Motivational Quotes

Work for the fun of it, and the money will arrive some day.

If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.

I enjoyed every bit of my swimming career. I think that's the most important advice - to enjoy what you do

You can't marginalize more than half of the globe's population and expect to see any meaningful solutions to the problems that ail the world.

Wise men make proverbs, but fools repeat them.

Inspiration springs more readily from knowledge than from ignorance.

The focus should not be on talking. Talk is cheap. It must be on action.

Pause now to ask yourself the following question: 'Am I dreaming or awake, right now?' Be serious, really try to answer the question to the best of your ability and be ready to justify your answer.

Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.

If you play to win as I do, the game never ends.

If you're not creating waves, then you're not pushing enough.

Life (and running) is not all about time but about our experiences along the way.

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.

When you fail you learn from the mistakes you made and it motivates you to work even harder.

If we are going to do anything significant with life, we sometimes have to move away from it- beyond the usual measurements. We must occasionally follow visions and dreams.

Most directors make films with their eyes; I make films with my testicles.

what matters most is how well you walk through the fire

The only difference between dreams and achievements is hard work.

Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental and emotional habits - influence his acting to a much greater extent than commonly recognized.

No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them.

I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me peace of mind.

The important thing to recognize is that it takes a team, and the team ought to get credit for the wins and the losses. Successes have many fathers, failures have none.

So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win.

You have to speak your dream out loud.

Any idiot can train himself into the ground; the trick is working in training to get gradually stronger.

I told myself there was no way I was going to let this training go to waste. It was my time, and I was ready to go.

What separates those who achieve from those who do not is in direct proportion to one's ability to ask for help.

The moment a man ceases to progress, to grow higher, wider and deeper, then his life becomes stagnant.

The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.

Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running.

Victory always starts in the head. It's a state of mind. It then spreads with such radiance and such affirmations that destiny can do nothing but obey.

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.

Always asked, 'Whats the key to success?' The key is, there is no key. Be humble, hungry and always be the hardest worker in the room.

Through adversity, not only are we given opportunity to discover our inner strength, we are also given the gift of foresight so we can shine a light for others who go through the experience after us.

Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

Nobody gets to pick their time to die, but living every day to the max is something we all get to do.

Rather then focusing on the obstacle in your path, focus on the bridge over the obstacle.

Good marketers see consumers as complete human beings with all the dimensions real people have.

Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

Never despair, keep pushing on!

Sometimes I wish that I was the weather, you'd bring me up in conversation forever. And when it rained, I'd be the talk of the day.

Do everything you need to do to keep the passion alive and never forget that it is a privilege to do what you love.

You can't tell how much spirit a team has until it starts losing.

Good teams incorporate teamwork into their culture, creating the building blocks for success.

Competing in sports has taught me that if I'm not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will.

Always keep the mind cheerful. Everyone will die once. Cowards suffer the pangs of death again and again, solely due to the fear in their own minds.

We are reminded how short life really is, and how we are just passing through. So, all the people you haven't told you love lately, tell them, and live your days like you mean it.

I was made to work. If you are equally industrious, you will be equally successful.

Ignore the scale, and make the process your goal.

Decide carefully, exactly what you want in life, then work like mad to make sure you get it!