Quotes About Determination

Sometimes parents limit the experiences their kids will have, saying they are going to fail; they can't ride a bike or do sports.

This is a hump you have to get over, and it usually comes in the first series. You get over the hump and you're on a roll.

There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.

There's no substitute for guts.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory, and that is what life is all about.

I have no problem with my hips - I can still do the things that I used to do. I can run, I'm just not the fastest person on the field anymore.

Football is easy if you're crazy as hell.

What's tough is being good every day.

Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.

I came out to beat everybody in sight, and that's just what I'm going to do.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

I guarantee you that's what Jeff Gordon does. He uses everything the fans throw at him to stoke his fire and it drives him to be better at what he does.

I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.

But, at the moment, when I step on the pitch, when I have the ball I know it's mine. It's just a feeling.

I fight for perfection

Sport doesn't build character, it shows it.

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.

I don't like to lose, and that isn't so much because it is just a football game, but because defeat means the failure to reach your objective.

When you step onto that field, you cannot concede a thing.

I'm not looking for starters, I'm looking for finishers.

I skated like it's a sport, went for everthing and just gave it my best shot. It turned out freat. I had nothing to lose. You might be the best in your heart, but not in other people's sight.

I had to put it on the line, but it was my Tour to win and mine to lose.

Wrestling is a team sport, and an individual sport all rolled into one.