Quotes About Perseverance

One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world was better for this. -Don Quixote.

A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.

A ball player's got to be kept hungry to become a big-leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family ever made the big leagues.

I love the fact we're still on the road. I was born to be a factory worker really, so for me the chance to get on stage at Wembley 30 years after we started is amazing.

We] have to be given obstacles in order to overcome those obstacles - to become stronger, more aware, more involved, more responsible.

Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people.

But there always have been, and probably always will be, five ingredients for success in sport: Purpose: Know exactly what your goal is. Passion: Have a burning desire to achieve it. Planning: Determine how you'll go about achieving it. Perspiration: Work hard, following your plan to achieve it. Perseverance: Don't let anything get in the way of achieving it.

the three most important mental skills for success in endurance sports: commitment, confidence, and patience. Taken together, they form what we typically call mental toughness. Mentally tough athletes are hard to beat.

You aren't old until age becomes your excuse. If you continue to remind yourself of your age and use it as a crutch, no matter what that number is, you'll come to believe that high achievement is impossible. That

Stop when you know you can do only one more interval. The last interval is the one to be most wary of, so simply don't do it.

2º MANDAMIENTO: SÉ CONSTANTE AL ENTRENAR

8º MANDAMIENTO: CONFÍA EN TU ENTRENAMIENTO

10º MANDAMIENTO: COMPROMÉTETE CON LOS OBJETIVOS

Fake it 'til you make it. The second thing you can do to boost confidence is to "act as if.

The more challenging the goal, the more you must focus your life on it.

The more challenging the mission, the more your life must be focused on it. That means not only your training, but also your eating and sleeping, the support of your family and friends, and much more.

When it comes to achieving high goals, the greatest limiter you face is not the many miles you train, but rather the few inches between your ears.

As you learn to be your own coach, be aware of your impatience. Keep it in check. Remind yourself before a hard workout or race that you must contain your emotions early on in order to finish strongly.

Start doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

For the record, this is Joe Girard: Most average number of retail vehicles sold in one day--6 Most new retail sales in one day-18 Most new retail sales in one month-174 Most new retail sales in one year-1,425 Most new retail vehicles ever sold in a fifteen-year career- 13,001 Number one retail vehicle salesperson-12 consecutive years Joe's

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. —Thomas Edison, inventor and scientist

A dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. —Vince Lombardi, pro football coach

The elevator to Health, Happiness, and Success is "out of order." You'll have to use the stairs, one step at a time,

If you're waiting for someone to make the world just right for you so you can succeed, you're on the road to nowhere.