Quotes About Preparation

Nothing prepared me for the loss of my mother. Even knowing that she would die did not prepare me.

An indoor man eats nothing, except that which is prepared and served by his mother with lots of insults, an outdoor man eats that which he buys, prepares, served and eaten with lots of respect.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.

Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.

I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.

I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.

There is a great advantage in training under unfavorable conditions. It is better to train under bad conditions, for the difference is then a tremendous relief in a race.

Being ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after you get there.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

The reason why most people face the future with apprehension instead of anticipation is because they don't have it well designed!

The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.

The more you do your homework, the more you're free to be intuitive. But you've got to put the work in.

Building a successful life is much like building anything else: it should be thoroughly thought about in advance and then carried through to completion.

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions.

I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them.

There are two ways to face the future. One way is with apprehension; the other is with anticipation

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

You hit home runs not by chance, but by preparation.

When I go to the press conference before the game, in my mind the game has already started...

If you are not financially independent by the time you are forty or fifty, it doesn't mean that you are living in the wrong country or at the wrong time. It simply means that you have the wrong plan.

I've always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation.

You can be absolutely certain that when you feel you are being most unfairly tested, you are being prepared for great achievement.

So if you stay ready, you ain't gotta get ready, and that is how I run my life.