Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.
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.
Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; . . . who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
It is not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.
Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.
Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.
Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But 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.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.
I run to see who has the most guts.
It is not the critic who counts
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision.
When I'd get tired and want to stop, I'd wonder what my next opponent was doing. I'd wonder if he was still working out. I'd tried to visualize him. When I could see him working, I'd start pushing myself. When I could see him in the shower, I'd push myself harder.
The most important attribute a player must have is mental toughness.
Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift.
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
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