Success = Wisdom + Courage + Discipline. KNOW what to do, be BRAVE enough to do it, and LEAD YOURSELF to doing it again and again.

I hold myself to a high standard.

I am tough on myself. It's just how I am. I hold myself to a standard.

Often when economic pressure is lifted, a man must pump back into himself a feeling of must.

While a man is racing he must hate himself and his competitors.

A man is the origin of his action.

You can be your own biggest enemy or your own greatest ally.

We're all on different paths, but action is hard work and you must drive your own soul.

Every goal, every dream and every success begins on the inside of you.

I've never really been aware of what is said about me, whether it's positive or negative. I ignore it. I've always had the mind-set: 'No one can challenge me better than myself.'

When I used to sit in the office with Jay Z and L.A. Reid... we would negotiate back and forth and discuss music. You're sitting in front of someone for hours. It's all about being passionate. Everything begins with yourself.

There is pressure, and I would never complain about that, but as players we put pressure on ourselves all the time. That's one thing I won't miss when I finally stop playing.