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"You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.”

– Venus Williams

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​“It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.”

– Paul “Bear” Bryant

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“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”

– Marv Levy

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“You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy.”

– Arthur Ashe

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“The hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and you are still getting beat no matter what you do. When you have the killer instinct to fight through that, it is very special.”

– Eddie Reese

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“Show me a guy who’s afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy you can beat every time.”

– Lou Brock

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“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

– Michael Jordan