Quotes About Motivation

The surest way to fail is not to determine to succeed.

I'm the kind of person who doesn't really focus on more negativity. I'm a positive person, and I look at things in a positive way.

There is only one way... to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.

I had a job on college campus. I lost that job, but on my way home I heard an inner voice that said go out for the baseball team. I was a walk-on, and I was actually petrified as a walk-on because you're not an athlete.

I don't usually read self-help books, but I read a great book by a guy called Wayne Dyer: 'The Power of Intention,' which I loved.

Growing up, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo were the players I looked up to - and Carlos Tevez when he was at the club.

Drake has always been a huge inspiration of mine, and same with Lil Wayne.

Everybody can't be Lil Wayne. Some of us have to pick up a book.

In non-fiction, I like Wayne Dyer. I have a compilation of his best quotes near my bed! To me he's one of the finest authors.

I gave John Wayne the push he needed to get that Oscar.

I'm into a lot of music, definitely a lot of rap. 'Dedication 4', the Lil' Wayne album. Actually, I've been getting into some Swedish house music; the beat just keeps me going a little bit.

Take time to appreciate employees and they will reciprocate in a thousand ways.

There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.

I think it is all about finding ways to challenge yourself.

The right quote can inspire people to change their ways.

Even cynical, selfish people will realize, one way or the other, that it's not in their self-interest to act in self-destructive ways.

I think everybody during the pandemic has gone one of two ways: either you haven't paid attention to your fitness at all and you're at home and stuffing your face. Or, like a lot of people, you have become goal-oriented because you can focus on different things.

I can't be a manager, because I think it's too tough managing 30 players thinking in different ways.

Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.

Invest in a trainer. You see the progress so quickly, and you push yourself in new ways.

I don't think it's good to run on anger, but it's really great when that's the first couple of gallons in your tank - when you've had enough, and you're just pissed off enough to go for it. In a lot of ways, that sort of environment can be a catapult for a great situation.

I think in a lot of ways, I handle the leadership role a little different than others. I'm not going to rah-rah or slap you across the helmet or push you. I'm going to talk to you.

Build your self-esteem by recalling all the ways you have succeeded, and your brain will be filled with images of you making your achievements happen again and again. Give yourself permission to toot your own horn, and don't wait for anyone to praise you.

Now, I'm back to my old ways: Needing to be the leader, needing to score.