“I learned to love winning early in life. In fact, I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t competing in something and trying to beat the guys next to me.”— Jeff Gordon, amazon.com
“[I realized] that I’m a real fighter, that I have a lot of grit. ... If you work really hard, if you fight your way through and fight your way back, you can make some things happen for yourself.”— Sloane Stephens, deadspin.com
“She’s lost a little battle here today, but it’s a minor battle in a big war that she’s been winning and that she’ll go on winning.”— Ken Kesey, amazon.com
“We won for the first time and the feeling is completely different. I was very emotional. I was thinking about my team-mates, my family – my whole family because we were all born in Portugal. So the feeling was a little bit crazy. I cried a lot. Sad moments, emotional moments, happy moments; it all h…”— Cristiano Ronaldo, worldsoccer.com
“This game has got to be about more than winning. You're part of something here... along the way, I want you to cherish it, because when it's gone, it's gone forever.”— Al Pacino, Tony D'Amato, amazon.com
“We're in hell right now gentlemen. Believe me. And we can stay here, get the shit kicked out of us, or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb outta hell... one inch at a time.”— Al Pacino, Tony D'Amato, amazon.com
“It's the guy everybody's looking at first - the leader of a team - who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. 'Cause you make them believe.”— Al Pacino, Tony D'Amato, amazon.com
“That's a team, gentlemen, and either, we heal, now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.”— Al Pacino, Tony D'Amato, amazon.com
“That's what a leader's about: sacrifice. The times he's gotta sacrifice because he's gotta lead, by example. Not by fear and not by self-pity.”— Al Pacino, Tony D'Amato, amazon.com
“On any given Sunday you're gonna win or you're gonna lose. The point is - can you win or lose like a man?”— Al Pacino, Tony D'Amato, amazon.com
“If I believe I will win, then victory will believe in me. No life is complete without a touch of madness.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.”— Marion Wright Edelman, pinterest.com
“Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all of the time. Winning is a habit.”— Coach Vince Lombardi, vincelombardi.com
“The things you learn from sports – setting goals, being part of a team, confidence – that’s invaluable. It’s not about trophies and ribbons. It’s about being on time for practice, accepting challenges and being fearful of the elements.”— Summer Sanders, blog.shareitfitness.com
“There’s always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I’ve learned on the track: If you work hard, things will work out.”— Lolo Jones, blog.shareitfitness.com