Quotes

ATTITUDE

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
American Author
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances.

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they

want, and, if they can't find them, they make them.

WOODY HAYES College Football Coach We control by attitudes-positive mental attitudes-not by rules.
HARRY CARSON NFL Linebacker Teams just beat themselves. They psyche themselves out. They don't think they can win, so they don't. They get beat by doubt. WADE SCHALLES Wrestler-National Champion, College Wrestling Coach Winners expect to win before the contest starts; losers don't. Any individual becomes what he or she thinks about most. If you want to be a champion, then that thought must dominate your life. But most important, winners dwell on the rewards of winning; losers dwell on the penalties of failure. BRUCE JENNER Decathlon-Olympic Gold Medalist Around Bruce Jenner you don't ever talk about losing and you never talk about the possibility of defeat. Talk about winning and believe it will happen. CHARLES SIMMONS American Manufacturer Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working 24 hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force. BRUCE JENNER Decathlon-Olympic Gold Medalist The decathlon was a constant challenge for me. I always wanted to do better. I had a very positive mental attitude. If I ran 100 meters in 11.0, I felt sure I could do it in 10.9. If I broad jumped 212 feet, I was positive I could do 23.

STEVE CARLTON Major League Pitcher Man is the only one who puts limitations on himself. There are really no limits. A lot of professional athletes play beneath their ability. They may believe they are giving 100 percent, but they aren't because they are not thinking at their peak. You can create an atmosphere about yourself, positive or negative.
BRUCE JENNER Decathlon-Olympic Gold Medalist The decathlon was a constant challenge for me. I always wanted to do better. I had a very positive mental attitude. If I ran 100 meters in 11.2, I felt sure I could do it in 11.1. If I broad jumped 21 feet, I was positive I could do 22. THOMAS JEFFERSON Third President Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. LOUISE W EGGLESTON American Writer Anyone who looks for the good can always find much for which to be grateful, or he can dwell on the present evil and wreck his composure ...There is always an answer for every problem. ABRAHAM LINCOLN Sixteenth President Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
DAN FOUTS NFL Quarterback It's hard to separate the mental and the physical. So much of what you do physically happens because you've thought about it and mentally prepared for it. DENNIS LEONARD Major League Pitcher I have a positive approach. Instead of thinking about how the guy at the plate hit me last time, I remember how I got him out.