Winning
145 quotes: 18 by Keith Craft, 127 from other voices.
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- For failure comes from the inside first, It's there if we only knew it, And you can win, though you face the worst, If you feel that you're going to do it.
- For they can conquer who believe they can.
- For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes—not that you won or lost—but how you played the Game.Grantland RiceSourced
- Games are won by players who focus on the playing field – not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard.
- Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.
- Going all in is its own reward. Even if you fail, when you’ve given it your all there is massive internal satisfaction.
- Happiness is not pleasure; it is victory.
- He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
- Here’s how I’m going to beat you. I’m going to outwork you. That’s it. That’s all there is to it.
- I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.
- I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
- I never lose. I either win or learn.
- If one man conquer in battle a thousand times thousand men, and if another conquer himself, he is the greatest of conquerors.
- If there be no enemy, no fight; if no fight, no victory; if no victory, no crown.
- If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.
- If you lose today, win tomorrow. In this never-ending spirit of challenge is found the heart of a victor.
- If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.William HazlittSourced
- In business, the competition will bite you if you keep running; if you stand still, they will swallow you.
- In football we always said that the other team couldn't beat us. We had to be sure that we didn't beat ourselves. And that's what people have to do, too - make sure they don't beat themselves.
- In order to win, we pay with energy and effort and discipline. If we lose, we pay in disappointment, discontent, and lack of fulfillment.
- It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it’s close.
- It is defeat that turns bone to flint, gristle to muscle, and makes men invincible. One is never so near victory as when defeated in a good cause.
- It’s hard to win if you’re halfway in.
- It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
- Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.
- Losing doesn’t make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
- Losing is a habit. So is winning. Now let’s work on permanently instilling winning habits into your life.
- Most of the real winners in life are so busy contributing, they don’t even think of seeking publicity for their acts.
- No victory worth having was ever won without cost.
- Not in the clamour of the crowded street, Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, But in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.Henry Wadsworth LongfellowSourced
- Nothing but ourselves can finally beat us.
- Often we are so busy with sawing that we forget to sharpen the saw..Stephen R. CoveyCommonly attributed
- One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.Josh BillingsSourced
- Rais’d with success, the Dolphin swiftly ran; For they can conquer, who believe they can.
- Rowing harder doesn't help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction.Kenichi OhmaeSourced
- Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
- Show them that the difference between defeat and victory in many cases is merely that one team has more will power, more determination, and that the margin of difference is, in many cases, just a matter of inches.
- Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.
- Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer. You have only to persevere to save yourselves, and to save all those who rely upon you. You have only to go right on, and at the end of the road, be it short or long, victory and honor will be found.
- That kind of spirit of determination and drive and hunger and willingness to endure defeats, disappointments, and setbacks, and to continue to move forward until you win.