I always loved running. . . it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.
Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone.
If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent
Associate with those who help you believe in yourself.
What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn't think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know.
As a coach, your high standards of performance, attention to detail and - above all - how hard you work set the stage for how your players perform.
Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don't think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made.
School is a building that has four walls-with tomorrow inside. Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. There are many ways of going forward, but there is only one way of standing still. A lot of us would like to move mountains, but few of us are willing to practice on small hills. Doing your best is more important than being the best. Giant oak trees started out as little nuts. The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.
The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.
The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.
We've got to do a better job with our kids. Teach good values, teach the fundamentals.
You can't really control what people think. You can't really worry about what they think, and attitude is really the one to have.
An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.
Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.
Two sure ways to fail- Think and never do or do and never think.
If you are moving, even fire will not hurt you. If you are standing still near the fire, even though you are not in the fire, the heat will eventually get to you.
We are all capable of living each day with a fiery passion and sense of purpose that radiates in our smile and voice.
It's important to remember that feminism is no longer a group of organizations or leaders. It's the expectations that parents have for their daughters, and their sons, too. It's the way we talk about and treat one another. It's who makes the money and who makes the compromises and who makes dinner. It's a state of mind. It's the way we live now.