It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.
You have to train your mind like you train your body.
This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows.
You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.
Effort is between you and you.
There's always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I've learned on the track: If you work hard, things will work out.
The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.
Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.
Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.
Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.
You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.
Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.
Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.
Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it.
My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.
What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get.
A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
You're never a loser until you quit trying.
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