Motivational Quotes From AthletesMotivational Quotes from AthletesIt was an exceptionally crazy week, what with holiday shopping, gift wrapping, holiday parties and everyone trying to wrap up work before Christmas vacation. Add to that my kitchen faucet broke which meant a call to the plumber and I came down with a terrible head cold. I spent the entire weekend recouperating and came across some great motivational quotes from athletes to add to my daily positive thoughts. Reading the quotes, I concluded that the way athletes view themselves and the world is refreshing. Athletes consciously decide to push themselves beyond their comfort zones in order to reach the next level. Instead of avoiding discomfort, they are used to being uncomfortable as they strive ahead. Here are some of my new favorite motivational quotes from athletes. I hope you enjoy them: “To believe in yourself and to follow your dreams, to have goals in life and a drive to succeed, and to surround yourself with the things and the people that make you happy - this is success!” S. Azevedo “The only one who can beat me is me.” M. Johnson “Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.” J. Owens “Ask any athlete: We all hurt at times. I'm asking my body to go through seven different tasks. To ask it not to ache would be too much.” Jackie Joyner-Kersee "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan "Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody." Kareem Abdul Jabbar "Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek." Mario Andretti "It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret." Jackie Joyner-Kersee "It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself." Muhammed Ali "It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game even starts." Addison Walker "Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the court and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way." Jim Courier " I always prefer to believe in the best of everybody - it saves so much trouble." Rudyard Kipling I hope these motivational quotes from athletes will inspire you to achieve your best through teamwork, hard work and kindness to yourself and others.
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Hi,Courtney here, author of this site. When I developed anxiety and depression, I went to a psychologist, a psychiatrist and a physician, and to be truthful, in my experience, these people couldn't really help.Therapy sessions, yoga and getting more exercise lessened my anxiety symptoms, but did not stop them for good.
In fact, I later learned that because I was living in a constant state of low-level stress and anxiety, the chemicals in my brain had changed, making me more anxious and depressed. Clearly, merely managing my symptoms was not enough - in fact, following "the doctor's orders" made things worse....
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