Success is measured by the obstacles - quote

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."
~ Booker T. Washington




Related quotes :
- Do not take your eyes off the Goal - Famous Saying
- Secret of Success - Famous quote
- Few famous sayings on Success in life

Famous sayings by Robin Sharma

Some of the very inspirational sayings by the leadership expert and number 1 bestselling author Robin Sharma

“Everything that happens in your life is beautiful”

“Time management is life management”

“The mind is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master”

"The quality of success you will experience in your life ultimately depends upon the tiny choices you make every minute of every hour of every day."

"Purpose is the most powerful motivator in the world."

"Before anyone will lead you a hand, you must first touch their hearts."

"As you start your day, so you live your day. Rise early and enjoy the exceptional tranquility that the day's earliest hours bring before the crush of daily events clamor for your mind's attention."

"Deep fulfillment in life doesn't come from accumulating objects but from actualizing ourselves."

"The ultimate purpose of life is to manifest our highest talents in a way that adds value to the world and makes it a better place to be."

"Happiness does not arrive when you achieve certain things. It comes through a state of mind that you create by the way that you process and interpret the events of your life."

Few famous sayings on Success

"Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time."
~ Arnold H. Glasgow

"We Cannot Direct the Wind but We Can Adjust Our Sails"
~ Gayle LaSalle

"I could not wait for success, so I went ahead without it."
~ Jonathan Winters

"Mistakes are the stepping stones to success."
~ Charles E. Popplestone

"Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success."
~ Unknown

Secret of success - famous saying by Aristotle Onassis

"The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows."
~ Aristotle Onassis (1906-1975)

Related quote and sayings pictures:

- Success is a matter of hanging on
- Fear of failure

Success - a matter of hanging on quotes

"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go."
~ William Feather

The fear of failure - quote picture

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure

Famous quotes by Andre Agassi - Tennis legend

Some of famous sayings by the former world no 1 tennis player, Andre Kirk Agassi

"And I think if people could hear what the coaches are saying, they will realize there's a lot more to this game than hitting the ball."

"You don't cheat anybody out of their experience, whatever it is."

"Being number two sucks."

"What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose."

"Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work. I had to put in the time to get back. And it was a grind. It meant training and sweating every day. But I was completely committed to working out to prove to myself that I still could do it"

"I got a hundred bucks says my baby beats Pete's baby. I just think genetics are in my favour."

"I hope (my fans are) excited. I don't get to be in too many finals any more."

"Everybody here is taking the day out of their lives to come watch me, and I thank you for that,"

"If you don't practice you don't deserve to win."

"I think the loudest noise in the world is 23,000 quiet New Yorkers"
(On benefiting from partisan crowd during victory in first round of 2006 US Open, his last ever tournament)

"It's a weird feeling. You just sort of expect to leave the dance with the ones you came with. When they decide that it's time for them, it's a sad feeling."
(After Pete Sampras announced his retirement 2003)

Famous quotes by Muhammad Ali

Few inspiring quotes from the best heavyweight boxing champions ever, Muhammad Ali

"Old age is just a record of one's whole life."

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."

"A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life."

"Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are."

"Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."

"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."

"My toughest fight was with my first wife."

"If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize."

"The man who has no imagination has no wings."

"There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people."

Pele famous quotes on soccer collection

Some of the famous quotes from the Brazilian football soccer legend Pele

"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do."

"Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string."

"Everything is practice."

"A penalty is a cowardly way to score."

“I've come to accept that the life of a frontrunner is a hard one, that he will suffer more injuries than most men and that many of these injuries will not be accidental.”

"Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pele. I have a great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer player, but how to be like a man."

"For 20 years they have been asking me the same question, who is the greatest? Maradona or Pele? I reply that all you have to do is look at the facts - how many goals did he score with his right foot or with his head?"

"He is the greatest player in the world right now, without a doubt, he is the player who gives (Brazilians) the most joy." Pele, on Ronaldinho

"The House of Commons is a great unwieldy body, which requires great Art and some Cordials to keep it loyal."

"I think he'll reach 1000 goals, but he'll never overtake my total." Pele on Romario