Quotes on Motivation

There will be those who will tell you that you can't make it because of how you look, because of the way you talk. We all have heard that - I almost listened.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Our lives are the sum of our memories. How much are we willing to lose from our already short lives by … not paying attention?

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It's the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.

Everybody thinks this is a tough man's sport. This is not a tough man's sport. This is a thinking man's sport. A tough man is gonna get hurt real bad in this sport.

It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.

We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.

The Internet is showing us what it thinks we want to see, but not necessarily what we need to see.

Mostly what you lose with time, in memory, is the specificity of things, their exact sequence. It all runs together, becomes a watery soup. Portmanteau days, imploded years. Like a bad actor, memory always goes for effect, abjuring motivation, consistency, good sense.

If someone asked for my recipe for happiness, step one would be finding out what you love most in the world and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it. I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing.

Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games.

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.

A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.

It didn't matter how good I was. It was always, 'You're a girl. You can't play with the guys.' It's always been motivation for me.

If you look to lead, invest at least 40% of your time managing yourself - your ethics, character, principles, purpose, motivation, and conduct. Invest at least 30% managing those with authority over you, and 15% managing your peers.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.

People are born with intrinsic motivation, self-esteem, dignity, curiosity to learn, joy in learning.

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.