“Confidence is trusting in our abilities, a feeling that our best effort will result in our intended goal. Success and confidence are symbolic: The more we have of one, the more we find of the other.” –Joe Montana
“Confidence shared is better than confidence only in yourself.” –Mike Krzyzewski
"A man is always better than he thinks." –Woody Hayes
“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.” -Helen Keller
“Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.” -Ty Cobb
"Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work."
-Jack Nicklaus
"One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation." -Arthur Ashe
"Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it." -Stan Smith
"I believe in being positive, and I believe in being confident. I believe the more you talk to your players that way, the more it becomes a part of their nature. A confident and positive player on the field is better than one that isn't." –Bob Stoops
“Confidence comes from planning and practicing well. You get ready during the week and the confidence will be there on Sunday. This confidence is a difficult thing to explain. But you do get it and the team gets it if you have prepared properly.” -Vince Lombardi
“Confidence is only born out of one thing—demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it. Macho or swaggering kinds of confidence many times are just a cover-up for lack of confidence. I think that genuine confidence is what you really seek for your team and your individual players. That only comes from demonstrated ability.” -Bill Parcells
“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. Complete mental and physical preparation has to do with sacrifice and self-discipline. And that comes from within.” -Arthur Ashe
“Confidence comes from preparation and the only way to be fully prepared is to practice something until you have it down so well that you know it will work.”
-John Havlicek
"My mother once told me that my confidence in myself made her believe in me. I thought that was funny, because it was her confidence in me that strengthened my belief in myself." –Muhammad Ali
"Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's a result of something ... hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication." -Roger Staubach
"Nothing great has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances." -Bruce Barton
“Confidence lies at the heart of civilization. Everything about an economy, a society, and organization or a team depends on it. Every step we take, every investment we make, is based on whether we feel we can count on ourselves and others to accomplish what has been promised. Confidence determines whether our steps — individually and collectively — are tiny and tentative or big and bold.” -Rosabeth Moss Kanter
"With accomplishments comes confidence and with confidence comes belief. It has to be in that order." -Mike Krzyzewski
