Ronnie Lott former 49ers Legendjdlasica / Foter

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size

of the fight in the dog." -Archie Griffen (two-time Heisman winner at a height of 5ft 9)

 

• "You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them." Michael Jordan

 

• "To succeed...You need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you." -Tony Dorsett

 

• "The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination." -Tommy Lasorda

 

• "If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it." -Ronnie Lott

 

• "Doctors and scientists said that breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead." -Roger Bannister (After becoming the first person to break the four-minute mile, 1952)

   

• "Make the present good, and the past will take care of itself." -Knute Rockne

   

• "Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is about having money and fame, but excellence is being the best you can be." -Mike Ditka

   

• "Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. " -Ted Williams

   

• "Love is playing game as if every it's your last."

- Michael Jordan    

• "Pain is only temporary but victory is forever."

- Jeremy H.    

• "Winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else."

- Vince Lombardi    

• "Winners don't wait for chances, they take them."

- Unknown    

• "At one point in your life you either have the thing you want, or the reasons why you don't."

- Andy Roddick    

• “I want to be the best, Simple and plain, That's why I play the game, And to be the best you have to win And thats what drives Me.”

- Kobe Bryant    

• "Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even." -Muhammad Ali

   

• "You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul, as well as your body." -Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

   

• "You miss 100% of the shots you never take." -Wayne Gretzky

   

• "I get to play golf for a living. What more can you ask for,  getting paid for doing what you love." . -Tiger Woods

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