Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to
it, if you throw your read more

Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to
it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along too.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, \'Don\'t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life read more

I hated every minute of training, but I said, \'Don\'t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.\'

Professionalism is knowing how to do it, when to do it, and doing it.

Professionalism is knowing how to do it, when to do it, and doing it.

I just wake up and say, "You're a bum, go do something worthwhile today.".

I just wake up and say, "You're a bum, go do something worthwhile today.".

Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you
burn.

Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you
burn.

He conquers who endures.

He conquers who endures.

Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

Stop the mindless wishing that things would be different. Rather than wasting time and emotional and spiritual energy in explaining read more

Stop the mindless wishing that things would be different. Rather than wasting time and emotional and spiritual energy in explaining why we don't have what we want, we can start to pursue other ways to get it.

As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust read more

As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead.