There's a certain reason why certain people win because they have a winning mentality and they bring it into the locker room, into the gym every single day. You can't have enough of those people.
Interpretation
A winning mentality is crucial for success and should be consistently present in team environments.
Diana Taurasi emphasizes the importance of a winning mentality in achieving success. She suggests that individuals who embody this mindset contribute tremendously to their teams, creating a positive and driven atmosphere in places like the locker room and gym. Such mentalities inspire and uplift others, making them essential for collective achievement.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a sports team's motivational meeting.
My dad woke up at 5:30 every morning - every single day - and drove an hour-and-a-half to work. My mom was constantly working odd jobs, whether it was at Sizzler or babysitting. I didn't realize how hard they worked. Most kids rarely do. But they were building something for us.
When they say my name, I want them to say the Phoenix Mercury and vice versa. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Every time I see my life without basketball, I get a little scared, and I try to put a little more into it.
Chess continues to advance over time, so the players of the future will inevitably surpass me in the quality of their play, assuming the rules and regulations allow them to play serious chess. But it will likely be a long time before anyone spends 20 consecutive years as number, one as I did.
Control your own destiny or someone else will.
I used to feel unsafe right in the moment of an accomplishment - I felt the ground fall from under my feet because this could be the end. And even now, while everyone is celebrating, I'm on to the next thing. I don't want to get lost in this big cushion of success.
With all humility, I think, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might." Infinitely more important than the vain attempt to love one's neighbor as one's self. If you want to hit a bird on the wing you must have all your will in focus, you must not be thinking about yourself, and equally, you must not be thinking about your neighbor; you must be living with your eye on that bird. Every achievement is a bird on the wing.
I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
I want to be successful, not famous.
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