Quotes About Motivation

Since I was kid, what's drawn me to racing is the feeling inside of me, the passion I have for the sport, the feeling I have while competing and doing what I do in a car, on a bike, whatever it's been.

The Bible is my sport psychology manual.

So much of sport is that mental attitude.

If you are good at something, and especially, if people who matter tell you that you are good enough, you must follow that sport.

I love sleeping and to inculcate the habit of early rising, my dad forced me to take up a sport. That was the only reason I started playing cricket in the first place. And thereafter it continued.

You need to go near to the people and actually sensitize them about the sport - specifically running. If athletes can go near their fans, many people would develop a love for running.

I will be that guy to change this sport, especially in the heavyweight division. A lot of people have lost interest. I'm the right man for the job... I want to make it bigger and better than it ever have been before.

Having a belt is cool, but I'm trying to do more in the sport.

I've been doing the sport since I was 5 years old. And if I don't have support behind me, it's just a dream and it will not be able to turn into reality.

In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure.

You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

I think the impact I make is to inspire Filipino female athletes that they can do it as well... A Filipina can be a sports hero.

But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out.

Don't force your kids into sports. I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to go play golf. I ask him. It's the child's desire to play that matters, not the parent's desire to have the child play. Fun. Keep it fun.

The greatest thing about sports, to me, is just the crossover into everyday life.

I'm mad enough not to ever need a sports psychologist, because I really believe in myself.

I wanted to be a sports broadcaster like Stephen A. Smith.

With me being a sportsman and being an icon who people know, if I can even send a little message across which will maybe help a lot of people, I'm going to do that.

I like to teach. And when I spot talent without ambition, it makes me angry. I give students short shrift if they're not willing to do the work. Relying on talent is not enough.

Obviously, every player wants to keep their spot in the starting line-up, and I'm the same.

I just want get to as high as I can go. I think that's the safest and most politically correct thing I can say. I'm not trying to take anyone's spot. I want to create my own lane and shoot to the sky.

If you take your foot off the gas, there's always someone who wants your spot.

If I didn't have competition and I didn't have people trying to take my spot, then it can make someone lazy. So it does the exact opposite. It motivates me.

You can't take a single day for granted in the National Football League. Every single day, you need to earn your spot on the roster.