Quotes About Determination

We all want to win. Every athlete wants to succeed. But the ones who do are those who separate wanting from being willing to make the sacrifice that winning demands.

It's a lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself," Ali said. Also, "To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are.

Pete Rose said it this way: "What's tough is to go out and work hard on the things that you don't do very well.

One key to achieving success in sports is learning how to focus on the task and not let negative thoughts intrude.

Don't let fear scare you. Feel the fear and do it anyway. Fear is often false evidence appearing real.

Your future and success depend upon many things, but mostly they depend upon you. You have the responsibility to shape your life. You are the person who pushes yourself forward or holds yourself back. The power to succeed or fail is yours alone.

Act as if you're going to have a great future? Set your goals. Do the work.

Mentally tough athletes know how to stay focused and deal with adversity.

Adversity Quotient author Paul Stoltz compares success with a mountain. Only climbers get to the top. The campers, those who get part of the way up and decide to stay where they are, will never feel as alive or as proud as the climbers. As the philosopher said, it takes courage to grow up and to achieve your full potential.

Mentally tough athletes possess an inner strength. They often play their best when they're feeling their worst. They don't make excuses.

As Peggy Fleming, the former Olympic champion figure skater, said, the most important thing is to love your sport. Never compete just to please someone else. "You've got to love what you're doing," hockey great Gordie Howe said. "If you love it, you can overcome any handicap or the soreness or all the aches and pains.

Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift. —CHRIS EVERT

Pete Rose warned, "When you mess with my pride you're going to get into trouble." Michael Jordan is another prideful man. When challenged on the basketball court he exhibited what golfer Sam Snead called a "cool mad." In the playoffs, Jordan was always the smiling assassin.

The harder you work the harder it is to surrender. —VINCE LOMBARDI

Accept your present state. Create your desired state. Take action through goal setting.

He had trained for years to prepare for that moment. When the spotlight came on and the music began, he let fate carry him through. The hard work was over. Now, he told himself, go out and enjoy.

Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt (Special Olympics Motto).

With great athletes, their eyes aren't searchlights. They aren't even spotlights. They are laser beams.

Be prepared mind, body, and spirit to do battle with everything you have, so when the contest is over you can leave the game behind with no regrets.

Their outlook on life is not that "things happen to them". Their outlook on life is that "things happen BECAUSE of them". They are where they are in their lives at this very moment either because of the things they have done, or the things they haven't done! This is a really great attitude to have, and it is an attitude that most winners in life have.

Whatever it Takes", suddenly it is no longer a question of whether or not I will achieve my goals, it is only a question of what it will take to achieve it. In my mind, it's a done deal. There is no wondering "if", or "maybe" when you achieve this mindset. All the anxiety and worry about my future dissipates as I know that achieving my goal is inevitable provided that I commit to doing "Whatever it Takes".

The level of confidence you hold in your ability to perform a task or skill is directly related to the level of certainty you hold in your mind about your ability to do it.

Once you realize that the goals you have set yourself are possible, you will become addicted to achieving them and your entire mindset will change. No longer will you be a shy, quiet person living in the shadows of life. No longer will you lack direction, motivation and drive. Instead you will find you are suddenly more confident, and happy to take on any challenge. These are both important character traits of charismatic people.

He was always competitive from the first day, but I think what happened from that point on is, I would say he began to enjoy the struggle,