Mental Toughness Quotes - Page 2

• It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, - always do what you are afraid to do.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Fear, Light, Rays

  "Essays, First Series - Ralph Waldo Emerson". Book by Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1841.

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• I run to see who has the most guts.

  Steve Prefontaine

  Sports, Running, Track

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• It's amazing how much of this is mental. Everybody's in good shape. Everybody knows how to ski. Everybody has good equipment. When it really boils down to it, it's who wants it the most, and who's the most confident on his skis.

  Reggie Crist

  Want, Shapes, Skiing

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• 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.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Basketball, Wisdom

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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• To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it's digging deep, it's doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.

  Tom Brady

  Football, Team, Winning

  "Leftovers from Tom Brady interview" by Field Yates, www.espn.com. May 23, 2013.

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• During inflation, Goodwill is the gift that keeps on giving.

  Warren Buffett

  Vacation, Giving, Alcoholics Anonymous

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• Creativity is the gift that keeps on giving.

  Eric Maisel

  Creativity, Vacation, Giving

  Eric Maisel (1996). “Affirmations for Artists”, Tarcher

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• What makes you really come together under pressure is determination and focus and toughness.

  Debi Thomas

  Success, Sports, Determination

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• There is nothing more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

  Joe Strummer

  Perseverance, Determination, Persistence

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• Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Vice President Mike Pence's Speech at Grove City College, time.com. May 20, 2017.

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• If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.

  Vince Lombardi

  Motivational, Positive, Graduation

  Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.92, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.

  Alton Brown

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2010). “The Later Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1843-1871”, p.340, University of Georgia Press

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• You have to want it, you have to plan for it, you have to fit it into a busy day, you have to be mentally tough, you have to use others to help you. The hard part isn't getting your body in shape. The hard part is getting your mind in shape.

  Amby Burfoot

  Mind, Use, Body

  Amby Burfoot (2005). “Runner's World Complete Book of Beginning Running”, p.47, Rodale

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• Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.

  Diane Arbus

  Life, Motivational, Softball

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  Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.

  Jerry Rice

  Motivational, Success, Sports

  "Getting Earnest With Movement". Noisey Interveiw, noisey.vice.com.

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• Mental Toughness: The ability to consistently perform toward the upper range of your talent and skill regardless of the competitive circumstances.

  James E. Loehr

  Skills, Talent, Range

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• Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Albert Einstein (2015). “Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century”, p.31, St. Martin's Press

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• Brains without competitive hearts are rudderless.

  Vince Lombardi

  Heart, Brain, Toughness

  Vince Lombardi (2001). “What It Takes To Be Number #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, p.22, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Mental toughness is a state of mind - you could call it 'character in action.'

  Vince Lombardi

  Character, Discipline, Mind

  Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.65, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• That taught me how to work harder. I learned all about mental toughness on the practice field. If things weren't working out for me in high school, in college, early in my pro career, my solution was always to work harder and internalize. That way, whenever I got an opportunity, I was always prepared. See, there are a lot of guys who are all talk. They say they want to work harder and be the best, but they never pay the price. I love paying the price.

  Tom Brady

  Hard Work, School, Opportunity

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• It takes energy, mental toughness and spiritual reinforcement to successfully deal with life's opportunities, and to reach your objectives.

  Zig Ziglar

  Spiritual, Opportunity, Energy

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Dec 13, 2014

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• It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

  Edmund Hillary

  Inspirational, Motivational, Graduation

  "That's Life : Wild Wit & Wisdom". Book by Bonnie Louise Kuchler, 2003.

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  If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

  Michael Jordan

  Motivational, Basketball, Running

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Twitter post from Feb 03, 2011

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