My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.
You're never a loser until you quit trying.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.
My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.
To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
What's tough is being good every day.
The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.
Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.
Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.
Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead
Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is about having money and fame, but excellence is being the best you can be.
I stare out the window and wait for spring.
I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.
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