Willpower Quotes

"Men can do all things if they will."
-Leon Battista Alberti

"At least one time in your life, train with the will to die."
-Enson Inoue

"When you see a thing clearly in your mind, your creative "success mechanism" within you takes over and does the job much better than you could do it by conscious effort or "willpower."
-Maxwell Maltz

"It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not."
-James Gordon

"He will recover, and when he is done recovering, he will be stronger than what he was before. The willpower and determination that he has, he is not done (playing basketball)."
-Deaundre Muhammad

"It was just my willpower, my determination. I had to wait a long time."
-Lamon Brewster

"We were able to survive on sheer willpower. Everyone in McKeesport knows I have no pride when it comes to begging for money for the library. We've come up with some unique ways to raise money, such as basket raffles. You have to come up with creative ways to continue programming."
-Joellen Kenney

"Jim's a dynamic man with incredible determination, willpower and energy. He's the ultimate in a driven person who has high expectations. The people around him respond. He's on the cutting edge with an outstanding football mind."
-Bill Walsh

"I didn't have a doubt in my mind. I didn't think we'd have a losing season or anything like that. I know these girls, and we work hard. When we put our mind to something, we accomplish it. The willpower we have on this team is just amazing."
-Meg Dahlman

"I am not afraid of challenges. I am filled with adrenaline and willpower to face this challenge and the level of expectations -- to guide Israel to its first major achievement in 36 years."
-Dror Kashtan

"One supreme fact which I have discovered is that it is not willpower, but fantasy-imagination that creates. Imagination is the creative force. Imagination creates reality."
-Richard Wagner

"We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely… change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. Wanting the new me in preference to the person I am now."
-George Sheehan

"Long distance running is 80 percent mind and willpower. In the last 12 years, I can't think of a runner who has had more commitment and dedication. She's just tenacious."
-Rod Anzai