Quotes About Determination

Do you have the belief in you to move on, even when the whole world is against you, with swords in their hands?

The key to your universe is that you can choose.

By asking the question How can I afford it? your brain is put to work.

I'll never reach my destination, If I never try, So I will sail my vessel, 'Til the river runs dry.

A vow is fixed and unalterable determination to do a thing, when such a determination is related to something noble which can only uplift the man who makes the resolve.

Dream Big. Start small. Act now.

Marathon running is a terrible experience: monotonous, heavy, and exhausting.

If you want success, then don't rely on other people to do what YOU can do!

If you want it to be, your heart can be your biggest and most powerful muscle in your body.

I sat down with my trainers to check my past seasons and to see what could be done to keep me motivated and in good shape. I had to find a new motivation, a new momentum.

Every free action has two causes that come together to produce it. One is moral, the will that determines the act; the other is physical, the power that executes the will to act.

Many runners worry about who is in the race, or they think about the time they must run to win. I only try to run as fast as I am capable - nothing less.

I never knew I was grunting, it was just part of my strokes.

I've never been afraid to fail.

Successful people reject rejection.

The worst bankrupt in the world is the man who has lost his enthusiasm. Let a man lose everything else in the world, but his enthusiasm and he will come through again to success.

I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that I've met, and I think that I thrive on that.

You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small. Because how you start is how you finish.

I don't get nervous in any situation. There's no such thing as nerves when you're playing games.

Procrastination can be driven from your personality through the simple technique of constantly commanding yourself to get into action . . . and then obeying that command immediately.

Look within, for within is the wellspring of virtue, which will not cease flowing, if you cease not from digging.

I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.

The art form is to become one with the hurdle, to make it your friend, and I embraced that process.

I got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance?