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“Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.”

“We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.”

“The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.”

“Fight one more round. When your arms are so tired that you can hardly lift your hands to come on guard, fight one more round. When your nose is bleeding and your eyes are black and you are so tired that you wish your opponent would crack you one on the jaw and put you to sleep, fight one more round - remembering that the man who always fights one more round is never whipped.”

“Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.”

“The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do.”

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.”

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”

“To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.”

“The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.”

“...We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. That sounds goody two-shoes, I know, but I believe that a diamond is the result of extreme pressure and time. Less time is crystal. Less than that is coal. Less than that is fossilized leaves. Less than that it's just plain dirt. In all my work, in the movies I write, the lyrics the poetry, the prose, the essays, I am saying that we may encounter many defeats - maybe it's imperative that we encounter the defeats - but we are much stronger than we appear to be and maybe much better than we allow ourselves to be.”

“A vow is fixed and unalterable determination to do a thing, when such a determination is related to something noble which can only uplift the man who makes the resolve.”

“Being your best is not so much about overcoming the barriers other people place in front of you as it is about overcoming the barriers we place in front of ourselves. It has nothing to do with how many times you win or lose. It has no relation to where you finish in a race or whether you break world records. But it does have everything to do with having the vision to dream, the courage to recover from adversity and the determination never to be shifted from your goals.”

“You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.”

“If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.”

“Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

“Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.”

“The principle is competing against yourself.”

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”

“I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”

“Don't let others define you. Don't let the past confine you. Take charge of your life with confidence and determination and there are no limits on what you can do or be.”

“Watch your thoughts, they become words.”

“A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.”

“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.”

“Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”