It is not the

It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters. Evander Holyfield

An athlete cannot run

An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head. Emil Zatopek

The hardest skill to

The hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and you are still getting beat no matter what you do. When you have the killer instinct to fight through that, it is very special. Eddie Reese

There may be people

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that. Derek Jeter

The winners in life

The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Denis Waitley

The winners in life

The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can’t do. Denis Waitley

What to do with

What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. Dean Smith

Gold medals aren’t really

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

You’ve got to take

You’ve got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference. Chris Evert