"You win by struggle, and that requires understanding and serious analysis of the options and the circumstances, and then you can do a lot."
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"You have to rely on yourself and your associates - gifts don't come from above; you're going to win them, or you won't have them."
"To win the X Factor would mean the world to me and my family. I'd buy mum and dad a house and then I think I would buy myself a car and have a little shopping trip."
"You win a while, and then it’s done - Your little winning streak."
"Sometimes you only get to win one championship."
"Let me leap naked through life's testing flame, And bear to lose, and yet endure to win."
"If you're looking where everybody else is looking, you're looking in the wrong spot."
"In the past people used to tell me to shut up a bit. But what I believe is to put out your opinion and let everyone else react. If I'm wrong I'm wrong. People are afraid to put out their opinions and get push back."
"We don't sell wins or losses. The one thing you can't control in sports is which games you are going to win or which games you are going to lose. But what I could control was the experience the fans have."
"Every job I took was really me getting paid to learn about a new industry."
"It's not whether the glass is half empty or half full, it's who is pouring the water. The key in business and success at any endeavor is doing your best to control your destiny. You can't always do it, but you have to take every opportunity you can to be as prepared as-and ahead of-the competition as you possibly can be."
"The only thing any entrepreneur, salesperson or anyone in any position can control is their effort."
"I've learned the number one job of a pro manager is not to win championships but to keep their job."
"Business is a sport and I want to win. I want to kick your ass. I may not win every game. But I certainly am going to try."
"Most people think it's all about the idea. It's not. EVERYONE has ideas. The hard part is doing the homework to know if the idea could work in an industry, then doing the preparation to be able to execute on the idea."
"It's not over until you win"
"It's been a long four years for Junior Nation. I am happy for his fans and NASCAR. Now, let's celebrate this win and help our sport grow. I have thought that ever since we took all our eyes and undivided attention off of Dale Jr. and gave him some breathing room, he was able to be more himself and relax a bit. Some of that pressure left him. Today we just saw the 'Old Dale Jr.,' the one we've been looking for, for a long time. He is back."
"Aint nobody here think we could get no win but us"
"People are competing to win at a game that is a loser's game. The game is to have better routine images than someone else's routine images. If you want a prescription for routine images, you just have to go through any student's portfolio."
"I wasn't particularly prolific at sport, and I could get by at school, but I wasn't going to win any prizes. Suddenly people were slapping me on the back and saying that I was funny and talented. So I just knew that it felt good to be appreciated, basically. Whenever I got an opportunity to do some acting I did a little bit more."