“Great achievement requires ...

“Great achievement requires personal force, determined spirit and self-confidence.”
“Great achievement requires personal force, determined spirit and self-confidence.”
 Lailah Gifty Akita

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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

“Every great warrior must learn to endure and overcome the adversities of life.”
 Lailah Gifty Akita
Determination, dedication and discipline is the recipe for success.
 Lailah Gifty Akita