Mental Toughness Quotes

From my father's side I got the strength, the mental toughness, the heart, the courage.

Over the years, I have pushed myself mentally and I have pushed myself physically. A lot of people say, 'John Havlicek never gets tired.' Well, I get tired. It's just a matter of pushing myself. I say to myself, 'He's as tired as I am; who's going to win this mental battle?' It's just a matter of mental toughness.

Wrestling has positively impacted my life in many ways, but perhaps the one singular thing that I gained from wrestling that stands out the most is ­ wrestling provided me with the opportunity to learn mental toughness!

I wish I could say someone taught me my mental toughness, it would have been a lot less painful.

Mental toughness is a state of mind - you could call it 'character in action.'

Brains without competitive hearts are rudderless.

To achieve success, whatever the job we have, we must pay a price

I think we've bounced back and really been resilient. Even after a bad period, we take over and we seem like we're on a mission. That comes with leadership and experience and a lot of things. A lot of it is mental toughness and resiliency in the situation you're at, just trusting in your teammates.

We talk about mental toughness all the time. That's the biggest thing good teams have, that they can overcome adversity.

Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course

What makes you really come together under pressure is determination and focus and toughness.

Mental toughness must be developed before you start fighting because you don't want to be that guy who quits in the ring.

Tennis is all about mental toughness, and you have to keep your head in the game. I make time to relax away from competition pressures, travel and intense training schedules to make sure I'm looking after myself. Taking time out with family and friends helps to maintain the work-life balance everyone needs.

It's amazing how much of this is mental. Everybody's in good shape. Everybody knows how to ski. Everybody has good equipment. When it really boils down to it, it's who wants it the most, and who's the most confident on his skis.

I found that to build mental toughness, you need to inconvenience yourself. The early morning runs, if you hate early mornings. The late night runs, if you hate late nights. The snowy cold, the worst conditions you can get, put yourself in those and really make it inconvenient and you start to get a genuine expectation of winning for the price you have to pay.

We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.

In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.

Mental Toughness: The ability to consistently perform toward the upper range of your talent and skill regardless of the competitive circumstances.

The 3 key components for success are as follows: Psychological Preparedness Physical Conditioning Mental Toughness

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, - always do what you are afraid to do.

Teams do not go physically flat, they go mentally stale.

People think SEALs are cold-blooded, heartless, wound-up, brainwashed killers. They imagine you can just point a SEAL in a direction and say, 'Go kill.' The truth is you're talking about a bunch of kind-hearted, jovial guys. The only thing that separates them is mental toughness.

Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you.

That taught me how to work harder. I learned all about mental toughness on the practice field. If things weren't working out for me in high school, in college, early in my pro career, my solution was always to work harder and internalize. That way, whenever I got an opportunity, I was always prepared. See, there are a lot of guys who are all talk. They say they want to work harder and be the best, but they never pay the price. I love paying the price.

It takes energy, mental toughness and spiritual reinforcement to successfully deal with life's opportunities, and to reach your objectives.

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone.

I run to see who has the most guts.

Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift.

The most important attribute a player must have is mental toughness.

Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.

Mental toughness is Spartanism, with all its qualities of self-denial, sacrifice, dedication, fearlessness, and love.

If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Success is a combination of effort, talent and hard work. There's got to be hard work and mental toughness. It's not just one thing that gets you there it's an accumulation of things

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step.

Fighting teaches you a lot about yourself. When you fight you are in a situation where failure can happen. This chance of failure forges your character in many ways and makes you realise how mentally tough you have to be as a fighter. This mental toughness will transfer into your everyday life, giving you drive and a clear concise attitude, where giving up is not an option

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

During inflation, Goodwill is the gift that keeps on giving.

Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.

Creativity is the gift that keeps on giving.