Sports
“Practice works because practice gives us a chance to relax enough to make smart choices.” ~ Seth Godin
“The harder I train, the quicker I get, the quicker I get, the slower the game, the slower the game, the more plays I make, the more plays I make, the more attention I get, the more attention I get, the more they try to stop me, the more they try to stop me, the harder I train.” ~ Unknown
“Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you didn’t let them down, because you told them the truth. And that truth is that you did everything that you could. There wasn’t one more thing that you could’ve done. Can you live in that moment, as best you can, with clear eyes and love in your heart? With joy in your heart? If you can do that, gentlemen, then you’re perfect.” via Friday Night Lights
“Sport is where an entire life can be compressed into a few hours, where the emotions of a lifetime can be felt on an acre or two of ground, where a person can suffer and die and rise again on six miles of trails through a New York City park. Sport is a theater where sinner can turn saint and a common man become an uncommon hero, where the past and the future can fuse with the present. Sport is singularly able to give us peak experiences where we feel completely one with the world and transcend all conflicts as we finally become our own potential.” ~ Dr. George Sheehan
“Be the one they want injured in the warmup. Who blurs the line between hate and respect. Who can never be stopped, only feared. Make your mark in each and every game. Today, tomorrow, next saturday.” ~ Unknown
“The universal truth is beyond question – the only people who excel are those who have decided to do so.” ~ Seth Godin
“A man is not finished when he’s defeated; he’s finished when he quits.” ~ Richard M. Nixon
“Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. I am not remotely interested in just being good.” ~ Vince Lombardi
“Fear doesn’t go away. The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day.” ~ Steven Pressfield
“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.” ~ Pierre de Coubertin (founder of modern Olympic Games)
“Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.” ~ Joe Paterno
“The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.” ~ Joe Paterno
“You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That’s the mark of a true professional.” ~ Joe Paterno
