More Wisdom from the world of sports

Joe DiMaggio, Yankees baseball legend

A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
            - Joe DiMaggio, Baseball Player

To be a champ, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.
               - Sugar Ray Robinson, Boxer

Failure is good. It’s fertilizer. Everything I’ve learned about coaching, I’ve learned from making mistakes.
               - Rick Pitino, Basketball Coach

It’s better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.
              - Jackie Joyner Kersee, Olympian

Winning is not everything, but making the effort is.
           - Vince Lombardi, Football Coach

The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain, no matter what happens.
             - Arnold Schwartzenegger, Bodybuilder

Tommy Lasorda, LA Dodgers baseball manager

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in the person’s determination.
            -Tommy Lasorda, Baseball Manager
 
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
              - Stan Smith, Tennis Player

I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you’re a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no
getting around it. If you do, you’ll win – if you don’t, you won‘t.
               -Bruce Jenner, Olympian

Great effort springs naturally from a great attitude.
               - Pat Riley, Basketball Coach