Learn to think like a winner. Think positive and visualize your strengths.
—Vic Braden (b.1929) American Sportsperson, Author
It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody.
—Richard Nixon (1913–94) American Head of State, Lawyer
Nobody remembers who finished second but the guy who finished second.
—Bobby Unser (1934–2021) American Automobile Racer
If you’re going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?
—Bruce Jenner (b.1949) American Sportsperson
A winner never stops trying.
—Tom Landry (1924–2000) American Sportsperson
If you don’t try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody’s back yard. The thrill of competing carries with it the thrill of a gold medal. One wants to win to prove himself the best.
—Jesse Owens (1913–80) American Track-and-Field Athlete
Winning is not everything, but the effort to win is.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
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.
—Arthur Ashe (1943–93) American Tennis Player
A quitter never wins, and a winner never quits.
—Unknown
Winner expects to win in advance. Life is a self-fulfilling prophesy.
—Indian Proverb
It’s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.
—Bear Bryant (1913–83) American Sportsperson
Whoever wishes to win in this game must have patience and money, since the values are so little constant and the rumors so little founded on truth.
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) Irish Satirist
Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
—Vince Lombardi, Jr. (1913–70) American Football Player, Coach
The winner persistently programs his pluses; the loser mournfully magnifies his minuses.
—William Arthur Ward (1921–94) American Author
You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
—Arthur Ashe (1943–93) American Tennis Player
I don’t know if I even have an aura, man. I just try to win.
—Tiger Woods (b.1975) American Sportsperson
Remember that the horse that finishes a neck ahead wins the race.
—Unknown
Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your sleep.
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) Austrian-born British Philosopher
There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.
—Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) British-born American Film Director, Film Producer
If you can’t win, make the guy ahead of you break the record.
—Anonymous
Life is strange. Every so often a good man wins.
—Frank Lane (1896–1981) American Sportsperson, Businessperson
They always win who side with God.
—Frederick William Faber (1814–63) British Hymn Writer, Theologian
No wife can endure a gambling husband, unless he is a steady winner.
—Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar (1864–1930) Scottish Businessperson
The cheerful loser is the winner.
—Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American Writer, Publisher, Artist, Philosopher
All right Mister, let me tell you what winning means… you’re willing to go longer, work harder, give more than anyone else.
—Vince Lombardi, Jr. (1913–70) American Football Player, Coach
Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
—Vince Lombardi (1913–70) American Football Coach
You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that’s more productive.
—Donald Trump (b.1946) American Businessperson, Head of State
Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul.
—Sir Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet (1786–1845) English Politician, Social Reformer
Nothing can seem foul to those who win.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
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