Quotes About Motivation

All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself.

I hope this story provokes you as much as it provoked me to write it.

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I had all my staffs, except for VIII Corps, in for a conference. As usual on the verge of an attack, they were full of doubt. I seemed always to be the ray of sunshine, and by God, I always am. We can and will win, God helping." *

It's hard to do it because you gotta look people in the eye and tell 'em they're irresponsible and lazy. And who's gonna wanna do that? Because that's what poverty is, ladies and gentlemen. In this country, you can succeed if you get educated and work hard. Period. Period.

True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.

Something goes wrong, I yell at them -'Fix it'- whether it's their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.

What's the takeaway here? Being aware that your time is limited can clearly motivate you to make the most of the time you do have.

Stress should be a powerful driving force, not an obstacle.

The difference between who you are and who you want to be, is what you do.

I now know that if I don't want to live in a mess, I need to pray to God for the willingness, courage, and motivation to clean up my own mess.

Do more than you're supposed to do and you can have or be or do anything you want.

A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.

Commit yourself to a passion that moves you.

You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last-minute panic.

You know, sometimes kids get bad grades in school because the class moves too slow for them. Einstein got D's in school. Well guess what, I get F's!!!

You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last-minute panic.

You know, sometimes kids get bad grades in school because the class moves too slow for them. Einstein got D's in school. Well guess what, I get F's!!!

Hope without direction can all too easily turn into despair.

Our fictions move us to do great things, things worth doing for no better reason than there's poetry in us. We dream before we do.

You can't think your way into right action, but you can act your way into right thinking.

The most difficult thing about painting is the self-discipline. When I finish a job, I give myself a few days, but then I have to discipline myself quite fiercely if I want to do some painting that's worthwhile. Otherwise, you're just doodling. It's much easier when you're just told what you have to do.

Psychic, illusionist... I'm just doing the things that I find interesting and worthwhile.

What really motivates people at Facebook is building something that's worthwhile, that they're going to be proud to show to friends and family.