From time to time I come acrcoss certain quotes from a famous writer, coach, personality or an average joe that make me stop and think. I have compulated a few that I feel can inspire us all to do great things in life and in sports. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
MICRO QUOTES:
"It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough is being good every day" - - Willie Mays. Hall of Fame MLB
"If we did all things that we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves" - - Thomas Edison. Inventor of the lightbulb and 100's of inventions.
"To Strive, to seek, to find and not to yield" - - Alfred Lord Tennyson - English Author.
"Practice does not make Perfect. . . Perfect Practice makes Perfect" - - Vince Lombardi. Hall of Fame - NFL Coach
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail" - - Benjamin Franklin
"“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face.” - - Elenor Roosevelt.
"Giving yourself permision to lose, guarantees a loss" - - Pat Riley - Future NBA Hall of Famer.
"Keep your face always towards the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you" - - Walt Whitman - Literary Genius.
"We weren't too ambitious when we started out. . . We just wanted to be the biggest thing that ever walked the planet" - - Steven Tyler - lead singer of Aerosmith.
"Coming together is a beggining, staying together is progress and working together is success" - - Henry Ford - Founder of the Ford Motor Company.
"An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory" - - Ralph Waldo Emerson - Literary Naturalist."
"If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain." Dolly Parton, Country Singer.
"“The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.” - - Martha Washington, 1st First Lady of the USA,
"Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." Albert Einstien.
"Satisfaction does not come with achievement, but with effort. Full effort is full victory." - - Mahatma Gandhi
"Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm." - - Winston Churchill - British Prime Minister during WWII.
"Sweet are the uses of Adversity" - - William Shakespeare - British Literary Playwrite.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." - -Aristotle - Great Philosopher.
"Parents can only give good advice or put them[children] on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands." - - Anne Frank - Writer.
Many of these quotes have helped inspire great thinkers, great business people, great champions They have helped inspire entire countries through impossible odds and have helped many triumph to the top. We hope you find a quote that will help you elevate your-selves as people and players and show the Nation just how special volleyball in South Florida is . . . "Can You Dig It!"
If you have any inspirational quotes to share please e-mail them to us at volleyballreport@gmail.com
