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    “Being the first to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only one phase of life.  It’s what you do after you cross the line that really counts.” ~ Ralph Boston

      “I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted, but victorious, on the field of battle.” ~ Vince Lombardi

        “I’m here to tell you that a champion is someone who has fallen off the horse a dozen times and gotten back on the horse a dozen times.  Successful people never give up.” ~ Jean Driscoll

          “You can map out a fight plan or a life plan, but when the action starts, it may not go the way you planned, and you’re down to your reflexes – your training.  That’s where your roadwork shows.  If you cheated on that in the dark of morning, you’re getting found out now, under the bright lights.” ~ Joe Frazier

            “Winning is not a sometime thing.  You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit.  Unfortunately, so is losing.” ~ Vincent Lombardi

              “Each time I step on the basketball court, I never know what will happen.  I live for the moment.  I play for the moment.” ~ Michael Jordan

                “Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. ” ~ Unknown

                  “There’s a thin line between losing and winning. Losing breeds winners. The main recipe to success is through failures and hardships!”

                  Unknown

                    “In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: hit the line hard.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

                      “Concentration is born on the practice court… you must mentally treat your practice sessions as matches, concentrating on every ball you hit.” ~ Martina Navratilova

                        “If there is doubt in your mind… How can your muscles know what they are expected to do?” ~ Harvey Penick

                          “In a race, sooner or later there’s a moment that separates the winner from those who don’t win. That instant is your chance, the moment you’ve been waiting for.” ~ Seth Godin, Linchpin

                            “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

                              “Be quick but never hurry.” ~ John Wooden

                                “If you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” ~ Michael Jordan

                                  “Progress is built, in effect, upon the foundations of necessary failure.  That is the essential paradox of expert performance.” ~ Matthew Syed

                                    “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

                                        “Learn from the past.  Prepare for the future.  Perform in the present.” ~ Gary Mack, Mind Gym

                                          “When you are playing your game right on time, in the present, you perform at your best.  Why?  Because in the present, there is no pressure.  Pressure is created by anxieties about the future and remembered failures from the past.” ~ Gary Mack, Mind Gym