Monday, September 10, 2012

SELF-IMPROVEMENT/LEARNING

“Each player has to be his own captain.” – Don Meyer

“The definition of insanity is to continue doing what we have been doing and expect different results.” –Albert Einstein
"It's not up to anyone else to make me give my best." -Hakeem Olajuwon

“We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” -Max DePree

“One who never asks either knows everything or nothing.” -Malcom Forbes

"The art of progress is the story of man's relentless determination to improve his condition." –Wilferd Peterson

“The greatest help is self-help; there is no other help but self-help -- doing one's best, dedicating oneself wholeheartedly to a given task, which happens to have no end but is an ongoing process." -Bruce Lee

"Ted Williams, who knew just about everything there was to know about hitting, was always trying to learn more." -Ernie Harwell

“Your mind will give back to you exactly what you put into it.” –James Joyce

“Whenever I go on a ride, I'm always thinking of what's wrong with the thing and how it can be improved.” –Walt Disney

"The only things that change you from where you are today to where you are going to be five years from now are the people you meet and the books you read." –Lou Holtz

“Coaching is a year round exercise in sustained thought & career improvement; don't stay where you are; become more simply because you’re capable of it.” –Kevin Eastman



"People who can renew themselves—quickly and fully and consistently—are going to be more successful in life just as they will be more successful in sports."
–Dick Devenzio



"The best way to improve is to compete ferociously against your perfectly matched competitor." –Dick Devenzio
“The ‘good enough is enough’ attitude is not what we’re looking for, we have got to use every opportunity to improve individually so we can improve collectively." –Nick Saban
"Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning." –Bill Gates
“Remember, you can't achieve much more on the outside than what you have achieved and become on the inside.” –Brian Tracy
"To have more, you must first be more." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“I credit one simple concept with getting me started on my journey into self-discovery. After a great deal of study and contemplation, I came to the conclusion that people have in their lives today exactly what they keep telling their mind they want.” –Dr. Walter Doyle Staples