William and Mabel Sahakian
"As the body needs physical exercise in order to remain in fit condition, man's spirit also requires the spiritual exercise derived when he confronts his problems and combats life's vicissitudes."
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Charlotte Bronte
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."
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Henry Fielding
"A man may have as much wisdom in the possession of an affluent fortune as any beggar in the streets, or may enjoy a handsome wife or a hearty friend and still remain as wise as any sour poppish recluse who buries all his social faculties and starves his belly while he well lashes his back.
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Venus Williams
"Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do. But I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there."
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Joe Louis
"Why should I? When somebody insulted Caruso, did he sing an aria for them?
- Explaining why he did not hit a motorist after the latter abused him following an accident."
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Vince Lombardi
"Individual commitment to a group effort, that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
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Hank Aaron
"My motto was to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was to keep swinging."
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Emil Zatopek
"You can't climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a goal that's reasonable, and then gradually raise it. That's the only way to get to the top."
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