Inspirational Quotes on Mental Toughness
“[The game] is 90% mental, the other half is physical.” YOGI BERRA
“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
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
“I failed my way to success.” THOMAS EDISON
“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” ARTHUR ASHE
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be?” MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” DALE CARNEGIE
“I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.” SERENA WILLIAMS
“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” WAYNE GRETZKY
“We may encounter many defeats, but we must never be defeated.” MAYA ANGELOU
“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.” VERNON LAW
“If you can’t accept losing, you can’t win.” VINCE LOMBARDI
“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” PETER MCINTYRE
“It is what it is. But it will be what you make it.” PAT SUMMITT
"When someone tells me 'no,' it doesn't mean I can't do it, it simply means I can't do it with them. -- Karen E. Quinones Miller
"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Don't waste your energy trying to change opinions ... do your thing, and don't care if they like it." -- Tina Fey
"The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you." -- William Jennings Bryan
"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced." -- Vincent van Gogh
"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles, and less than perfect conditions. So what? Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident, and more and more successful." -- Mark Victor Hansen
"Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles." - Alex Karras (Football Player)
"Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers (Actor)
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." - Mahatma Gandhi (Political and Spiritual Leader)
"Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like muscles of the body." - Lynn Jennings (Long Distance Runner)
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.” - Michael Jordan