Prepare! The time will come when summer will ask what you were doing all winter. – Henry Clay

If you can’t win your race, make sure the guy ahead of you breaks the record. – Steve Prefontaine

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance. – Benjamin Disraeli

Some succeed because they are destined to; most succeed because they are determined to. – Anatole France

Perseverance is everything. If you just knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake somebody up. – Longfellow

Grant me the courage not to give up, even though I think it is hopeless. – Chester W. Nimitz

The road to success has many tempting parking places. – Steve Potter

Remember that what is hard to endure will be sweet to recall. – Tote Yamada

If you decide you want to be a champion, then the work is no problem. – Homer Barr

You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take. – Wayne Gretzky

The race does not build character; it reveals it. – Heywood Broun

Fall down seven times, stand up eight. – Japanese Proverb

Ruthlessly compete with your own best self. – Apollo Engineers

When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this – you haven’t. – Thomas Edison