“Occasions for defining moments do not arise every day. When they do, we must seize the opportunities they present for improving everyone's life.” MomentsOpportunityAriseOccasionsImprovingDefiningDefining Moments Author:Dick Pound
“Hold'em - like life itself - has its defining moment. It's the flop. When you see the flop, you're looking at 71 percent of your hand, and the cost is only a single round of betting.” MomentsHandsCostPercentRoundsEmsGamblingDefiningBettingDefining Moments Book:Hold'em Excellence: From Beginner to Winner Source: Hold'em Excellence: From Beginner to Winner
“In your life's defining moments there are two choices - you either step forward in faith and power or you step backward into fear.” TwoMomentsChoicesStepsDefiningSteps ForwardTwo ChoicesDefining Moments Author:James Arthur Ray
“Grads need to remember that it's [showcases] just a jumping off point for their career, not the defining moment.” NeedsMomentsRememberCareersJumpingDefiningGradShowcaseJumping OffDefining Moments Author:Rachel Hoffman
“Losing ... really does say something about who you are. Among other things it measures are: do you blame others, or do you own the loss? Do you analyze your failure, or just complain about bad luck? If you're willing to examine failure, and to look not just at your outward physical performance, but your internal workings, too, losing can be valuable. How you behave in those moments can perhaps be more self-defining than winning could ever be. Sometimes losing shows you for who you really are.” IfsLooksDoeSelfSometimesMomentsShowsWinningLossWillingLosingPerformancesBlameLuckWho You AreValuableComplainingBehaveInternalsDefiningBad Luck Author:Lance Armstrong
“Tommy Hearns seemed like an indestructible machine, so to beat him, I think that was my defining moment, the pinnacle.” ThinkingMomentsBeatsMachinesDefiningIndestructiblePinnacleDefining Moments Author:Sugar Ray Leonard
“I always keep moments that were defining for me in my past and challenged me in my past - from getting evicted out of my apartment when I was 14 years old, to being cut from the CFL [Canadian Football League] and only having 7 bucks in my pocket, to bouts with depression - I keep moments like that very close to me because it continues to be great motivators for me. It helps keep me grounded, and it's a good reminder of how things work, and I never want to go back to that.” WantYearsMomentsHelpingPastCuttingFootballLeaguePocketsApartmentGroundedRemindersDefiningBucksMy Past Author:Dwayne Johnson