Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
Abraham J. Heschel
The first and best victory is to conquer self.
Plato
The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.
Bum Philips
You can never conquer the mountain. You can only conquer yourself.
Jim Whittaker
The individual who wants to reach the top in business must appreciate the might and force of habit. He must be quick to break those habits that can break him—and hasten to adopt those practices that will become the habits that help him achieve the success he desires.
J. Paul Getty
A man without decision of character can never be said to belong to himself... He belongs to whatever can make captive of him.
John Foster
Everybody starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting accomplishment, however, is still achieved through a long, slow climb and self-discipline.
Helen Hayes
I think the guys who are really controlling their emotions ... are going to win.
Tiger Woods
We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit.
Aristotle
Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in. It's a state of mind-you could call it character in action.
Vince Lombardi
Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.
Vince Lombardi
The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind you have to convince.
Vince Lombardi
Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.
Clint Eastwood
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else.
Henry Ward Beecher
If we don't discipline ourselves, the world will do it for us.
William Feather
Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
Lao Tzu
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
Horace
Success is a matter of understanding and religiously practicing specific, simple habits that always lead to success.
Robert J. Ringer
The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.
Pierre de Coubertin
