Athlete Quote by Jim Valvano Download Open image “Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.” — Jim Valvano ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Athlete Failure First step First steps Firsts Giving Giving up Heartbreak Never giving up Rejection Steps Succeed Success
Rejection or refusal is a temporary phase of life. Always give yourself another chance. Never surrender and don't give your last try in anything… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success — Bo Bennett Copy Share Image
Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works. — Mary Kay Ash Copy Share Image
Don't give up if you have failed once. Stand up and try again. Because the biggest success we achieve is by trying again and… — Anurag Prakash Ray Copy Share Image
To never, ever give up. It's a business built on rejection and rejection is just one step closer to acceptance. — Eddie Kaye Thomas Copy Share Image
Just know, when you truly want success, youll never give up on it. No matter how bad the situation may get. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life.… — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
To find the unlimited scope of human possibility, look within yourself. — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
What enables us to achieve our greatness contains the seeds of our destruction. — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
Life changes when you least expect it to. The future is uncertain. So, seize this day, seize this moment, and make the most of… — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
How many people do you know who've had their dream come true? You're looking at one. — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
Are you saying that the assistant had the answers all along, he just wasn't telling anyone? — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
We need your help. I need your help. We need money for research. It may not save my life. It may save my children's… — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
No matter what business you're in, you can't run in place or someone will pass you by. It doesn't matter how many games you've… — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
I set out very calculatedly to become known. The only thing I maybe miscalculated was how easy it would be. — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
In every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things. Ordinary People accomplish Extraordinary things. — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
As a professional athlete and someone who has spent almost his entire life in boxing, not a day goes by when I don't think… — Oscar De La Hoya Copy Share Image
I'd noticed him watching me for a year or so, especially when we'd play games where there was running or jumping. — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
I have no physical genius about me. I can't dribble a ball and run at the same time, I can't do lay-ups - I'm… — Rich Mullins Copy Share Image
I think cricket is there in Usain Bolt's blood. Since I got to watch from close quarters, it was amazing to see him run… — Harbhajan Singh Copy Share Image
I think what bothers us about fighting sports isn't the damage to the athlete but the fact that you win by doing more harm… — Jonathan Gottschall Copy Share Image
Athletes at all ages are bigger and stronger than ever before. And they are being encouraged - sometimes even incentivized, as we recently learned… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
I think life is full of challenges and problems. I don't believe that anyone is perfect. We all make mistakes. It's not a bed… — Nigel Mansell Copy Share Image
I'd never been much of an athlete, due to a physical condition I'd had since birth (unathleticism). Perhaps if there were a sport centered… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that… — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image