“I was born in a very poor family. I used to sell tea in a railway coach as a child. My mother used to wash utensils and do lowly household work in the houses of others to earn a livelihood. I have seen poverty very closely. I have lived in poverty.I decided that I would not live for myself but would live for others.” ChildrenUsedMotherHouseBornPoorPovertyDecidedSellsCoachesTeaHouseholdLivelihoodRailwayLive For OthersPoor FamilyUtensils Author:Narendra Modi
“But after a few minutes of convincing myself that I really wanted to go - telling myself that I love skating and that my coach is there waiting for me - I would get up and go. And my mother would always get up and eat breakfast with me!” WantedMotherSportsWaitingMinutesCoachesGet UpBreakfastConvincingSkating Author:Nancy Kerrigan
“One thing with me, and every goal I've had - in the sport of swimming, my mother didn't know my goals. The only person that knew my goals were my coaches.” KnowsPersonsMotherSportsGoalOne ThingCoachesSwimming Author:Michael Phelps
“I don't think you play for other people's expectations, you know. You don't go and become a lawyer because your mother or father want you to, you don't become a coach because somebody wants you to.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantPlayMotherFatherExpectationsLawyerCoaches Author:Mike Krzyzewski