Best 15461 quotes in «motivational quotes» category

It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit.

It's very important not to do what your peers think you should do, not do what your parents think,your teachers or even your culture. Do what's inside of you.

It's your unlimited power to care and to love that can make the biggest difference in the quality of your life.

It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing, 8 weeks for your friends to notice, & 12 weeks for the rest of the world to notice. Give it 12 weeks. Don't quit.

It takes no effort to love. The state has its own innate joy. Questions answer themselves if you are aware enough. Life is safe; flowing with the current of being is the simplest way to live. Resistance never really succeeds. Controlling the flow of life is impossible.

It took a lot of guts to change it and say 'I don't like the life that I'm living and I don't like the swimmer I am', so let's change it completely and say 'Look, I've got to learn to love myself'. And that's been a really hard thing to do because when you've done a performance that you're not proud of and the public and the media have criticized you.....people are really quick to make judgements so it was tough to say 'Well I don't care what you have to say. I'm going to do this for myself and if you don't like me after this, well then, it's too bad'.

It took me a long time to learn that mistakes aren't good or bad, they're just mistakes, and you clean them up and go on.

It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me.

It takes practice to hear your true desires. Your passion will often come as a whisper or serendipitous event that reminds you of what's important and what makes you happy.

I turned down a scholarship to Yale. The problem with college is that there's a tendency to mistake preparation for productivity. You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful.

It turns out that the people who like their jobs the most are also the ones who are doing the best work, making the greatest impact, and changing the most.

It was all about wanting to get revenge. Pathetic, really, but it still is the motivation.

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

It was important to me to believe, because if I don't believe, how can I expect them to believe?

It was hard. I came to grips with a lot of difficulties that I've overcome. Each challenge kind of makes you who you are. It wasn't always a good thing. I have my own struggles in my life because of the things I was forced to overcome.

It was not perfect but I'm very happy. It could have been better, but I'm now looking forward to my second race of the season.

It would be immoral to leave young people with a climate system spiraling out of control.

It would be better to have no laws at all, than to have too many.

I understand that this has taken a lot of politicians by surprise. But we believe that this is an important and right step for the steel industry.

I used to beat myself up everyday if I did not win an event. I am quite open about those things now and that has been a big change.

I've always been fortunate in that I've been able to put myself in my own zone and relax. It comes naturally. I'm lucky to be that way

I've always been really athletic, which really helped, because when I first started doing the training for Bulletproof Monk, it required so much strength that if I didn't have a base I don't really know what I would have done.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.

I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.

I've always believed fitness is an entry point to help you build that happier, healthier life. When your health is strong, you're capable of taking risks. You'll feel more confident to ask for the promotion. You'll have more energy to be a better mom. You'll feel more deserving of love.

I've always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

I've been told that certain species of fish will grow according to the size of their environment. Put them in a tiny aquarium, and they remain small even at adulthood. Release them into a huge natural body of water, and they grow into their intended size. People are similar. If they live in a harsh and limiting environment, they stay small. But put them someplace that encourages growth, and they will expand to reach their potential.

I've been embraced by a new community. That's what happens when you're finally honest about who you are; you find others like you.

I've been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids.

I've continued to recognize the power individuals have to change virtually anything and everything in their lives in an instant. I've learned that the resources we need to turn our dreams into reality are within us, merely waiting for the day when we decide to wake up and claim our birthright.

I've got news for you. We're gonna win the game. I guarantee it.

I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.

I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

I've got hope, I've got dreams and I have aspirations. I don't need to climb mountains; I don't need to build nations. What I do need is the courage to look deep inside, Cos I'm me and from me I know I can't hide. I don't wish to fly, I'm quite happy to glide. I am who I am and I'll be me with pride.

I've had enough success for two lifetimes, My success is talent put together with hard work and luck.

I've just been enjoying the training a bit more. I've put too much pressure on myself in the past. Just relax and let it come. I just went out there to have a bit of fun tonight.

I've never achieved spectacular success with a film. My reputation has grown slowly. I suppose you could say that I'm a successful filmmaker-in that a number of people speak well of me. But none of my films have received unanimously positive reviews, and none have done blockbuster business.

I've never had a single moment of depression, because I know my cause will triumph.

I've never left a game before it ended. You never know when there could be a big turnaround in the game.

I've never been afraid to fail.

I've never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they don't let it out. Then there's a tragedy, and then all of a sudden that strength comes. My message is let the strength come out before the tragedy.

I've tried them all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball.

I want each one of my children to be a hundred times greater than I could ever be. Everyone of you must be a giant- must, that is my word. Obedience, readiness, and love for the cause- if you have these three, nothing can hold you back.

I visualize things in my mind before I have to do them. It's like having a mental workshop.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

I want you to be forever strong on the field, so that you will be forever strong off the field.

I want players who are always striving to improve.

I want to seize fate by the throat.