#motivation

If you think black people have a motivation problem, open up a Wal-Mart and advertise a thousand jobs. Watch 5,000 people show up. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

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The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare. ↗

— Bobby Knight

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The universe doesn’t give you what you ask for with your thoughts; it gives you what you demand with your actions. In essence, you don't get what you WANT, you get what you ARE. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#are #inspirational #motivational #success #thoughts

Cemeteries are full of unfulfilled dreams... countless echoes of 'could have' and 'should have'… countless books unwritten… countless songs unsung... I want to live my life in such a way that when my body is laid to rest, it will be a well needed rest from a life well lived, a song well sung, a book well written, opportunities well explored, and a love well expressed. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#books #cemetery #dreams #echoes #goals

I do have motivation. A lot of motivation. ↗

— LeBron James

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Begin to be now what you will be hereafter. ↗

— William James

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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game. ↗

— Michael Jordan

#ball player #basketball #basketball player #game #i

To be a good loser is to learn how to win. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#good #good loser #how #learn #loser