Inspirational Quotes by Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success — Words of Wisdom for Daily Success

“To deliver your own personal maximum, you’ll realise there are no shortcuts; if you want to be a champion it is all about rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in.”

“For many, lack of achievement is more a consequence of fear of taking a chance and getting uncomfortable.”

“The way forward is to stop pestering yourself for answers and let it, the creative part of your mind, come up with the solution when the time is right.”

“Trust in your own beliefs or succumb to the influence of others’.”

“They don’t give Olympic medals out for talking a good game.”

“Although you can’t go back in time and alter your natural level of potential, you can determine how much of that ability you tap into, exploit and develop for the future.”

“Lucky people will focus on what’s in front of them rather than scrabbling about for what they’re searching for.”

“Explore. Train your conscious mind and your subconscious mind to start working for you by getting those great powers to move in a new direction. Start creating your own good luck today.”

“See it first in your mind, then become it.”

“Remember, if you don’t do anything – if you don’t change the way your mind works and direct your subconscious mind to create the life you want – then everything stays the same, nothing changes.”

“If you are able to focus unswervingly on your goals, then all that you desire will become yours.”

“The people and successes in your life mirror your beliefs.”

“Tell me your thinking, and I’ll tell you what your life looks like.”

“Success is simply never giving in to failure - either in mind or body.”

“See it, feel it, trust it!”

“The sprint is like life ... blink and you miss it.”

“The only test is what you see when you look in a mirror.”

“When you think a positive thought, you become positive.”

“Do you want to know what one of the secrets to achieving all of your goals is? You’ve got to be committed.”

“It is one thing to know what should be done, it is another to do it.”

“Mix with positive-minded people as a means to tap into your unexploited potential.”

“These are the people who will encourage you to go after your dreams and will inspire you to succeed. Stick to them like a barnacle to a rock.”

“Success is virulent. Once you get the bug then it’s in you.”

“To think is good. To obsess is bad.”

“The challenge for you is to decide not what is important, but what is most important and then focus your attention on that.”

“Your current apathy is simply your soul telling you that it is confused.”

“If not you, who?”

“Nothing could be any worse than having to turn to your friends, your colleagues and your loved ones and say –‘I gave up too soon’.”

“If you decide not to take action, you are going to fail, and even if you do take action, if you can’t keep up your motivation, you will simply end up back where you started.”

“Look for solutions, instead of being difficult; be more thoughtful, instead of allowing anger to burn you out. Look at things from a different perspective, embrace change, look out for opportunities and you will feel much more in control.”

“Share your aspirations only with those who will support you, not those who will respond with doubt or lack of interest.”

“It is action that creates motivation.”

“Every time a champion makes a decision they have a chance to learn something new, regardless of the outcome.”

“Invest your energy in the things you can control.”

“A mind filled with negative thoughts makes you feel miserable and inadequate and will lead to failure after failure no matter how hard you try to succeed.”

“There are three types of people in this world. Firstly, there are people who make things happen. Then there are people who watch things happen. Lastly, there are people who ask, what happened? Which do you want to be?”

“If obstacles are large, jump higher.”

“If not now, when?”

“Act like a champion, and then become one.”

“If you have positive energy you will always attract positive outcomes.”

“Just identify the very first physical action you need to take, and do it.”

“You have to create your self-belief by going to your core to find the probable reasons for the negativity in you, and then demolish them.”

“It is true to say that the secret of a winning formula is the ability to accept that there is a vast area of unexploited potential beyond what you currently perceive to be your maximum.”

“The first step is the most important. It is the most crucial and the most effective as it will initiate the direction you have chosen.”

“If you want to continue to be the best in the world, then you have to train and compete like you are second best in the world.”

“If you remain static and wait for success to come to you it will certainly not happen.”

“Too often, people get stuck in a state of over-thinking, the result is that they never reach a decision.”

“Compete like you cannot fail.”

“Like everything in life, it is not what happens to you but how you respond to it that counts.”

“It is never about who is right or wrong, it is about what is best.”

“You can start to change your luck today. Begin believing that you can have what you desire and superior things will arrive.”

“The thrust of continuous action is the firewood which fuels motivation.”

“Athletes who are able to stay completely focused in pursuit of their dreams are the ones that are most likely to become champions.”

“Success is a decision, not a gift.”