MEANINGFUL THOUGHTS FOR ATHLETES
· You play the game with the hands and feet, but you win with the HEAD and the HEART.
· Complete with yourself: The real measure of success is not what you can do compared to others, but rather compared to your own potential.
· Little things make perfection but perfection is no little thing.
· The question is not what, we have but more importantly how much of what we have are we willing to give.
· Accomplishments are most meaningful when shared with others.
· Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
· Change your thoughts and change your world.
· Details make the difference.
· The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.
· Don’t mistake activity for achievement.
· Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.
· If you are willing to sacrifice it can be done.
· If you give your best you can accept the results.
· I enjoy seeing my teammate succeed.
· It’s hard by the yard, but a cinch by the inch.
· It is more productive to give than to receive.
· More than yesterday, but less than tomorrow.
· My toughest opponent: Myself!
· Secret to success: Forming the habit of doing the things that most people don’t like to do.
· I understand percentages, thus failure is not defeat, but rather percentages at work.
· I will be prepared when my chance comes.
· The athlete with “freedom” can perform in the clutch because they do not experience the tenseness and over-anxiety that marks the self-centered player.
· The “Big Time” is where you are.
· The body manifests what the mind harbors.
· The company you keep indicates the direction that you are going.
· The difference between most players is not so great that intelligence and hard work cannot overcome it.
· The greatest strength is heart power!
· The main ingredient in stardom is the rest of the team.
· The Quality of life is in proportion to your commitment.
· The successful athlete has a competitive but friendly attitude toward their opponents.
· The freedom to lose is a key ingredient in learning how to win.
· The person who is not afraid of failure seldom has to face it.
· Thankfulness is expressed by the way we live.
· We don’t have to, we want to.
· What was hard to endure is sweet to recall.
· Winning is a by-product of excellence in every detail of preparation.
· Winning is the science of being totally prepared.
· You can tell the size of a person by what it takes to discourage them.
· You don’t have to be the best, but you do have to do your best.
Compliments of Reedy Basketball
· You play the game with the hands and feet, but you win with the HEAD and the HEART.
· Complete with yourself: The real measure of success is not what you can do compared to others, but rather compared to your own potential.
· Little things make perfection but perfection is no little thing.
· The question is not what, we have but more importantly how much of what we have are we willing to give.
· Accomplishments are most meaningful when shared with others.
· Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
· Change your thoughts and change your world.
· Details make the difference.
· The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.
· Don’t mistake activity for achievement.
· Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.
· If you are willing to sacrifice it can be done.
· If you give your best you can accept the results.
· I enjoy seeing my teammate succeed.
· It’s hard by the yard, but a cinch by the inch.
· It is more productive to give than to receive.
· More than yesterday, but less than tomorrow.
· My toughest opponent: Myself!
· Secret to success: Forming the habit of doing the things that most people don’t like to do.
· I understand percentages, thus failure is not defeat, but rather percentages at work.
· I will be prepared when my chance comes.
· The athlete with “freedom” can perform in the clutch because they do not experience the tenseness and over-anxiety that marks the self-centered player.
· The “Big Time” is where you are.
· The body manifests what the mind harbors.
· The company you keep indicates the direction that you are going.
· The difference between most players is not so great that intelligence and hard work cannot overcome it.
· The greatest strength is heart power!
· The main ingredient in stardom is the rest of the team.
· The Quality of life is in proportion to your commitment.
· The successful athlete has a competitive but friendly attitude toward their opponents.
· The freedom to lose is a key ingredient in learning how to win.
· The person who is not afraid of failure seldom has to face it.
· Thankfulness is expressed by the way we live.
· We don’t have to, we want to.
· What was hard to endure is sweet to recall.
· Winning is a by-product of excellence in every detail of preparation.
· Winning is the science of being totally prepared.
· You can tell the size of a person by what it takes to discourage them.
· You don’t have to be the best, but you do have to do your best.
Compliments of Reedy Basketball
