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Jerry Garcia Musician
Winning

"Run faster, jump higher, reach farther, and you'll always win! live life expecting the worst, hoping for the best, and living for the future! Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us."

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Jerry West Basketball Player
Winning

"You can't imagine how much good luck is involved in winning, but all of a sudden, you get in a situation where every break goes your way, every call goes your way, every ball that rolls around drops in instead of out. It feels magical."

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Joaquin Miller Poet, Writer
Winning

"All honor to him who shall win the prize. The world has cried for a thousand years. But to him who tries and fails and dies, I give great honor and glory and tears."

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Julia Child Chef, Author, Television Personality
Winning

"The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It's doing something that you appreciate, something you believe is worthwhile."

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Muhammad Ali Boxer, Activist
Winning

"Outrun the people who quit when they feel discomfort, outrun the people who stop because of despair, outrun the people who are delayed because of prejudice, outrun the people who surrender to failure, and outrun the opponent who loses sight of the goal. Because if you want to win, the will can never retire, the race can never stop, and faith can never weaken."

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D. A. Carson Theologian
Winning

"The Christian's whole desire, at its best and highest, is that Jesus Christ be praised. It is always a wretched bastardization of our goals when we want to win glory for ourselves instead of for him."

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Daisaku Ikeda Buddhist Leader, Author
Winning

"Before comparing yourself with others, win the battle with yourself. Strive to be better today than yesterday, and better tomorrow than today."

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Paulo Coelho Writer
Winning

"Nobody plays this life with marked cards, so sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Do not expect anything in return, do not expect your efforts to be appreciated, your genius to be discovered, your love to be understood."

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Elie Wiesel Writer, Holocaust Survivor
Winning

"Man, as long as he lives, is immortal. One minute before his death he shall be immortal. But one minute later, God wins."

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Carl Sagan Astronomer, Astrophysicist
Winning

"It is clear that the nations of the world now can only rise and fall together. It is not a question of one nation winning at the expense of another. We must all help one another or all perish together."

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Bear Bryant Football Coach
Winning

"Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right"

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Bear Bryant Football Coach
Winning

"Don't worry about making friends; don't worry about making enemies. Worry about winning, because if you win, your enemies can't hurt you, and if you lose, your friends can't stand you."

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Adrian Peterson Professional Athlete
Winning

"At the end of the day, it's hard to win against the NFL. It's a billion-dollar business, it's hard to win against it. They can manipulate a lot of different things. They can pull strings, they know people. At the end of the day, nine times out of 10, they are going to win."

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