Quotes About Empowerment

God gets you to the plate, but once you're there you're on your own.

Have confidence in yourself and don't let people put you down or make you feel weak or worthless, because the more they put you down, the more you need to get back up and prove how wrong they are.

Girls should go on thinking that there is a world out there and that it is theirs for the taking.

You have a very powerful mind that can make anything happen as long as you keep yourself centered.

A woman can beat any man; it's difficult to imagine another kind of sport where a woman can beat a man. That's why I like chess.

Sometimes parents limit the experiences their kids will have, saying they are going to fail; they can't ride a bike or do sports.

Sports kept me off the streets. It kept me from getting into what was going on, the bad stuff.

Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter.

This must be how the guys in Space Jam felt when MJ gave them their powers back through that old basketball.

If you want a thing done - go. If not - send.

I am not looking for perfection. I look for the best in me.

Sports can do so much. It's given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation.

A coach is someone who always makes you do what you don't want to do, so you can be who you've always wanted to be.

Sport has the power to overcome old divisions and create the bond of common aspirations

You can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

I can reach a kid who doesn't have any ability as long as he doesn't know it.

If you're thinking something good about your players, say it; don't save it for later.

In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.

I believe in women. I believe in myself. I believe in my body.

Do not speak defeat, speak victory.

As blacks, all we got is sports and entertainment. That's the only way out the hood sometimes.

I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.

Nobody motivates today's workers. If it doesn't come from within, it doesn't come. Fun helps remove the barriers that allow people to motivate themselves.

People tend to box little girls in. They teach them to sit properly and stand quietly and not attract attention. Sports is one place where girls can be free and enjoy the exhilaration of movement.