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Winning a trophy is always nice, but my personal satisfaction comes from reflecting on the passion, motivation, and determination that went into getting me there.
Sep 18, 2025
Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward
The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant, its energy - invincible determination - a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory.
What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.
Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.
The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before.
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.
The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.
So long as there is breath in me, that long will I persist.
A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.
You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
Tough times never last, but tough people do.
Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.
The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.
A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.
The harder I work the more I live.
Do your best with what you have where you are.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.
Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.
Nelson Mandela said: 'It always seems impossible until it's done.' Peace is possible.
A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop.
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand
There is nothing more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
The world is full of educated derelicts.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.