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What Winners Think
If you're looking for some inspiration from a range of legendary figures on what it takes to win, the following quotes will help:
'The commitment to seeing something through, to see it through right to the end, is the difference between greatness and mediocrity.
British Cyclist Jim Rees - who completed the Race Across America, cycling from San Diego to Atlantic City , a distance of just over 3000 miles in 11 days and 8 hours (31 hours better than his 2007 effort).
'Everyone has a will to win; very few have the will to prepare to win'
Dave Reddin – England Rugby Team's Fitness Coach World Cup 2003
'Know what to expect, prepare for it as much as possible and don't lose focus'
Jurgen Grobler – Coach of GB's champion rowing team
'The price of achieving greatness is responsibility'
Winston Churchill
'There are plenty of good players out there who have an abundance of talent and all the shots in the world, but at the end of the day it's the committed, focused, honest, courageous & selfless players who tend to make the grade.'
Justin Langer
'It's not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts, it's what you put into the practice.'
Anon
'Learn from the legends – watch the top players and apply tactics that work for them to your own game.'
Anon
'I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, writer, athlete or businessman…there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win. If you don't, you won't.'
Bruce Jenner – Olympic Decathlete
'My strongest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight till the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called inevitable defeats into victories.'
Bjorn Borg – Tennis Legend
'Resolve never to quit, never give up, no matter what the situation.'
Jack Nicklaus – Golfing Great
'Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.'
Vince Lombardi – NFL All-Time Great Coach
'Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.'
Muhammad Ali
'Winners never quit….and quitters never win.'
Anon
'People who win don't get more opportunities, they create them.'
Anon
'Don't rely on other people to prepare you to perform, take responsibility for it yourself.'
Anon
