To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson


Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, and a vision.

-- Muhammad Ali


The journey is the reward.

-- Chinese proverb


I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work , the more I have of it.

-- Thomas Jefferson


Show me a guy whos afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.

-- Lou Brock


It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.

-- Seneca


Impossible is nothing.

-- Adidas


The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.

-- Vince Lombardi


Really it comes down to your philosophy. Do you want to play it safe and be good or do you want to take a chance and be great?

-- Jimmy Johnson


Fate loves fearless… the bottom line is you can’t be afraid to fail.

-- Jerry Colangelo


Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It’s our goal in life to find it and keep it lit.

-- Mary Lou Retton


Find your passion and make it happen. Be on a mission and live your life on purpose. Be motivated by your desire to achieve rather than your fear of failure.

-- Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence by Gary Mac


God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

-- Serenity Prayer


Learn from the past. Prepare for the future. Perform in the present.

-- Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence by Gary Mack


Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given then to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.

-- Unknown