Great Quotes on Winning!

44 you-can-win quotations to help you get to the top!

Short Quotes on Winning: Attitude

~ Celebrate all wins!
Blair Singer, contemporary U.S. success coach/author

~ You were born to win.
Daisaku Ikeda (born 1928) Japanese philosopher, Buddhist leader, author, poet, photographer, educator, pacifist

~ It's not over until you win!
Les Brown (born 1945) African-American motivational speaker, coach, author

~ I never saw a pessimistic general win a battle.
General Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) U.S. five-star general, 34th President

~ Sure, winning isn't everything. It's the only thing.
Harry Sanders (details unknown)

~ If your head doesn't get there first, you never will.
Earnie Larson, contemporary U.S. addiction author, speaker, counsellor

~ Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy.
Mike Ditka (born 1939) U.S. former professional football player, coach

~ Winning the war means nothing if our values are lost in the process.
Norma Dell’Agnese, contemporary Canadian film/stage actress

~ The winners in life think constantly in terms of "I can, I will, I am.”
Denis Waitley (born 1933) U.S. motivational speaker, writer, consultant, author

Quotes on Winning: Attitude

~ To be a champ, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.
Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) African-American professional boxing champion

~ Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat.
Napoleon Hill (1883-1970) U.S. personal-success/development author

~ Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant (1913-1983) U.S. college football coach

~ Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.
Denis Waitley (born 1933) U.S. motivational speaker, writer, consultant, author

Longer Quotes on Winning: Attitude

~ In the long run, nice guys do finish first, as long as they are confident and willing to stick up for themselves.
Gian Gonzaga, contemporary U.S. senior research scientist, eHarmony Labs

~ Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.
Tom Peters (born 1942) U.S. writer/speaker/expert on business excellence

~ Folks may call you different, they may say that you can't win, but it's not what's on the outside—it's what you have within!
D.P. Robson (details unknown)

~ Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around you.
Cotton Fitzsimmons (1931-2004) U.S. college/NBA basketball coach

~ Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
Denis Waitley (born 1933) U.S. motivational speaker, writer, consultant, author

~ Whenever evil wins, it is only by default, by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.
Ayn Rand (1905-1982) Russian-born U.S. novelist, philosopher, playwright, screenwriter

~ It's important to resolve to yourself, "I will absolutely win!" Then this firm commitment will serve as the wellspring of great wisdom and courage that surges forth from within.
Daisaku Ikeda (born 1928) Japanese philosopher, Buddhist leader, author, poet, educator, pacifist

Quotes on Winning: Defeat

~ Winning is a habit, unfortunately so is losing.
Vince Lombardi (1913-1970) U.S. professional football coach

~ Where the loser saw barriers, the winner saw hurdles.
Robert Brault, contemporary U.S. writer

~ There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French Renaissance philosopher, humanist, author

~ Winners take imperfect action while losers are still perfecting the plan.
Gina Graves (details unknown)

~ The man who wins may have been counted out several times, but he didn't hear the referee.
H. E. Jansen (details unknown)

~ Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success.
Rob Gilbert (born 1947) U.S. sports psychology professor, public speaker, motivational coach, sports coach, author

~ The minute you start talking about what you’re going to do if you lose, you have lost.
George P. Shultz (born 1920) U.S. economist, statesman, businessman

~ If you lose today, win tomorrow. In this never-ending spirit of challenge is the heart of a victor.
Daisaku Ikeda (born 1928) Japanese philosopher, Buddhist leader, author, poet, educator, pacifist

~ Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.
Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994) African-American triple gold medal Olympian sprinter, who had infantile paralysis as a kid

Quotes on Winning: Effort

~ We all love to win, but how many people love to train?
Mark Spitz (born 1950) U.S. former Olympic swimmer, won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Olympics

~ “A Little Bit More” means the difference between winning and losing.
Billy Cox, contemporary U.S. success coach, motivational speaker, trainer, author

~ Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Napoleon Hill (1883-1970) U.S. personal-success/development author

~ The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
Sir Roger Bannister (born 1929) English former athlete; first man ever to run a mile under 4 minutes

~ Only our pure-minded efforts can break through the clouds of suffering and doubt to win the triumph of our own human revolution.
Daisaku Ikeda (born 1928) Japanese philosopher, Buddhist leader, author, poet, educator, pacifist

Quotes on Winning: Strategy

~ It’s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.
Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant (1913-1983) U.S. college football coach

~ The key is not the will to win... everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.
Bobby Knight (born 1940) U.S. former college basketball coach

~ Efforts, goals, discipline, faith and character—these are the essence of champions.
Peter J. Daniels (born 1932) Australian life & personal development coach, writer, speaker

~ Winning is really about the DECISIONS you make and the ACTIONS you take as you play the game!
Billy Cox, contemporary U.S. success coach, motivational speaker, trainer, author

~ You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.
Zig Ziglar (born 1926) U.S. author, salesperson, motivational speaker

Quotes on Winning over Yourself

~ Win the war between your ears.
Blair Singer, contemporary U.S. success coach/author

~ The greatest victory you will ever win is the victory over yourself!
Billy Cox, contemporary U.S. success coach, motivational speaker, trainer, author

~ The greatest victory has been to be able to live with myself, to accept my shortcomings and those of others.
Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) Belgian-born British actress, humanitarian

~ A winning organization is made up of many individuals, each of whom, in his own way, has attained a personal greatness.
Billy Cox, contemporary U.S. success coach, motivational speaker, trainer, author

~ Those who persist in the pursuit of their dreams, no matter what the hurdles, are winners in life, for they have won over their weaknesses.
Daisaku Ikeda (born 1928) Japanese philosopher, Buddhist leader, author, poet, educator, pacifist

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