Quotes About Motivation

I really struggle with that feeling of helplessness. That's why I really try to get my blogs, and even myself, to point to the positive and look at all the inspiring things that are happening.

Speaking for myself, I really struggle to pinpoint whether I became a scientist because I like science fiction, or did I gravitate to science fiction because I identified strongly with scientists.

I'm from Louisville, Kentucky, and nobody gets out of there. So I'm like, how am I gonna get out of there? Nobody else can. So it took some time. The struggle made me realize I didn't really want to be 'normal' anymore.

You'll never see me go into a fight and struggle to get up for it. I understand first and foremost what's at stake.

I think we all have moments when we struggle with motivation.

My wife says I'm only comfortable when there's a fight. And it's true. The thing that motivates me is struggle.

I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do anything if you want to bad enough.

I want to let little kids know that no matter what situation they come up in, that they're not exempt from success. All I ever wanted was for people to believe in me and just recognize my potential. I came, I struggled, I made it, I conquered.

I never struggled with trying to figure out what it was I wanted to do or what made the sparks go for me.

I struggled with math and had no interest in sports.

I am listening to a book by the guy who founded Nike, and I can relate to it. He struggled.

You know, 'people like us,' it involves... it's everybody who has struggled, you know what I'm saying? Everybody who has... who has had a difficult time getting to where they want to be, and now they can look at us as examples of, 'Hey, I can do this because they did it and I see it happening. Maybe I can do it, too.'

I am a great motivator. I have struggles in my life, and the only way I can push through them is to motivate others. It really is quite selfish.

I've had a lot of struggles in the NBA, so to have some type of success, it just feels good, and makes you want more.

When someone endorses a fixed mindset, it can limit them, even if they're successful at the moment, because if they start struggling and tumbling, they can lose their confidence, but also, they may not create a growth mindset environment for others.

I believe my actual job is that of a mentor. I don't just talk about bowling. I discuss batting, I discuss fielding, I discuss team selection, talking to every boy individually on and off the field, giving them confidence and if they are struggling with their cricket, talking to them about their cricket.

The problem we were struggling with within the closed market was what the incentive would be. You probably wouldn't use dollars. But those are all questions that need to be explored.

'Just Do It' is exactly what you need to hear when you're in a moment of doubt. When you're struggling, especially with sport... just do it. Stop talking about it, stop complaining about the cellulite, or that you're not able to run fast enough for the bus... just do it.

When I read profiles of myself, I sometimes think: 'I have spent my whole life struggling to understand my motivations and impulses, and I've never quite sorted them out.'

Suffering makes me hungry. Suffering allows me to put some hurt in my opponent. It's a good thing.

The opponent never matters to me. That's something I've always said.

The arts were like, there's no opponent. It's just yourself. I'm not saying they don't make the arts a competition with awards and all that, but that's outside the work itself.

I always go there to put on a fight knowing that my opponent is well prepared and will do his best. That's the challenge that motivates me.

You build up the opponent, and you lose confidence.