Quotes About Determination

Sometimes you have to do something you dislike to create something you desire.

You must desire the fire, and claim your flame!

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

What it comes down to is intense desire. To get this winning edge, you need to build an indomitable will. This means you must be relentless; you must never give up.

Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.

Change doesn't happen overnight. It starts with the desire, then one small step in the right direction.

Desire outweighs footwork when it comes to crashing the glass

Riches don't respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.

What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.

So long as your desire to explore is greater than your desire to not screw up, you're on the right track.

It takes a dream to get started, desire to keep going, and determination to finish.

I may have the genetic coding that Im inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that, and I look at the homosexual issue the same way.

Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you.

What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you are not playing that well.

Desire means never quit.

I had that hunger, that desire, to be successful and I wasn't going to let anything stand in my way.

The will to prepare, the guts to risk, and the desire to be the best. These are trademarks of champions.

Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire brings a small amount of heat.

Motivation comes from within each individual. It's a personal thing. It's pride, guts, desire, whatever you want to call it; some people have it in their bellies, and some don't.

If any of you have a desire to be mediocre, you will probably find that you have already achieved your ambition.

It's hard to explain but I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard. And this desire never to stop fighting is something else I learnt in the place where I grew up.

When I go after something, I go after it hard. It has always been that way. I don't know. It's in my blood.

A burning desire is the greatest motivator of every human action.

A BURNING DESIRE TO BE, AND TO DO is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off. Dreams are not born of indifference, laziness, or lack of ambition.