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Quotes About Determination

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
~ Bobby Knight
When I'm under the gun and I've got pressure on me, I don't panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.
~ Magic Johnson
Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time
~ John Wooden
I see so many people who don't want to try, and I say 'I don't care what I ever do, I never give up at anything anymore.' I don't care what it is, you'll never see me give up.
~ Herschel Walker
Good is not enough. You've got to be great.
~ Simon Cowell
When we play a game, we tackle tough challenges with more creativity, more determination, more optimism, and we're more likely to reach out to others for help.
~ Jane McGonigal
Successful people are often times highly motivated people.
~ Jon Jones
When you set goals, something inside of you starts saying, "Let's go, let's go," and ceilings start to move up.
~ Zig Ziglar
Sometimes life's going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.
~ Steve Jobs
When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore.
~ Florence Griffith Joyner
The hardest things in life are done the least but provide the most.
~ Greg Plitt
When I go to the press conference before the game, in my mind the game has already started...
~ Jose Mourinho
The good or ill of a man lies within his own will.
~ Epictetus
Go further than you planned. Ask for the moon: you will be surprised how often you get it
~ Paulo Coelho
Goals. There's no telling what you can do when you get inspired by them. There's no telling what you can do when you believe in them. There's no telling what will happen when you act upon them.
~ Jim Rohn
If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.
~ Barack Obama
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. As a result, a genius is often a talented person who has simply done all of his homework.
~ Thomas A. Edison
Sometimes small setbacks are just blessings in disguise. They enhance your determination and whole-hearted dedication to achieving your goals.
~ Robert Cheeke
Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
~ Vince Lombardi
When you win, you don't get carried away. But if you go step by step, with confidence, you can go far.
~ Diego Maradona
Intense, burning desire is the motivational force that enables you to overcome any obstacle and achieve almost any goal
~ Brian Tracy
If it hurts, make it hurt more.
~ Percy Cerutty
Quitting is not an option. I will not let anyone on this team quit.
~ Herman Edwards
Success at anything will always come down to this: focus & effort. And we control both.
~ Dwayne Johnson