Personal Best Quotes

“What ever you do, do it well. Do it so well that when people see you do it they will want to come back and see you do it again and they will want to bring others and show them how well you do what you do.” ~ Walt Disney

“The self is not somethign ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.” ~ John Dewey

“Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.” ~ Mary Lou Retton

“World-class performance comes by striving for a target just out of reach, but with a vivid awareness of how the gap might be breached. Over time, through constant repetition and deep concentration, the gap will disappear, only for a new target to be created, just out of reach once again.” ~ Matthew Syed

“The practice sessions of aspiring champions have a specific and never-changing purpose: Progress. Every second of every minute of every hour, the goal is to extend one’s mind and body, to push oneself beyond the outer limits of one’s capacities, to engage so deeply in the task that one leaves the training session, literally, a changed person.” ~ Matthew Syed

“I listen with attention to the judgement of all men; but so far as I can remember, I have followed none but my own.” ~ Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” ~ John Wooden

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” ~ John Wooden

“Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.” ~ John Wooden

“Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.” ~ John Wooden

“To connect with people, be yourself, at your best.” ~ John C. Maxwell

“Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“As you become more clear about who you really are, you’ll be better able to decide what is best for you – the first time around.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.” ~ Henry J. Kaiser

“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” ~ Jim Rohn

“Give so much to the improvement of yourself, that you don’t have time to criticize others.” ~ Jim Rohn

“Commit yourself to something bigger than yourself.” ~ Jim Rohn

“It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.” ~ Helen Keller

“Figure out for yourself what you want to be really good at, know that you’ll never really satisfy yourself that you’ve made it, and accept that thats okay.” ~ Robert B. Reich

“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.” ~ Albert Einstein