“Confidence is going after ...

“Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking the tartar sauce with you.”
“Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking the tartar sauce with you.”

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It really is all about believing in yourself: 80 per cent mental, 20 per cent physical.
 Victoria Pendleton
Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
 William Tecumseh Sherman
Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.
 Diane Arbus
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Quotes from the same author

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
Remember that failure is an event, not a person.
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.