If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else. Yogi Berra
People ask me ‘what was going through your mind in the race?’ and I don’t know. I try and …let my body do what it knows. Ian Thorpe
Being your best is not so much about overcoming the barriers other people place in front of you as it is about overcoming the barriers we place in front of ourselves. It has nothing to do with how many times you win or lose. It has no relation to where you finish in a race [...]
I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you’re a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you’ll win–if you don’t, you won’t. Bruce Jenner
I’ve always felt it was not up to anyone else to make me give my best. Hakeem Olajuwon
You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get them across, your ideas won’t get you anywhere. Lee Iacoca
I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan
Some people say I have attitude – maybe I do…but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no-one else does – that makes you a winner right there. Venus Williams
“A bit of baseball wisdom: You can’t steal second with your foot on first.” Anthony Robbins [aads]Anthony Robbins[/aads]
“After the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been placed on the dresser and all the pomp and fanfare has faded, the enduring things that are left are: the dedication [...]
