“I hate to lose more than I like to win. I hate to see the happiness on their faces when they beat me!” FacesMotivationHateWinningSportsLosesVictoryLosingBeatsI HateSoftballWill To Win Author:Jimmy Connors
“If you're not prepared, it's not pressure you feel, it's fear.” IfsFeelsMotivationSportsPressurePreparedPreparationSoftball Author:Bruce Bochy
“The only person who can stop you from reaching your goals is you.” PersonsMotivationSportsGoalReachingSoftballReaching Your Goals Author:Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“We have the misconception that competitiveness means winning at all costs, but that's not what competition is. Competition is just doing your best and not giving up. We all face a moment in a race or in a competition in which we want to give up. We can either give in and not keep pushing, or we can charge forward and work through it.” WantGivingMeanMomentsFacesMotivationWinningSportsRaceCostGiving UpCompetitionPushingNot Giving UpSoftballMisconceptionCompetitivenessDoing Your Best Author:Lisa Rainsberger
“I'm not afraid to take a step and if I fall, I fall. I pick myself up and move on. If we can all learn one thing in life, it's don't be afraid to take on something that you believe you're capable of achieving.” IfsBelieveMovingMotivationFallSportsStepsOne ThingAchieveCapablePicksNot AfraidThings In LifeSoftball Author:Michael Jordan
“Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That's the challenge: To be afraid and know people are staring at you and know you might not do all that well, but you do it anyway. What singles out the successful athlete from the ones who never make it past a plateau, it that successful athletes risk failure, even though they are terrified.” PeopleKnowsWellsMightPastMotivationSportsChallengesSuccessfulRiskAthleteBe GoodStaringTerrifiedSoftballSinglesStaring At You Author:Aimee Mullins
“A lot of people notice when you succeed, but they don't see what it takes to get there.” PeopleInspirationalSuccessMotivationSportsSucceedBeing SuccessfulSuccess In LifeKey To SuccessRoad To SuccessRecipe For SuccessSoftball Author:Dawn Staley
“You can accomplish so much with a strong will. Just do your best, no matter what. Don't let negative thoughts creep in. Don't talk yourself out of anything.” MatterMotivationStrongSportsNegativeNo Matter WhatAccomplishCreepsSoftballNegative ThoughtsStrong Will Author:Rebecca Twigg
“A pitcher never gets me out. I get myself out. That's no disrespect to the pitcher, but there should be no excuse for failure. You can't have an excuse to fail.” ShouldMotivationSportsFailingExcusePitcherDisrespectSoftballNo Excuses Author:Mike Piazza
“I train harder than anyone else in the world. Last year I was supposed to take a month off and I took three days off because I was afraid somebody out there was training harder. That's the feeling I go through every day - Am I not doing what somebody else is doing? Is someone out there training harder than I am? I can't live with myself if someone is.” IfsWorldYearsI CanFeelingsLastsMotivationThreeSportsMonthsTrainingHarderTrainLast YearSoftballDays OffTraining Harder Author:Marion Jones