A few of my favorite mantras, catch-phrases, aphorisms; some motivational, some philosophical, some I haven't always followed. Many are from the world of sports but are applicable to countless situations and endeavors.
Feel free to share any of yours!
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
- John Wooden
It's a good day to grow!
-Coach Chapman
You don't brush bones.
- BDL, on dental hygiene (OK, maybe not apropos, but funny.)
It is not the critic who counts.
- Teddy Roosevelt
We are the people our parents warned us about.
- Jimmy Buffett
You miss all of the shots you don't take.
- Wayne Gretzsky
A man's got to know his limitations.
- Harry Callahan
Tough times never last but tough people do.
- unknown (to me- anyone?)
It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
- The Christophers
Apathy: avoid it like the plague.
- Woody Hayes
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
- William Blake
Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser.
- me (Not an indictment of good sportsmanship but rather an intense aversion to losing, whatever the endeavor.)
Every day's a gift. It's just... does it have to be a pair of socks?
- Tony Soprano
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
- Barry Goldwater
You don't shit where you eat.
- Coach Mitchell
Be good. But if you can't be good be careful.
-unknown (to me)
The team. The team. The team.
- Bo Schembechler
Refuse to lose.
- John Calipari
Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
- Dean Wormer
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
- Plato
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