Quotes

Make Your Mark

Every race has a winner. If not you, who? If not now, when?

Never Give Up

Go over, go under, go around or go through. But never give up.

Quotes likes these two are powerful – and they are just words. But the essence that they bring to life is so overwhelming to some people it makes them do things they never thought possible.  Especially in sports, quotes like these help people gear up for an important game or even just a Sunday out at the rink.  I have 2 books filled with quotes like these that I have gathered over the years and once in a while I look through them to give me inspiration for whatever I am doing – mostly it is for working out to get me motivated or to get me focused for a hockey game. 

No matter where quotes come from – movies, TV shows, and famous people – they have different meanings for everyone. The two quotes mentioned before, to me, have the meaning that I have to keep on moving in order to reach my goals – let nothing stop me in my way of reaching those goals.   What makes quotes interesting is that with a few simple words strung together to make a sentence, a person can become overwhelmed with confidence, pride and determination.  Even with a word as simple as “go”, people are taken over with a sense of this is the start of something good. “Go” can start a race, a school final, a drill for a sport practice and so much more but the two-letter word brings so much more meaning to the people who hear it and they do everything they can to make whatever happens after that word the best it can be.

I leave you with some of my favorite quotes and hopefully they will make you stop and think and even become some of your favorites. Happy Holidays everyone!

It doesn’t matter who kicks the ball as long as it hits the back of the net.

Approach every challenge with a level head and unwavering determination . . . all your horizons will be bright.

The race goes not always to the swift but to those who keep running. You have powers you never dreamed of. You are capable of doing things you never thought possible. There are no limitations on what you can do.

The highest courage is to dare to be yourself in the face of adversity. Choosing right over wrong, ethics over convenience, and truth over popularity – these are the choices that measure your life. Travel the path of integrity without looking back, for there is never a wrong time to do the right thing.

Your true character is revealed by the clarity of your convictions, the choices you make, and the promises you keep. Hold strongly to your principles and refuel to follow the currents of convenience. What you say and do defines who you are, and who you are . . . you are forever.

Every story that captures our imagination, every statistic that illuminates an idea, every viewpoint that enlightens the debate forces us to question our understanding of the world. Whether it ultimately changes our thinking or not is immaterial – the real value of knowledge lies in its ability to make us more complete.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.

The place where we find out deepest peace is the place where we discover our greatest strength.