Michael Jordan

"If you practice the way you play, there shouldn't be any difference. That's why I practiced so hard. I wanted to be prepared for the game."

Michael Jordan (1963 - )

Mahatma Gandhi

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Vince Lombardi

"Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work."

Vince Lombardi (1913-1970)

Albert Einstein

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Abraham Lincoln

"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Kosuke Kitajima

"By finishing third in the semifinals, I was able to put pressure on Hansen and Gyurta in this race. I kept my cool, and it was a bit easier than the 100 event, as I could see what the other swimmers around me were doing."

Kosuke Kitajima
Gold Medalist, 2004 Athens Olympic Game

Ronald Reagan

“Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today’s world do not have.”

Ronald Reagan

Voltaire

"Shun idleness. It is a rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant of metals."

Voltaire (1694-1778)

Napoleon Bonaparte

"Victory belongs to the most persevering."

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

John Dalberg Acton

“A wise person does at once what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing, only at different times.”

John Dalberg Acton

Julie Andrews

"Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth."

Julie Andrews (1935 - )

Benjamin Franklin

"A good example is the best sermon."

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Henry Ford

"One who fears failure limits his activities."

Henry Ford (1863-1947)

Benjamin Disraeli

"The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes."

Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

Earl Nightingale

“Whenever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together."

Earl Nightingale