“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
-Michael Jordan
Discipline
“Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.”
– Lou Holtz
Accomplishment
“Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.”
—Yoda
Confidence
“If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.”
-Carl Lewis
Poise
“Show me a guy who’s afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy you can beat every time.”
-Lou Brock
Vision
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”
– Michael Jordan
Vision
“The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.”
-Arnold Schwarzenegger
Persistence
“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”
-Matt Biondi
Growth
“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.”
—Mario Andretti
Attitude
“The more I want to get something done the less I call it work.”
—Richard Bach
Attitude
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal. Nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong attitude.”
—Thomas Jefferson
Confidence
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
—Theodore Roosevelt
Excellence
“Make each day your masterpiece.”
—John Wooden
Determination
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.”
-Tommy Lasorda
Procrastination
“Someday is not a day of the week.”
—Janet Dailey
Persistence
“Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential.”
-Liane Cardes
Attitude
“Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears.”
-Laird Hamilton
Perseverance
“I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.”
-Tom Landry
Persistence
“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”
-Marv Levy
Effort
“It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.”
-Paul “Bear” Bryant
