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Starting Out Quotes

These quotes are about getting the motivation to get up and have a go. I hope you find some motivation in them.



To begin, begin.
- Peter Nivio Zarlenga

A good beginning makes a good end.
- English Proverb

Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
- Decimus Magnus Ausonius

The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
- William James

Bad excuses are worse than none.
- Thomas Fuller

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
- Jim Ryun

What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it, that's another matter.
- Peter F. Drucker

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.
- George Herman "Babe" Ruth

You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind.
- Unknown

Do not wait to strike until the iron is hot; but make it hot by
- William B. Sprague

Perseverance is failing 9 times and succeeding the 10th.
- J. Andrews

Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
- Tobias George Smollett

Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts.
- George F. Tilton

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Psychology Extra

Try some of these top tips to stay motivated, or these motivational quotes. Psychological assessment also plays an important role in sport psychology.

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