You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life. by Pete Rose

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."Muhammad Ali

Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations, and small needs ~ William Howard Stein

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. ~ Helen Keller

One important key to succsss is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. Arthur Ashe

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

Love yourself, appreciate yourself, see the good in you... and respect yourself.-Betty Shabazz

Hard work gives life meaning. Everyone needs to work hard at something to feel good about themselves. Every job can be done well and every day has its satisfactions. Osceola McCarty

Don't Limit Your Challenges, Challenge Your Limits

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret. Jackie Joyner Kersee

If you can somehow think and dream of success in small steps, every time you make a step, every time you accomplish a small goal, it gives you confidence to go on from there. John H. Johnson

Real leaders are ordinary people with extraordinary determination. ~ Unknown

Don't Allow People To Bring You Down. If people are trying to bring you down. It only means that you are above them.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you. ~ William Arthur

...the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others." Martin Luther King Jr

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the egg; and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities. ~ James Allen

Never hate those people who are jealous of you but respect their jealousy because they are the ones who think that you are better than them.

"You've got to love yourself enough not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you'll be able to love others." Cornell West, Philosopher and educator

"This is my life. It is my one time to be me. I want to experience every good thing." Maya Angelou, Writer and entertainer

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough. ~ Frank Crane