“The market is human psychology on a graph. I always knew that If I mastered myself, I could master my approach to the market. If i can understand what’s inside, i can conquer what’s outside” — Stocks Pilgrim
"Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don’t so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." – Joe Henderson
“We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.” — Einstein
"You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
- Marcus Aurelius
"In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.”
– William Baldwin
“Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them.”
-Teddy Atlas
“You ask all my teammates, ‘The one thing about Michael Jordan was, he never asked me to do something that he didn't f***ing do.’”
“When people see this, they’re gonna say, ‘he wasn't really a nice guy. he may have been a tyrant’
Well that's you, because you never won anything. I wanted to win, but I wanted them to win and be a part of that as well.”
- Michael Jordan
To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it's digging deep, it's doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.
Tom Brady
“It is what it is. But it will be what you make it.”
– Pat Summitt
If you're running businesses anywhere in the world, people who really do well are the people who have mental toughness.
Robert Kraft
“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!
- Rocky Balboa
“I’m a relentless competitor, my will to win is stronger than yours…and as much as I love winning, I hate losing even more. That’s what keeps me going.” - Stocks Pilgrim
“The game is full of ebbs and flows—the good, the bad, and everything in between. With all that was going on around me, I had to figure out how to steel my mind and keep calm and centered. That’s not to say my emotions didn’t spike or drop here or there, but I was aware enough to recalibrate and bring them back level before things spiraled. I could do that in a way others couldn’t, and that was really key for me.”
Kobe Bryant
“A true hunter is wired differently. When a lion sees a gazelle, both beasts see each other at the exact same time. When a gazelle sees the lion, fear takes over him. When a the lion sees the gazelle, he knows it’s showtime. The hunt is on, this is what he’s made for”
— Eric Thomas
“You just can’t beat the person who won’t give up.” – Babe Ruth
“It takes energy, mental toughness and spiritual reinforcement to successfully deal with life’s opportunities, and to reach your objectives.” - Zig Ziglar
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory. - Bill Russell