"MOTIVATION"
"Hard work and togetherness. They go hand in hand. You need the hard work because it's such a toughatmosphere....to win week in and week out. You need togetherness because you don't always win, andyou gotta hang tough together."
Tony Dungy
"Opportunity often comes in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat."
Napoleon Hill
"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
Mario Andretti
"The greatest success is not giving up, even when it seems like you should. When things seem unclear, I sit back and ask myself, where are you going and what do you need to do right now to get there?"
Copyright © 2005 Joseph Magagnoli
"Live life, have big dreams, seek a path and pursue it; the journey may get rough and rocky; sometimes smooth and slow, but be persistent, success will be yours."
Copyright © 2005 Elaine Harper
I hope someone is encouraged by these words. God bless.
"When you walk off the floor with no regrets is when you know you've won. You don't need a trophy or ribbon to tell you that."
Written in 2005 by J.C. --- Michigan
This is the best feeling you'll ever have.
"No one is great; great are the opportunities."
Written in 2005 by J.P. Singh --- India
"Failing does not mean you are a failure. Probably it is not yet your turn. Try again."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by John Bosco Njagara --- Kampala, Uganda
"Competition is finding your limits; Winning is blowing them away."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Chris Dalman --- Ohio
This was the theme quote for the swim & dive team I coached a couple years ago.
"You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small because how you start is how you finish."
Bernie Mac - actor/comedian --- Submitted by K. DeAnna --- Georgia
"Always be the influencer, never the influenced. As the influencer, people will follow, love, and admire you for what and who you really are. It is in the influencers of our lives that we find the great leaders of our time. They are never forgotten."
Copyright © 2005 Samuel K. Aidoo
"If something happens to you that you can't control, don't waste your time worrying about it. But if you can do something to fix it, then do it."
David "Pie" Crossnoe --- Submitted by Brian Thornton
This quote by my grandfather has always gotten me over any setbacks I have had. It reminds me to either "let it go" or "fix it". Those are the only true options if you choose to live a happy life.
"Everyday is a good day; just some days are better than others."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Tom Lewis
A fellow co-worker would always say this to me when the going seemed to get tough.
"Everyday there's an opportunity waiting to be discovered!"
Copyright © 2001 Tony Overman
Tony Overman is a national motivational speaker and Telly award winning producer of 15 teen shows.
"When you tried to achieve your goal and failed,
Don't be disappointed, but accept it and stand up - wipe your tears,
Study and learn once more time...who knows?
You might even achieve more than you've set out for."
Written in 2005 by Samantha J. --- Java, Indonesia
"If your obstacles bring you down, then let your determination bring you up."
Copyright © 2005 Shilpa Lad
"Winners are ordinary people with the EXTRAORDINARY ENTHUSIASM & SPIRIT to win!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Santosh H. --- Ahmedabad, India