Top 10 Pregame Quotes

(Read these before you compete!)

 #10

“The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch.” ~ Jim Rohn

#9

“If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.” ~ Timothy Ferriss

#8

“Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.” ~ Herodotus

#7

“The goal is not to be better than the other man, but to be better than your previous self.” ~ Hindu Proverb

#6

“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

 #5

“Waiting to develop courage is just another form of procrastination.  The most successful people take action while they’re afraid!” ~ Unknown

#4

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in that gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

#3

“In the end, it’s extra effort that separates a winner from second place. But winning takes a lot more that that, too. It starts with complete command of the fundamentals. Then it takes desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice. And finally, it takes a great deal of love, fairness and respect for your fellow man. Put all these together, and even if you don’t win, how can you lose?” ~ Jesse Owens

#2

“Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.” ~ John Wooden

#1

“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

Bonus:

If you think you are beaten, you are

If you think that you dare not, you don’t

If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t,

It’s almost certain you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost

For out in the world you’ll find

Success begins with a fellow’s will.

It’s all in the state of mind.

Life’s battles don’t always go

To the stronger or faster man;

But sooner or later the man who wins

Is the man who thinks he can.

~ Arnold Palmer (Golfer)

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