They never accepted me. But I beat them all the same.

The player who has no confidence in himself, no belief in his game, has already lost the match.

Wellbeing is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.

-- Zeno of Citium

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

-- Babe Ruth

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.

-- Babe Ruth

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

-- Muhammad Ali

Those who live are those who fight.

-- Victor Hugo

One only sees what one already knows and understands.

-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe