"MOTIVATION"




"Without failure there can be no success. Failure shows us how to succeed."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by P. Fridley --- Texas
I was cut from my high school basketball team 4 years in a row because I wasn't good enough. I'm the only one in my high school class who got a scholarship to play basketball in college. 4 failures showed me how to get 1 big success.



"The meek may inherit the earth, but they'll never rule the water."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by J.D. --- Indiana
This is one of the best swimmer or any aquatic motivational sayings. Can be used for Coast Guard, Life Guard and water related job.




"Reach for the stars and land on the moon, however, reach for the moon and you'll land on your ass."
Author Unknown ---Submitted by N. Heesen --- Colorado
My old boss used to tell me this quote all of the time and I lived by it. It means that you should never sell yourself short. Don't be afraid to go for what you believe in. If you have a dream, follow it all the way through and dream big. The bigger you dream the better off you'll be. If you dream large and you fall a little bit short then you are further off than where you started. However, if you dream small then you won't be any better off than you were the moment you started dreaming. Dreaming big can never hurt, as long as you are willing to do what it takes to accomplish that dream. Dream bigger and bigger things will happen to you.



"It's difficult to become successful, it's difficult to be successful...you just have to choose your difficulty."
Copyright © 2006 Greg T. Sirpis



"It is not how big a tree is, but the depth of its roots that determines its strength."
Written in 2006 by Prince Joshua --- Uganda



"To achieve your goals you have to have a heart of lion. To be great, at whatever you do, you have to have passion and faith like a child. To spread the message, you have to stand up tall and shout to ends of the world."
Copyright © 2006 Juan J. Arzu



"Be willing to launch in faith, with no guarantees of success. This is the mark of personal greatness."
Brian Tracy



"Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball."
Billie Jean King



"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves."
Edmund Hillary



"The heart of a champion knows the strategy to win the game."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kurt K. --- Iowa



"If you have the will to win, you have achieved half of your success."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Pulkit B. --- India



"Just as a stubborn child finally has his way with his parents, so can we with our stubbornness (perseverance) get what we want from Life."
Written in 2006 by Bhupender Sharma --- India



"DONT GIVE UP! Giving up means giving in ... giving in to failure, giving in to your fears, giving in to weakness. Jut hold on because you never know what's just around the corner and you'll never know if you gave up!"
Written in 2006 by S. Jurczak --- Delaware



"Stop looking at the stone and start playing with the sand."
Copyright © 2006 Chase Williams
Life is not about finding ways to make the least mistakes, but finding ways to take advantage of people's mistakes around you. Do this and you will soon forget about your own. Because if you are always looking behind you into the past, who is looking forward at the future? Dwelling on past events turns you into that person walking around; constantly looking everywhere except where they are going. So don't dwell on the things that can't be changed. If you do they will only change you in the end. So turn around and make your life, don't watch it be made.



"The road to greatness is a hard one. The hardships encountered along the way are what make us great."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by S. Hema --- NSW, Australia
This is a quote I give to my clients who are really struggling to stay motivated to achieve their fitness goals. It has helped me when things are tough to just stay on and pull through.



"Every start upon an untrodden path is a venture which only in unusual circumstances seems sensible and likely to be successful."
Albert Schweitzer --- Submitted by Rohit Wadhwaney --- Qatar



"Do not fear embarrassment or humiliation for it is usually after the worst embarrassment or humiliation, in one's endeavors, that great goals are reached."
Copyright © 2006 Alison Lubisi



"Classics are not created merely by luck. They are examples of endless effort and indomitable determination knotted together."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Dip Bhattacharjee --- India



"There are two people that live in each one of us. One of their names is "Success" and the other's is "Failure". They are always talking to you but sometimes, one is yelling louder than the other. Unfortunately, it is usually Failure. No matter what you try to achieve, he yells out, "failure, failure". Most of us listen and are inclined to give up. But if you fight against that voice and never give up, you will always find that "Success" will catch his breathe right when you need it the most. He will yell out in a triumphant voice, "You're a winner, you can do it". If you always allow successful thinking to energize you, you will find that soon "Failure" will fall off your shoulder. NEVER GIVE UP!"
Copyright © 2006 Allen Steble



"Take the dramatic step and change the way you dance."
Copyright © 2002 Mellissa Marksberry
My father and I came up with this quote when I was in high school. It has helped me choose the right path in life. Go for the road less traveled!



"Everyday brings endless opportunities to succeed, so why should I fear?"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Bryan D. --- Minnesota