You could see it at times in Nadal’s face at the 4th showdown against Federer at Wimbledon. Everyone faces obstacles. That’s how you succeed in life. “Respond from the center of the hurricane, rather than reacting from the chaos of the storm.” You have to acknowledge the physical limitations you have. ― George Mumford, The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance. George Halas Has No Regrets. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” – Paul “Bear” BryantEveryone wants to win. What are you risking? It doesn’t matter how talented they are, you have to face them down and reach inside to give more than you have. – Michael Jordan. “Between stimulus and response there is a space. 28 Motivational Quotes for Athletes 1. You simply know that you’re better than your opponent. Mile 20 is the point of no return.
No one ever considered him the best hitter or fielder. 3 likes. Click To Tweet Monkey mind is actually a Buddhist term that refers to a mind that is restless, agitated, confused, or that is hard to control.
Michael Phelps. Jordan knows the exact number of buzzer beaters… that he missed.
When you finally bring that maximum effort, you will unlock your fullest potential.“If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.” – Ben HoganThere are times where you will face people that have a better chip shot, a perfect fadeaway, or an uncanny serve. Push through the pain to find that last ditch effort. We’d love your help. The amount of work is the same.”. The 17th time, Vitas had not given up. Preparing to win is much more difficult than wanting to win. Small victories are nice, but they are not what keeps us going. If you believe that and know that, you have to be the one to take responsibility to push yourself to your limits. Lombardi is known for his resilience and leadership. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. —BUDDHA” Welcome back. The list of improbable comebacks continues to grow. When you continue to compete, continue to train, and continue to push yourself past your limits, you can achieve anything you can envision.“To give any less than your best is to sacrifice a gift.” – Steve PrefontaineYour personal best is just that: Personal. If you leave anything undone, it’ll be a question for you later. You have to find a way to push yourself to your limits everyday. There are even more that don’t even make it to the next level. He never adopted the mentality of a loser. When you feel pain, that’s just a weak spot in your mind. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”15” The goal is to have the best start to finish you can possibly have. The best competitors leave the arena with no regrets and with nothing left in their tank. You can pull yourself off the floor. You have to be willing to play with reckless abandon in pursuit of the goal.“It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.” – Evander HolyfieldWhen you enter any battle, you have to embrace every fiber of your being. What you do with your opportunity can either be a kindergarten finger painting experience or it can be The Persistence of Memory. Recognize that you aren’t the tallest, strongest, fastest. When you have nothing left in the tank, your mind can reach down into the depths and pull out another round you didn’t even know was there.“The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.” – Les BrownNo one wants to win if the other person gives up. Someone may sympathize and feel some sense of sadness or pain, but only you will know that you didn’t leave everything on the field.“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” – Dean KarnazesNothing is harder than running a marathon. Instead of Shaq being completely grateful for the award, he took the time to thank the one naysayer because he knew that would be the fuel to push himself even harder the next year.“It’s not the will to win that matters — everyone has that. No one better want it more. When people say “it’s how you play the game,” they quit a long time before that. Every day is another opportunity to win, another chance to succeed. If you give everything you have in that 200 meters, then you’ve won, regardless of the tenth of a second you came up short. Next, you have to develop your mental strength and intestinal fortitude. None of them were revered as the most talented in their class. The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning. When you are on that field, you leave every ounce of practice, skill, and heart on the field. Athlete & Sports Coach Quotes For Inspiration “Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” – Dean Karnazes (Ultra Marathon Runner) “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. That never killed his drive to compete. – Michael Jordan. That’s what pushes you to reach the next level. You never run into someone who is trying to lose or even happy to lose. When you get to mile 5, you are just starting. When you are able to do that consistently, you will become a winner. When you have the best journey, you win.The wise words of Yogi are never forgotten. The amount of work is the same.” “Then one day I thought to myself: Okay, what would happen if I brought the same quality of interest, wonder, and investigation that I do with other things to this teabag dilemma to see what’s going on? “Monkey mind is actually a Buddhist term that refers to a mind that is restless, agitated, confused, or that is hard to control.” A great challenge and a difficult victory is that thing that can motivate us for a long time and prepare us for even greater victories. When you do that, you create a new limit. When you reach that limit, set a new one and go for that.Every match, every game, every moment is a blank canvas. The athlete mention in this book is not literal, it can be you and me, as every day, we are anyway, are the athlete of our own space. Thanks! But when we are not in the present moment and we’re listening to that self-critic, here’s what can happen: We can get so keyed up (“No, I’ve got to shoot real quick, because I want to make it”) that our energy is channeled through a narrow, tense spectrum.
His only championships were with Team USA in 1992 and 1996.