Ego is something that you come to know - something that you befriend by not acting out or by repressing all the feelings that you feel. Pema Chödrön
It really is all about believing in yourself: 80 per cent mental, 20 per cent physical. See image Victoria Pendleton
Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it. See image 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. See image Diane Arbus
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others. See image Winston Churchill
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. See image Helen Keller
When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless. See image Pema Chödrön
The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new. See image Pema Chödrön