Great performers require a measure of confidence that would strike many as absurd, unfounded, and downright irrational. They believe in themselves ut…

- John Eliot

Great performers welcome pressure.

- John Eliot

Bill Russell is one of the great names in basketball, an all-American... and the only athlete to ever win an NCAA Championship, an Olympic Gold Medal…

- John Eliot

Great performers are, by definition, abnormal; they strive throughout their entire careers to separate themselves from the pack.

- John Eliot

We tend to view confidence as a product of accomplishment rather than part of the process that leads there. But supremely confident people were confi…

- John Eliot

Unlikely accomplishments are borne out of single-minded purposefulness. Future superstars don't get there by keeping part of their heart in reserve.

- John Eliot

To be a top performer you have to be passionately committed to what you're doing and insanely confident about your ability to pull it off.

- John Eliot

All the great performers I have worked with are fueled by a personal dream.

- John Eliot

Genuine confidence is a way of thinking about yourself and your abilities. Confidence is your perception of your own potential; it's a kind of long-t…

- John Eliot