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Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.
Concentration is born on the practice court... you must mentally treat your practice sessions as matches, concentrating on every ball you hit.
Surprises and reverses can serve as an incentive for great accomplishment. There are no rules here, we're just trying to accomplish something.
I don’t fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is saying, ‘Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?
These old ballparks are like cathedrals in America. We don't have big old Gothic cathedrals like they do in Europe. But we got baseball parks.
The only time I really become discouraged is when I think of all the things I would like to do and the little time I have in which to do them.
Sometimes small setbacks are just blessings in disguise. They enhance your determination and whole-hearted dedication to achieving your goals.
Don't worry about making mistakes. In fact, the more mistakes you make, the more progress you are making. Just don't repeat the same mistakes.
The power of one man or one woman doing the right thing for the right reason, and at the right time, is the greatest influence in our society.
In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.
Working on a weakness within a strength zone will always produce positive results. Working on a weakness outside of the strength zone will not.
I you think you've done it, then you're wrong. Because you're not finished until you have achieved everything that you never thought you could.
What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things. My first record was horrible.
Perhaps our greatest power in life is the power to choose. Without question, choices are the most determining factor in how our lives turn out.
Our entire much-praised technological progress, and civilization generally, could be compared to an axe in the hand of a pathological criminal.
My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation. Out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem like lions
Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.
The difference between acting badly or brilliantly is not based on your ability, but on the state of your mind and/or body in any given moment.
I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
The value we create is directly related to how much valuable information we can produce, how much trust we can earn, and how often we innovate.
You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.
Do you know how many calories are in butter and cheese and ice cream? Would you get your dog up in the morning for a cup of coffee and a donut?
Onward, my brave boys - money or no money - men or no men! Have you love? Have you God? Onward and forward to the breach, you are irresistible.
The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business--or almost anywhere else for that matter.
I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.
Success, cannot be attained alone. Any person's time and power is limited. A wise leader enlists others in working toward organizational goals.
Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.
Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
The hunger and desire to go racing, however, never leaves your blood but the right opportunity has never really come along - until now that is.
One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.
Highly motivated achievers are looking not to receive but to contribute. They are looking for problems that are personally satisfying to solve.
When you get to a place where you don't go for what you can get, but you go for what you can give, you gonna see your life change tremendously.
Not everything needs changing. Some things need protecting. And that can be just as important, challenging and rewarding as changing the world.
As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career developed only by lucky circumstances.
We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.
when you stumble, keep faith. And when you're knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on.
None will be able to resist truth and love and sincerity. Are you sincere? Unselfish even unto death, and loving? Then fear not, not even death.
A person acting from a motivation of contribution and service rises to such a level of moral authority that worldly success is a natural result.
Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.
Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together.
The funniest thing is that all the things every director goes through, I thought I could shortcut, but there was no getting around those issues.
Who doesn't know that the first law of history is not to dare to say anything false, and the second is not to refrain from saying anything true?
When you're different, sometimes you don't see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn't.
The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.
The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting.
In our industry today only a strong company with a global reach can ensure long-term employment and provide acceptable returns for shareholders.
A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.
Nature has no mercy at all. Nature says, "I'm going to snow. If you have on a bikini and no snowshoes, that's tough. I am going to snow anyway."
My role model was my grandfather. He instilled in me the feeling that no matter how successful you are you have a responsibility to help others.
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.