I love quotes. If you’ve followed my blog for very long, you know that I like to insert a quote post now and again. Since it’s mid-year, a little inspiration felt appropriate. After all, we are all chasing dreams!
Don Yaeger is a friend of mine who writes for Forbes Magazine and Forbes.com. He is also a nine-time New York Times Best Selling author. He recently wrote an article for Forbes.com that included 45 of his favorite inspirational quotes. He primarily writes on sports and sports-related topics so many of these quotes are derived from that genre; however, they are inspiring nonetheless. I chose my seventeen favorite quotes and listed them below for your inspiration and enjoyment.
- Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always try to do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, are great. – Mark Twain
- In life, adversity only visits the strong. It stays forever with the weak. We have to decide whether we’re going to be strong or weak. – Dale Brown
- A winner is someone who can look in the mirror at the end of the day and say in pursuit of my goal and dreams I gave my best. – Dick Vitale
- The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. – Jimmy Johnson
- If it’s important you’ll find a way. If it’s not, you’ll find an excuse. – Ryan Blair
- When you’re good at something, you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something, they’ll tell you. – Walter Payton
- I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying. – Michael Jordan
- Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. – Robert F. Kennedy
- Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them. – William Shakespeare
- It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things. – Leonardo da Vinci
- Have a fierce resolve in everything you do. Demonstrate determination, resiliency, and tenacity. Do not let temporary setbacks become permanent excuses. Use mistakes and problems as opportunities to get better-not reasons to quit. – Jamie Dimon
- Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. – Lou Holtz
- Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek. – Mario Andretti
- The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. – Vidal Sassoon
- Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Herman Cain
- You always pass failure on your way to success. – Mickey Rooney
- The best revenge is massive success. – Frank Sinatra
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