"You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them."

Jordan, Michael on Expectation
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"No one knows what to say in the loser's locker room."

Ali, Muhammad on Losers and Losing
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"Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even."

Ali, Muhammad on Determination
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"I run on the road, long before I dance under the lights."

Ali, Muhammad on Preparation
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"It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up."

Ali, Muhammad on Boxing
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"I hated every minute of training, but I said, Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion."

Ali, Muhammad on Training
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"Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision."

Ali, Muhammad on Winners and Winning
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"Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability."

Cicero, Marcus T. on Ability
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"The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary."

Edison, Thomas A. on Ability
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