A single conversation with a wise man is worth a month's study of
books.

A single conversation with a wise man is worth a month's study of
books.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

The person who will not stand for something will fall for anything.

The person who will not stand for something will fall for anything.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

You can lay down and die, or you can get up and fight, but that's it -- there's no turning read more

You can lay down and die, or you can get up and fight, but that's it -- there's no turning back.

First, all relationships are with yourself-and sometimes they involve
other people. Second, the most important relationship in your life-the one
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First, all relationships are with yourself-and sometimes they involve
other people. Second, the most important relationship in your life-the one
you have, like it or not, until the day you die-is with yourself.

God's delays are not God's denials.

God's delays are not God's denials.

I train myself mentally with visualization. The morning of a tournament, before I put my feet on the floor, I read more

I train myself mentally with visualization. The morning of a tournament, before I put my feet on the floor, I visualize myself making perfect runs with emphasis on technique, all the way through to what my personal best is in practice.... The more you work with this type of visualization, especially when you do it on a day-to-day basis, you'll actually begin to feel your muscles contracting at the appropriate times.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we
fall.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we
fall.