All of us get knocked down, but it's resiliency that really matters. All of us do well when things are going well, but the thing that distinguishes athletes is the ability to do well in times of great stress, urgency and pressure.
Roger StaubachRead
I have a lot to learn about NASCAR. But I've learned if you have the right people in the right places doing the right things, you can be successful at whatever you do.
Interpretation
Success is achievable when you surround yourself with capable people and empower them to contribute effectively.
Roger Staubach emphasizes the importance of collaboration and the right team dynamics in achieving success. By aligning the right talents with appropriate roles and responsibilities, individuals can unlock their potential in any endeavor, whether in sports, business, or personal ventures.
In practice
In a motivational speech addressing a group of new managers about the importance of delegation and teamwork.
All of us get knocked down, but it's resiliency that really matters. All of us do well when things are going well, but the thing that distinguishes athletes is the ability to do well in times of great stress, urgency and pressure.
There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.
Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking short cuts.
You can never give up-athletics taught me that. You must work hard, prepare, learn from your losses and continue to fight until the very end.
Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's a result of something... hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.
I've always tried to balance my life with what is good for me but also keeping in mind how it affects somebody else.
I won at every level - all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I've won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won't be fulfilled until I win at the highest level.
Eight years of work can be copied in six months. It wasn't inevitable that it was going to work. A stolen design is stolen time.
As we are, so we do; and as we do, so is it done to us; we are the builders of our fortunes.
What really matters for success, character, happiness and life long achievements is a definite set of emotional skills - your EQ - not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests.
Whatever help we may want from the international community now or in the future, we want to make sure that this help is tailored to help our people to help themselves.
Beginning well is a momentary thing; finishing well is a lifelong thing
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