It's not the will to win that matters,
everyone has that.
It's the will to prepare to win that matters.
--  Paul "Bear" Bryant

You were born to win,
but to be a winner,
you must plan to win,
prepare to win,
and expect to win.
--  Zig Zigler

Talent is cheaper than table salt.
What separates the talented individual
from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
--  Stephen King

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, 
but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
--  John Wooden

Never be satisfied with what you achieve,
because it all pales in comparison
with what you are capable of doing in the future.
--  Rabbi Nochem Kaplan

My great concern is not
whether you have failed,
but whether you are content with your failure.
-- Abraham Lincoln

Perseverance is the hard work
you do after you get tired
of doing the hard work you already did.
--  Newt Gingrich

Part of being a champ is acting like a champ.
You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose.
Everyone has bad stretches and real successes.
Either way, you have to be careful not to
lose your confidence or get to confident.
--  Nancy Kerrigan

The will to win, the desire to succeed,
the urge to reach your full potential...
these are the keys that will unlock
the door to personal excellence.
--  Eddie Robinson

Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard.
It's that, plus the willingness to be stubborn
about your own belief in yourself.
--  Merlin Olsen

There's nothing wrong with setting goals,
but it doesn't mean a thing if you don't pay
attention to the day-to-day details.
--  Don Shula

Every defeat, every heartbreak,
every loss, contains its own seed,
its own lesson on how to improve
your performance the next time.
--  Og Mandino