Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.

Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion . . . . I myself prefer to laugh, since read more

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion . . . . I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.

All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is to -- act as if it were read more

All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is to -- act as if it were impossible to fail.

Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change read more

Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.

Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us read more

Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us.

No matter how discouraged we get, God has not asked us to do the impossible

No matter how discouraged we get, God has not asked us to do the impossible

Abasement, degradation is simply the manner of life of the man who has refused to be what it is his read more

Abasement, degradation is simply the manner of life of the man who has refused to be what it is his duty to be.

Those that know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of read more

Those that know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.

Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.

Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.