Self Esteem Quotes - Page 18

• Sports can do so much. It's given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation.

  Mia Hamm

  Sports, Motivation, Athlete

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• Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals.

  Jackie Joyner-Kersee

  Motivational, Leadership, Girl

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• Sports can do so much. They've given me a framework: meeting new people, confidence, self-esteem, discipline, motivation. All these things I learned, whether I knew I was learning them or not, through sports.

  Mia Hamm

  Success, Sports, Motivation

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• Isn't it possible that self-esteem isn't causal at all, but simply the happy side effect of a sturdy character, itself the product of unambiguous moral education?

  Garry Trudeau

  Character, Sides, Moral

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• There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.

  Eric Hoffer

  Humility, Vanity, Practice

  Eric Hoffer (2011). “The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements”, p.15, Harper Collins

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• To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility - these are marks of maturity and graciousness.

  William Arthur Ward

  Humility, Pride, Maturity

  William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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• Security represents your sense of worth, your identity, your emotional anchorage, your self-esteem, your basic personal strength or lack of it.

  Stephen Covey

  Strength, Emotional, Identity

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.133, Mango Media Inc.

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• I don't feel like my money or my success defines me. I've always been very happy just bein' me.

  Lauryn Hill

  Self Respect, Very Happy, Feels

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• Never take advice from someone you wouldn't trade places with.

  Kelly Clarkson

  Advice, Trade, Esteem

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• Go where you are wanted and stray from where you aren't. Surround yourself with positive people and environments.

  Demi Lovato

  Stay Strong, People, Environment

  Demi Lovato (2013). “Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year”, p.9, Macmillan

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• Conscience: self-esteem with a halo.

  Irving Layton

  Halos, Conscience, Self

  Irving Layton (1969). “The whole bloody bird: obs, aphs & pomes”

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• Being right is one more good reason for not succeeding

  Nicolas Gomez Davila

  Succeed, Reason, Esteem

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• Charm is that extra quality that defies description.

  Alfred Lunt

  Quality, Charm, Description

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• The assumption being that if high-risk children could be made to 'feel good about themselves,' these epidemics could be mitigated. ... This prescription, unfortunately, has proven to be yet another in a long list of nouveau homilies that haven't lived up to their promises.

  John Rosemond

  Children, Epidemics, Long

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• Don't ever, ever quit. Recognize that stopping now, regrouping to try a new approach isn't quitting. If you quit you'll regret it forever

  Rudy Ruettiger

  Regret, Forever, Trying

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• What I point out to you is only that you shouldn't allow yourselves to be confused by others. Act when you need to, without further hesitation or doubt. People today can't do this... what is the affliction? Their affliction is their lack of self-confidence. If you do not spontaneously trust yourself sufficiently, you will be in a frantic state, pursuing all sorts of objects, unable to be independent.

  Kelly Lin

  Confused, Independent, Self Confidence

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• When we are confident, all we need is a little support.

  Andre Laurendeau

  Confidence, Educational, Support

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• Be yourself. No one can ever tell you you're doing it wrong.

  James Leo Herlihy

  Inspirational, Being Yourself, Always Happy

  James Leo Herlihy (1971). “The season of the witch”

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• One possible sign of low self-esteem is suppressing parts of yourself so you can fill someone else's expectations of what you should be. You try to fill someone else's (or your own) prescription of perfection, instead of being yourself and embracing your originality.

  Robin Meade

  Being Yourself, Expectations, Perfection

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• I love myself for I am a beloved child of the universe and the universe lovingly takes care of me now.

  Louise Hay

  Children, Love Yourself, Loving Yourself

  Louise L. Hay (2010). “Modern-Day Miracles”, p.241, Hay House, Inc

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• I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it.

  Sarah McLachlan

  Loving Yourself, Trying, Trust Myself

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

  William James

  Success, Congratulations, Equality

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• The only thing I pay attention to with free throws is what a guy does in the final four minutes of a game. If you can improve players' self-esteem and confidence, get them to relax, teach visualization and routine, they will shoot as well, or better, with the pressure on.

  John Calipari

  Basketball, Player, Games

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• The more you lose, the more positive you have to become. When you're winning, you can ride players harder because their self-esteem is high. If you are losing and you try to be tough, you're asking for dissension.

  Rick Pitino

  Basketball, Winning, Player

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• Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.

  Rick Pitino

  Basketball, Feel Good, Coaching

  Rick Pitino (1997). “Success is a Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life”, Broadway

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