Motivation
100 MOTIVATIONAL JOCKO WILLINK QUOTES TO HELP YOU GET AFTER IT
Jocko Willink is one of the toughest and most disciplined men alive. He’s a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and decorated former Navy SEAL who spent over 20 years in U.S. Navy. Since retiring from the Navy, he co-founded leadership and management consulting firm, Echelon Front, and has gone on to publish a variety of inspiring books and New York Time’s Best-sellers, Extreme Ownership and Leadership Strategy & Tactics.
“There Is No Shortcut. There Is No Hack. There’s Only One Way, So Get After It.”
Willink is a natural leader, who has real-world battle-tested experience, leadership insights, and an inspiring mental toughness that we could all benefit from. Which is why we’re publishing some of the most inspiring Jocko Willink quotes of all-time. Our hope, is that his quotes will motivate and inspire you harness the discipline and mindset necessary to lead a great life.
So, if you’re ready to get inspired and fired up with these powerful Jocko Willink quotes, let’s get after it:
BEST JOCKO WILLINK QUOTES
1. “Stop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it … Start doing it.” – Jocko Willink
2. “Use the stress to make you a better you.” – Jocko Willink
3. “If you get out there and do your best, you will either win, or you will learn.” – Jocko Willink
4. “Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.” – Jocko Willink
5. “Weakness is strong. I must be stronger.” – Jocko Willink
6. “The people who are successful decide they are going to be successful. They make that choice. And they make other choices. They decide to study hard. They decide to work hard. They decide to be the first person to get to work and the last to go home. They decide they are going to take on the hard jobs. Take on the challenges. They decide they are going to lead when no one else will.” – Jocko Willink
7. “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Jocko Willink
8. “When you’re too embarrassed to ask for help, that’s a little knock at your door saying, ‘you’re insecure’.” – Jocko Willink
9. “Get up and GO. Take the risk, take the gamble, take the first step. Take action. And don’t let another day slip by.” – Jocko Willink
10. “You already know what the right thing to do is… You just gotta do it.” – Jocko Willink
11. “Hesitation is the enemy. It allows the moment to pass, the opportunity to be lost, the enemy to get the upper hand.” – Jocko Willink
12. “Ego clouds and disrupts everything.” – Jocko Willink
13. “Extreme Ownership is a mindset, an attitude.” – Jocko Willink
14. “When personal agendas become more important than the team and the overarching mission’s success, performance suffers and failure ensues.” – Jocko Willink
15. “Fear is normal. Every person feels fear at some point. Step aggressively towards your fear — that is the step into bravery.” – Jocko Willink
16. “Get out there and live and strive to be better, because the life you got it is a gift, so live it!” – Jocko Willink
17. “A good leader, a guy that’s tactically sound, a guy that makes good decisions, and guy that’s good under pressure, a guy that doesn’t ever give up on trying to accomplish the mission, those are the things that make a good seal.” – Jocko Willink
18. “I know that somewhere out there, another man is also preparing. That man is the enemy.” – Jocko Willink
19. “If you can say the word good, guess what? It means you’re still alive, it means you’re still breathing, and if you’re still breathing, well then hell, you still got some fight left in you. So get up, dust off, reload, recalibrate, reengage, and go out on the attack.” – Jocko Willink
20. “There is no growth in the comfort zone.” – Jocko Willink
Motivational Jocko Willink Quotes
This next batch is a collection of the most motivational Jocko Willink quotes. They are as insightful as they are encouraging, so give them a read, get disciplined, and then get after it.
21. “While you continually focus on what everyone else is doing – I’ll focus on what I can do right.” – Jocko Willink
22. “Don’t fight stress. Embrace it. Turn it on itself. Use it to make yourself sharper and more alert. Use it to make you think and learn and get better and smarter and more effective.” – Jocko Willink
23. “Even if you can’t perform at a high level, showing up and doing something is still a thousand times better than not showing up at all.” – Jocko Willink
24. “You have to be vigilant. You have to be on guard. You have to hold the line on the seemingly insignificant little things— things that shouldn’t matter—but that do.” – Jocko Willink
25. “War is hell. But war is also an incredible teacher, a brutal teacher. And it teaches you lessons you will never forget.” – Jocko Willink
26. “All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.” – Jocko Willink
27. “Stop checking social media and stop watching one more Youtube video.” – Jocko Willink
28. “Is this what I want to be? This? Is this all I’ve got—is this everything I can give? Is this going to be my life? Do I accept that?” – Jocko Willink
29. “No more. No more excuses. No more: “I’ll start tomorrow.” No more: “Just this once.” No more accepting the shortfalls of my own will. No more taking the easy road. No more bowing down to whatever unhealthy or unproductive thoughts float through my mind.” – Jocko Willink
30. “Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.” – Jocko Willink
31. “When things are going bad: Don’t get all bummed out, don’t get startled, don’t get frustrated. No. Just look at the issue and say: Good.” – Jocko Willink
32. “Another mission. Another task. Another goal. And the enemy is always watching. Waiting. Looking for that moment of weakness. Looking for you to exhale, set your weapon down, and close your eyes, even just for a moment. And that’s when they attack. So don’t be finished.” – Jocko Willink
33. “Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.” – Jocko Willink
34. “Go out in a blaze of Glory, fighting with everything you’ve got, every ounce of energy, every bead of sweat, every drop of blood – until your last breath. And then – and only then- can you stand down, put down your sword and your shield, and rest: in peace.” – Jocko Willink
35. “The shortcut is a lie. The hack doesn’t get you there. And if you want to take the easy road, it won’t take you to where you want to be: Stronger. Smarter. Faster. Healthier. Better. FREE.” – Jocko Willink
36. “There is no shortcut. There is no hack. There’s only one way. So get after it.” – Jocko Willink
37. “Keep it simple. Train hard. Train often. Lift heavy. Lift fast. Run hard. Eat steak. Pain is good.” – Jocko Willink
38. “Go down swinging. And I’ll tell you: if you fight with all you have, more often than not, you won’t go down at all. You will win.” – Jocko Willink
39. “There is no such thing as a weekend. This is an everyday gig: Every day is Monday.” – Jocko Willink
40. “If you allow the status quo to persist, you can’t expect to improve performance, and you can’t expect to win.” – Jocko Willink
Jocko Willink Quotes on Discipline
If you came here looking for encouraging quotes related to discipline, then you’ll love these Jocko Willink quotes on discipline. They are blunt, powerful, but full of truth. Read these quotes, embrace them, and heed the within each and you’ll level up your discipline in no time.
41. “There is no easy way. There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.” – Jocko Willink
42. “Self-discipline is the root quality that will improve every aspect of your life.” – Jocko Willink
43. “What makes you disciplined person is choosing to be disciplined.” – Jocko Willink
44. “Freedom is what everyone wants – to be able to act and live with freedom. But the only way to get to a place of freedom is through discipline.” – Jocko Willink
45. “The more you practice, the better you get, the more freedom you have to create.” – Jocko Willink
46. “One of the best mental disciplines for people to implement is simply putting together a schedule or a task list and actually executing it.” – Jocko Willink
47. “Be dangerous but disciplined.” – Jocko Willink
48. “Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.” – Jocko Willink
49. “Although discipline demands control and asceticism, it actually results in freedom. When you have the discipline to get up early, you are rewarded with more free time.” – Jocko Willink
50. “Discipline is the pathway to freedom.” – Jocko Willink
51. “Don’t count on motivation. Count on discipline.” – Jocko Willink
52. “If you stop looking for a short cut… and find your discipline and your will. Then you will find your freedom.” – Jocko Willink
53. “Discipline is your best friend. It will take care of you like nothing else can.” – Jocko Willink
54. “Discipline is the way.” – Jocko Willink
55. “Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes. It is unreliable and when you are counting on motivation to get your goals accomplished—you will likely fall short.” – Jocko Willink
56. “Don’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be. Don’t count on motivation. Count on discipline.” – Jocko Willink
57. “Unless you do the work, the world will never see your vision.” – Jocko Willink
58. “How do you become better? There is only one way – The way of discipline.” – Jocko Willink
59. “Where does discipline come from? It’s pretty simple and pretty obvious. Discipline comes from within. It’s an internal force.” – Jocko Willink
60. “Discipline yourself to free yourself.” – Jocko Willink
61. “If you think that you’re not disciplined or that you can’t be disciplined, it’s because you haven’t yet decided to be disciplined. It’s because you haven’t created that discipline yet. So make the decision, make the commitment.” – Jocko Willink
62. “I recommend that you go to be earlier because what are you doing at night most of the time? Most of the time at night you’re not working on anything super productive, you’re just winding down and watching stupid YouTube videos or surfing the internet reading clickbait stories, right? Don’t do that. Instead, go to sleep and then wake up early.” – Jocko Willink
63. “If you don’t have any discipline you’ll end up with absolutely no freedom. You’ll end up being a slaving to other people bossing you around.” – Jocko Willink
64. “Self-discipline comes from the self, it comes from you. It comes from when you make a decision to be disciplined. When you make a decision to be better, when you make a decision to do more and to be more. Self-discipline comes when you decide that you’re going to make a mark on the world.” – Jocko Willink
65. “It isn’t that you wake up one day and decide, that’s it: I’m going to be weak. No. It’s a slow incremental process. It chips at your will – It chips at your discipline.” – Jocko Willink
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Jocko Willink Quotes on Leadership
Jocko knows a thing or two about leadership. In fact, he is highly sought after primarily because of his strong leadership skills. So, if you’re looking for some of the best Jock Willink quotes on leadership, you’ll find them here.
66. “Effective leaders lead successful teams that accomplish their mission and win. Ineffective leaders do not.” – Jocko Willink
67. “Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.” – Jocko Willink
68. “We all have a tendency to avoid our weaknesses. When we do that, we never progress or get any better.” – Jocko Willink
69. “Leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities, between one extreme and another.” – Jocko Willink
70. “It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.” – Jocko Willink
71. “But I learned that good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get it done and win.” – Jocko Willink
72. “A leader must be humble but not passive; quiet but not silent.” – Jocko Willink
73. “If you get your ego in your way, you will only look to other people and circumstances to blame.” – Jocko Willink
74. “A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.” – Jocko Willink
75. “War teaches you about honor, brotherhood, and humility, and leadership.” – Jocko Willink
76. “A leader must be calm, but not robotic. They must be confident, but never cocky. A leader must be brave, but not foolhardy. They must have a competitive spirit, but be a gracious loser.” – Jocko Willink
77. “The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.” – Jocko Willink
78. “The goal of all leaders should be to work themselves out of a job. This means leaders must be heavily engaged in training and mentoring their junior leaders to prepare them to step up and assume greater responsibilities.” – Jocko Willink
79. “Leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory.” – Jocko Willink
80. “If people don’t respond to your leadership, and your reaction is to get more and more aggressive with them, they aren’t likely to come around.” – Jocko Willink
81. “You can’t make people listen to you. You can’t make them execute. That might be a temporary solution for a simple task. But to implement real change, to drive people to accomplish something truly complex or difficult or dangerous you can’t make people do those things. You have to lead them.” – Jocko Willink
82. “Good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get it done.” – Jocko Willink
83. “A leader must lead, but also be ready to follow. They must be aggressive, but not overbearing. A leader must be calm, but not robotic. They must be confident, but never cocky. A leader must be brave, but not foolhardy. They must have a competitive spirit, but be a gracious loser.” – Jocko Willink
84. “In chaotic, dynamic, and rapidly changing environments, leaders at all levels must be empowered to make decisions. Decentralized Command is a key component to victory.” – Jocko Willink
85. “When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life.” – Jocko Willink
86. “There can be no leadership when there is no team.” – Jocko Willink
87. “Some of the boldest, most successful plans in history have not come from the senior ranks but from frontline leaders. Senior leaders simply had the courage to accept and run with them.” – Jocko Willink
88. “Leading people is the most challenging and, therefore, the most gratifying undertaking of all human endeavors.” – Jocko Willink
89. “For all the definitions, descriptions, and characterizations of leaders, there are only two that matter: Effective and ineffective. Effective leaders lead successful teams that accomplish their mission and win. Ineffective leaders do not.” – Jocko Willink
90. “The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.” – Jocko Willink
Inspiring Jocko Quotes
All of Jocko Willink’s quotes are inspiring, but this next set of quotes are a bit more inspiring than the others. They are full of wisdom and are truly inspiring.
91. “As a human being, the strongest thing you’ve got is your force of will. So take your force of will and make it happen.” – Jocko Willink
92. “The Darkness cannot extinguish your light. Your WILL. Your determination. No matter what is happening—no matter how hard the fight is. As long as you keep fighting—you win.” – Jocko Willink
93. “If you want to be tougher mentally, it is simple; be tougher, don’t meditate on it.”
94. “I think that in order to truly experience the light and the bright, you have to see the darkness. I think if you shield yourself from the darkness, you’ll not appreciate — and full understand — the beauty of life.” – Jocko Willink
95. “Everyday is a major balancing act that I have to figure out and coordinate.” – Jocko Willink
96. “When you want to earn respect, give respect, when you earn influence, give influence, when you want to earn trust, give trust, all those three are related.” – Jocko Willink
97. “Don’t just think. Don’t just talk. Don’t just dream. None of that matters. The only thing that matters is that you actually do. So…Do!” – Jocko Willink
98. “When you think you can’t take any more… Guess what? You can – It’s proven by the stories of ordinary people in war.” – Jocko Willink
99. “Everyone wants some magic pill—some life hack—that eliminates the need to do the work. But that does not exist.” – Jocko Willink
100. “Be humble or be humbled.” – Jocko Willink
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Final Thoughts
There you have, some of the most powerful words ever uttered by Jocko Willink, we hope you enjoyed them. But more importantly, we hope these Jocko Willink quotes and their underlying wisdom help you strengthen your self-discipline, improve your understanding of good leadership, and inspire you to lead your best life.
With that said, please share this page with anyone you think could benefit from these insightful and inspiring quotes.
Till next time,
STRIVE
PS – If these Jocko Willink quotes motivated you and inspired you to want to get more disciplined and get after it, then you’ll also enjoy these quotes from the like-minded ex-Navy SEAL, David Goggins.
Jen Sincero is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and motivational coach who’s helped countless people transform their personal lives with her books, online advice, and coaching. With that said, her best-selling book You Are a Badass is a powerful resource that can help just about anyone make big and exciting changes in their lives, and level up in general. As such, we’ve rounded up some of the best You Are A Badass Quotes we could find.
Our hope is that they’ll inspire you enough to learn more about Jen Sincero’s life-changing philosophy, and prompt you to begin becoming a badass of your own.
So, without further ado, let’s dive into these power quotes from You Are a Badass:
BEST YOU ARE A BADASS QUOTES
1. “There’s nothing as unstoppable as a freight train full of fu**-yeah.” – Jen Sincero
2. “If you’re serious about changing your life, you’ll find a way. If you’re not, you’ll find an excuse.” – Jen Sincero
3. “You are responsible for what you say and do. You are not responsible for whether or not people freak out about it.” – Jen Sincero
4. “So often, we pretend we’ve made a decision, when what we’ve really done is signed up to try until it gets too uncomfortable.” – Jen Sincero
5. “You need to have a ten-ton gorilla of desire behind your decision or else you’ll wimp out the second things get hard.” – Jen Sincero
6. “You are loved. Massively. Ferociously. Unconditionally. The Universe is totally freaking out about how awesome you are. It’s got you wrapped in a warm gorilla hug of adoration. It wants to give you everything you desire. It wants you to be happy. It wants you to see what it sees in you.” – Jen Sincero
7. “You need to go from wanting to change your life to deciding to change your life.” – Jen Sincero
8. “What other people think about you has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them.” – Jen Sincero
9. “It never ceases to amaze me the precious time we spend chasing the squirrels around our brains, playing out our dramas, worrying about unwanted facial hair, seeking adoration, justifying our actions, complaining about slow Internet connections, dissecting the lives of idiots, when we are sitting in the middle of a full-blown miracle that is happening right here, right now.” – Jen Sincero
10. “On the other side of your fear is freedom” – Jen Sincero
11. “We only get to be in our bodies for a limited time, why not celebrate the journey instead of merely riding it out until it’s over?” – Jen Sincero
12. “Nobody who ever accomplished anything big or new or worth raising a celebratory fist in the air did it from their comfort zone.” – Jen Sincero
13. “Never apologize for who you are. It lets the whole world down.” – Jen Sincero
14. “We are all perfect in our own, magnificent, f***ed-up ways. Laugh at yourself. Love yourself and others. Rejoice in the cosmic ridiculousness.” – Jen Sincero
15. “Take care of yourself as if you’re the most awesome person you’ve ever met.” – Jen Sincero
16. “You cut yourself off from the supply of awesomeness when you are not in a state of gratitude.” – Jen Sincero
17. “You are responsible for what you say and do. You are not responsible for whether or not people freak out about it.” – Jen Sincero
18. “Surrendering is the free-falling backwards into the unknown and trusting that The Universe will catch you.” – Jen Sincero
19. “Our thoughts become our words, our words become our beliefs, our beliefs become our actions, our actions become our habits, and our habits become our realities.” – Jen Sincero
20. “Deciding is freedom. Indecision is torture.” – Jen Sincero
21. “In order to kick ass you must first lift up your foot.” – Jen Sincero
22. “Say nice things about your body, dress it up, and take it out. Give it hot sex, luxurious baths, and massages. Move it, stretch it, nourish it, hydrate it, pay attention to it—The better our bodies feel, the happier and more productive we are.” – Jen Sincero
23. “Don’t waste your precious time giving one single crap about what anybody else thinks of you.” – Jen Sincero
24. “If you want to live a life you’ve never lived, you have to do things you’ve never done.” – Jen Sincero
25. “Your reality is created by what you focus on and how you choose to interpret it.” – Jen Sincero
26. “When you love yourself enough to stand in your truth no matter what the cost, everyone benefits.” – Jen Sincero
27. “Most answers reveal themselves through doing, not thinking.” – Jen Sincero
28. “Wallowing in the pain and suffering isn’t going to help anyone, yourself included, any more than starving yourself will help the hungry. If you want to help the world and yourself, keep your frequency high and do your work from a place of power and joy.” – Jen Sincero
29. “Who you surround yourself with greatly affects how you see your world and how high you set the bar for yourself.” – Jen Sincero
30. “Your beliefs hold the key to your financial success.” – Jen Sincero
31. “When you hang out with whiners, pessimists, tweakers, bleakers, freakers-outers and life-is-so-unfairers, it’s an uphill climb to keep yourself in a positive headspace. Stay away from people with tiny minds and tiny thoughts and start hanging out with people who see limitless possibility as the reality.” – Jen Sincero
32. “What if you decided to do the most outrageous, most exciting thing you ever dared fantasize about, regardless of what anyone, including your terrified self, thought? THAT would be living.” – Jen Sincero
33. “All life is either moving forward and evolving or shrinking back and dying. If you want to evolve in your own life, you have to push through the obstacles instead of running from them. Obstacles and challenges are the agents of growth.” – Jen Sincero
34. “You are a badass. You were one when you came screaming onto this planet and you are one now. The Universe wouldn’t have bothered with you otherwise. You can’t screw up so majorly that your badassery disappears. It is who you are. It’s who you always will be. It’s not up for negotiation.” – Jen Sincero
35. “Love yourself.” – Jen Sincero
36. “You are perfect. To think anything less is as pointless as a river thinking that it’s got too many curves or that it moves too slowly or that its rapids are too rapid.” – Jen Sincero
37. “The only failure is quitting. Everything else is just gathering information.” – Jen Sincero
38. “You faith in The Universe must be stronger than your fear of not getting what you want.” – Jen Sincero
39. “One of the best things you can do to improve the world is to improve yourself.” – Jen Sincero
Bonus Quote From You Are a Badass
Bonus: Here’s one last final quote from You Are A Badass, it’s a great piece of advice, and we think that there is true power behind it. Enjoy!
“Give Yourself Permission and the Means (Yes, This Includes the Money), to Be Who You Are Regardless of What Anybody Else Things or Believes Is Possible.”
– jen sincero –
Final Thoughts
Jen Sincero created a masterpiece with her book, and as you can tell from this list of top You Are A Badass Quotes, that she has much wisdom and life-changing advice to impart.
With that said, if you have yet to read her book, you can get it here:
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That just about wraps us this quotes page. If any of these quotes inspired or motivated you, please do us (and Jen Sincero) a favor and share the page. You never know who’s life her words (and her book) might change.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed these powerful quotes from the book, ‘You Are a Badass’, then we have a hunch you’ll also love reading these amazing Jen Sincero quotes.
Motivational speeches are like the nuclear option for leaders. And they are typically a part of every good leaders toolkit. The motivational speech is a powerful tool that can be used to motivate and engage an audience into action and delivering a specific set of results. The motivational speech speaks directly to the hearts and minds people, cutting through the fluff and the inessential, to get right to the heart of the matter.
Having said that, chances are you’re here because you’re either looking for some good material to give your own motivational speech to fellow colleagues and team members. Or, you’re here looking to follow the path of self-leadership, by purposely listening to empowering motivational speeches to galvanize yourself into action. Despite the reason, one thing is for sure, you’re looking for the best motivational speeches of all-time, and you’ll find them here.
So, let’s dive in and see how much we can spur ourselves into action with these powerful motivational speeches:
TOP 10 MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES OF ALL-TIME
Note: These motivational speeches are listed in order of lives touched, a.k.a. the amount of views they’ve managed to garner over the years. Our list starts from 10 and counts down to the #1 most watched speech.
10. Les Brown, “It’s Possible”
Year: 2014 – Views: 6.8 million
Setting: Les Brown is a legendary motivator, coach, author, and is considered one of the world’s most renowned motivational speakers. He’s given thousands of speeches all of the world, but this motivational speech is one of his most popular. The date for the video is the publication date of when Les added it to YouTube; however, the speech was likely given years before. That said, here’s one of our favorite quotes from his speech:
9. J.K. Rowling, “Harvard Commencement Speech”
Year: 2008 – Views: 7.5 million
Setting: J.K. Rowling is arguably one of the most popular and successful author’s in the world, who’s responsible for the famous book series; ‘Harry Potter’. Rowling gave this speech at a Harvard commencement ceremony on the benefits of failure and the importance of imagination. That said, her speech is still one of the most popular motivational speeches of all-time; which is why it’s made our list. Here’s our favorite quote from her speech:
8. Any Given Sunday, “Inches”
Year: 1999 – Views: 10.1 million
Setting: This “Inches” speech given by Al Pacino in the hit move ‘Any Given Sunday‘ is definitely one of the most powerful motivational speeches ever given in movie setting. Sure, there are other speeches in other movies that may give some competition, but this one hits hard, because it deals with more than just sports, it speaks to life.
Having said that, here’s our favorite motivational speech quote:
7. Eric Thomas, “You Owe You”
Year: 2015 – Views: 11.7 million
Setting: Eric Thomas is an extremely popular motivational speaker, author, and educator who’s raw and no-nonsense message about what it takes to succeed in life has helped millions of people all over the world. In fact, this “You Owe You” speech, which he gave in one of his workshops in New Zealand, is his quintessential work. And it’s one of his most love speeches of all-time. Here’s our favorite quote from his speech:
6. Rocky Balboa, “Sunshine and Rainbows”
Year: 2006 – Views: 20 million
Setting: This powerhouse speech is from “Rocky Balboa”, just one of the many great movies created as part of the inspiring Rocky series. Certainly there are other great speeches included in all of the other Rocky movies, but this one in particular is a masterpiece. that said, here’s our favorite line from this short but sweet motivational speech.
5. Arnold Schwarzenegger, “Rules of Success”
Year: 2009 – Views: 31 million
Setting: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s classic “Rules of Success” speech was given at USC’s 2009 commencement speech. His speech is so popular, that it’s been chopped up and added to countless other motivational montages over the years, which are not included in the 31 million views Tally. That said, it is by far, one of Arnold’s greatest motivational speeches of all-time. Here’s are favorite line from his speech:
4. Mel Robbins, “How To Stop Screwing Yourself Over”
Year: 2011 – Views: 31.2 million
Setting: Mel Robbins is a former lawyer who became a television host, then best-selling author, and now motivational speaker. She’s already sold millions of books, with her most famous being ‘The 5 Second Rule’. That said, this was one of her first motivational speeches which she gave at a Ted Talk, and before she became the success icon that she is today. Our favorite quote from this speech is the following:
3. Denzel Washington, ‘Put God First’
Year: 2015 – Views: 34 million
Setting: Denzel Washington is one of the most famous and highly respected actors in the world. With 60 different films under his belt, three Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and a Tony Award, people want to know what he has to say. So, in 2015 Denzel was invited to give a commencement speech at Dillard University. And it was a speech that would turn out to be one of best motivational speeches of all-time. Here’s our favorite line from his inspiring speech:
2. Steve Jobs, ‘Stanford Commencement Speech”
Year: 2005 – Views: 46 million
Setting: Steve Jobs was the visionary founder and CEO of Apple. He pioneered the personal computer, founded a handful of other companies, and became a multi-billionaire before passing. That said, he was an inspiration to many, and in 2005 he was invited to give a commencement speech at Stanford. It was a speech that would just about break the internet. Here’s our favorite quote form this motivational speech:
1. Admiral William H. McRaven, “Make Your Bed”
Year: 2014 – Views: 51 million
Setting: Admiral William H. McRaven served as the 9th commander of the United States Special Operations Command. In 2014, McRaven gave a commencement speech to UT Austin’s graduating class. His speech would go viral, leading it to become what is now one of the most viewed motivational speeches of all-time. Here’s our favorite quote from this powerful speech:
Final Thoughts
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Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
If you’re looking for some energizing quotes on staying hungry for success, then this page is for you. We created this page because striving to create a successful life has its challenges. Chasing your dreams, changing your behaviors, and overcoming negative habits is not only difficult at times, but it can be down right exhausting.
And believe it or not, getting the most out of life, improving your financial situation, or even reaching a specific goal requires a considerable amount of ambition and consistent energy. In short, you’ve got to be hungry and stay hungry to achieve the success you seek.
“Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish.”
Napoleon Hill, the author of the number 1 best-selling self improvement book of all-time once stated, “Week desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire brings a small amount of heat.” Which is why we’ve pulled together these powerful stay hungry quotes… to help you stay on fire for what you want.
So, with that being said, if you’re ready for this collection of quotes meant to help you stay hungry for your aspirations so you can eventually turn them into reality, then let’s dive right in:
TOP QUOTES TO HELP YOU STAY HUNGRY FOR SUCCESS
1. “A lion runs the fastest when he is hungry.” – Salman Khan
2. “Everyone wants to eat, but few are willing to hunt.” – Anonymous
3. “Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.” – Dwayne Johnson
4. “Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” – Stephen King
5. “For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
6. “Stay hungry and follow your dreams.” – Jack Ma
7. “The world is a jungle. You either fight and dominate or hide and evaporate.” – Anonymous
8. “If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” – Jim Rohn
9. “When you’re hungry for success, don’t let anyone feed you crap about slowing down.” – Marie Forleo
10. “Stay hungry, stay humble” – Tom Brady
11. “Stay hungry. Feast on success. Be more, do more.” – Anonymous
12. “The most successful people in the world have an insatiable hunger to do more, be more, give more, and create more.” – Tony Robbins
13. “Become so curious and obsessed with one thing that you forget everything else. Follow it, drink it, dive deep in it, master it. Remarkable results need remarkable actions.” – Maxime Lagacé
14. “Don’t wait for opportunity to knock, leave the door open.” – Anonymous
15. “Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.” – Les Brown
16. “If you are not hungry for success, you will not make the best use of your time. It is simple and clear. People who are hungry for food never play with a meal when they see it.” – Israelmore Ayivor
17. “I suggest that you become obsessed about the things you want; otherwise, you are going to spend a lifetime being obsessed with making up excuses as to why you didn’t get the life you wanted.” – Grant Cardone
18. “A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better.” – Norman Ralph Augustine
19. “The wolf on the hill is not as hungry as the wolf climbing the hill.” – Anonymous
20. “The people who want to step into their greatness are hungry!” – Les Brown
21. “Be ambitious and passionate about what you are doing and success will find you.” – Steve Jobs
22. “Be hungry for success, hungry to make your mark, hungry to be seen and to be heard and to have an effect. And as you move up and become successful, make sure also to be hungry for helping others.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
23. “You’ve gotta be hungry for it; ready to put everything into it. EVERYTHING! Every second. You have to be the first one to the line. That’s how leaders are born.” – Ray Lewis
24. “Many successful founders were not wealthy when they began. They were hungry for success.” Eric Ries
25. “I’m hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter.” – Jay Z
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We don’t know about you, but after reading through this first set of stay hungry quotes, we’re feeling fired up to unleash more of our best into the world. But don’t stop reading just yet on our account.
By all means, keep saturating your mind with this last set of quotes on staying hungry for success. Let them rev you up and reignite your drive to achieve “the impossible”. Let’s go!
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26. “Be obsessed or be average.” – Grant Cardone
27. “Surround yourself with those that are hungry for success. – If you get complacent, the pack will remind you to hunt.” – Tiffany Shotwell
28. “My hunger has destroyed my fear of failure. Being hungry is the key element of my success. I am not satisfied with what I achieved yesterday. I want to make progress, to innovate, to grow and to revolutionize the world .” – Steve Jobs
29. “If you want to do anything worthwhile in life, you gotta be hungry.” – Les Brown
30. “Hunger is the only differentiation in people; it’s not talent.” – Tony Robbins
31. “What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle and giving 110% all the time.” – Don Zimmer
32. “I was always very intense. As a kid already I was very intense, and I was very hungry. I always wanted to be the best, I always to be number one, I always wanted to get to the top. I never believed in just getting by.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
33. “When you’re thirsty drink, when you’re hungry eat, when you want success, work hard.” – Victoria Addino
34. “You need hard work like before you became champion, you work because you were hungry, you need this, and you have big motivation, then you become champion, you lose your motivation, but you forget about other guys, coming, training so hard, very hungry, and you have to understand this. I understand this. I know this stuff, and that is why I keep training and keep working.” – Khabib Nurmagomedov
35. “It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” – Theodore Roosevelt
36. “I don’t like being comfortable. Once you get used to it, it’s hard to give up. I’d rather stay hungry.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
37. “Successful people stay hungry — knowing this is the only way to no go hungry.” – Grant Cardone
38. “It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men.” – Vince Lombardi
39. “A man’s worth is no greater than his ambitions.” – Marcus Aurelius
40. “Practice like you’ve never won. Play like you’ve never lost.” – Michael Jordan
41. “The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible — and achieve it, generation after generation.” – Pearl S. Buck
42. “Be grateful for what you have, but stay hungry for more.” – Atlas Rowe
43. “The one common denominator of all successful people is their hunger to push through their fears.” – Tony Robbins
44. “If you really want something, you will work hard for it.” – Edmund Hillary
45. “Success is the child of audacity.” – Benjamin Disraeli
46. “If a man does not work passionately – even furiously – at being the best in the world at what he does, he fails his talent, his destiny, and his God.” – George Lois
47. “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.” – Abraham Lincoln
48. “I’ve accomplished more than I ever dreamed. But I’m hungry for more.” – Lewis Hamilton
49. “The starting point of all achievement, is desire.” – Napoleon Hill
50. “Stay hungry, stay foolish.” – Steve Jobs
Final Thoughts
“Stay hungry” is a popular maxim these days. It’s popularity has grown due to the fact that staying motivated has been isolated as a major factor for achieving what we are after. Being hungry and staying hungry is all about maintaining the resolve, the drive, and the will to achieve whatever it is you’ve set your sights on.
With that being said, we hope these top 50 quotes on being hungry for success, have rekindled you desire for achievement. We hope they have nudged you, even if just a little, to keep to pressing on, full-steam ahead towards your dreams.
Keep to it,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed these inspiring quotes on being hungry for success, then no doubt you’ll love these powerful motivational sayings.
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Everyone appreciates a great comeback story. It doesn’t matter if its about a person who after hitting rock-bottom turns their whole life around, or someone who against all odds achieves their dreams. Rooting for the underdog is baked into our DNA.
“It’s Not Over Till It’s Over.”
With that said, we understand that if you’re reading this page right now, there’s a good chance that you may be experiencing your own challenges right now. You may feel like you’re up against the ropes, or like you can’t turn things around in your life. If that is you, just remember, it isn’t over till it’s over… and you can mount a comeback.
We’ve got your back, and we are rooting for you. Which is why we’ve pulled together some of the most powerful and motivating comeback quotes. Our hope is that these quotes remind you to keep fighting, to stay hopeful, and if you’ve fallen, to get back up. May these quotes inspire you to make your comeback.
BEST COMEBACK QUOTES FOR OVERCOMING SETBACKS
1. “The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. That’s the essence of it.” – Vince Lombardi
2. “The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.” – Kobe Bryant
3. “If I can comeback from where I come from, then you can do it too.” – Tyson Fury
4. “Nothing is cooler and more attractive than a big comeback, and that’ll be me.” – Steven Adler
5. “The comeback is always stronger than the setback.” – Anonymous
6. “What defines us is how well we rise after falling.” – Lionel Block
7. “Celebrate small victories. Although they may not yet count as your big comeback, these will help re-establish your self-esteem and empower you to take on the challenges that lie ahead.” – Salma El-Shurafa
8. “Great people make failure the cornerstone of their success.” – Anonymous
9. “You don’t lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down.” – Muhammad Ali
10. “A setback is a setup for a comeback.” – Les Brown
11. “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling
12. “Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.” – Les Brown
13. “It’s not over till you WIN!” – Les Brown
14. “I am making the comeback of the century.” – Bob Backlund
15. “A setback only paves the way for a comeback.” – Evander Holyfield
16. “I wanted to show the world that it can be done. Anything is possible with the right mindset. If you believe in yourself and you sacrifice and dedicate, with the right help you can come back.” – Tyson Fury
17. “Failure is not the end. Failure is the the start of your comeback story.” – Anonymous
18. “I’m always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I’ve been.” – Billie Holiday
19. “When life knocks you down, get back up, and whatever you do, don’t stop swinging!” – The STRIVE
20. “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth
21. “I just showed the world tonight, everyone suffering from mental health. You can comeback, it can be done.” – Tyson Fury
22. “To anyone who is struggling early in the morning or late at night in pursuit of your dream, struggles that many will never see, and to any leaders out there, who believe in someone who does not yet believe in themselves, keep going. Keep going, because WILL always finds a WAY.” – Tom Brady
23. “A great champion deals with setback with a comeback.” – Donna de Varona
24. “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” – Og Mandino
25. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
26. “Success is how high you bounce after you hit bottom.” – General George Patton
27. “Failure is often a prerequisite for your success; not a life sentence.” – Anonymous
28. “Setbacks are part and parcel of life. But, if you can see each set back as but another opportunity to spring you further ahead of where you were before your set back, you’ll become unstoppable.” – The STRIVE
29. “Today’s struggle is tomorrow’s strength, and today’s failure is tomorrow’s reward.” – Comeback Quote
30. “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is going to hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.” – Rocky
31. “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over again in my life.” And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
32. “The true measure of success is how many times you can bounce back from failure.” – Stephen Richards
33. “The secret to mounting a successful comeback is to never stop believing.” – Nathan Lee Morales
34. “Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But soon or late the one who wins, Is the one who thinks he can!” – Walter D. Wintle
35. “A champion is defined by the adversity he overcomes.” – Anderson Silva
36. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” – Maya Angelou
37. “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King
Halfway There
You’re more than halfway done, great job! With that said, we hope these comeback quotes are reigniting the fighting spirit within, so you can overcome whatever challenges you may be facing in life.
If you’re not feeling fired up to make your comeback yet, well then, by all means, please keep hammering away at these comeback quotes. The best is yet to come!
38. “The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated…it is finished when it surrenders.” – Ben Stein
39. “All good ideas start out as bad ideas, that’s why it takes so long.” – Steven Spielberg
40. “Sometimes, a winner is a dreamer who just won’t quit.” – Rudy
41. “There’s nothing as exciting as a comeback – seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting a second chance.” – Rachel Griffiths
42. “It’s never too late to make a comeback.” – Christina Katz
43. “You can’t master your future if you’re still a slave to your past.” – Rihanna
44. “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
45. “My comeback was not about winning or losing; it was about the feeling of being able to compete at top level again.” – Thomas Muster
46. “The biggest comeback is making yourself happy again.” – Anonymous
47. “I don’t know if God is a sports fan or not, but I do know this: He loves a good comeback.” – Lane Kiffin
48. “I just think, as a people in general, we should always look at ourselves as the underdog, so we should always go harder than the next person.” – Shaggy
49. “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin “
50. “You must fail a hundred times to succeed once.” – Sylvester Stallone
51. “But ultimately what matters most is resilience–the ability to quickly rebound from failures, indeed to see failure as a stepping stone to success.” – Arianna Huffington
52. “A comeback is a setback that did its homework, learned the lesson, and then moved forward.” – Eleanor Brownn
53. “When you’re crying, your tears may be watering the seeds of your come-back.” – Steve Maraboli
54. “Live the Life of Your Dreams. When you start living the life of your dreams, there will always be obstacles, doubters, mistakes and setbacks along the way. But with hard work, perseverance and self-belief there is no limit to what you can achieve.” – Roy T. Bennett
55. “When we give ourselves permission to fail, we, at the same time, give ourselves permission to excel.” – Eloise Ristad
56. “Brick walls are not there to keep us out, they are there to show us how much we want something.” – Randy Pausch
57. “I was the undersized underdog who people never gave a chance. From that, the motivation to prove people wrong just grew and grew.” – Baker Mayfield
58. “We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.” – Stephen Covey
59. “It’s possible that you can bounce back from adversity and reinvent your life.” – Atlas Rowe
60. “I stayed true to my dreams, and eventually they came true.” – Kevin Hart
61. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison
62. “If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don’t. If you like to win, but you think you can’t, It is almost certain you won’t.” – Walter D. Wintle
63. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
64. “Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” – Lou Holtz
65. “The belief that I could still do it, inspired me to work harder.” – Phil Mickelson
66. “I had to develop the mentality and stay positive about making my comeback.” – Alonzo Mourning
67. “So don’t give up, don’t look down, cause your time is gonna come around.” – Kevin Rudolpf
68. “Your “I CAN” is more important than your IQ.” – Robin Sharma
69. “You can make a comeback, but ONLY if believe you can.” – Nathan Lee Morales
70. “Sometimes it takes a thousand tries to win.” – Rihanna
71. “In business, setbacks are a part of the game. Whether it’s small losses (losing a deal to a competitor), or big ones (the inability to break even); failure is normal. But, so is dusting yourself off and bouncing back when those setbacks come your way. In fact, your success as an entrepreneur is directly related to how well you bounce back from failure.” – Emily Andrews
72. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, its whether you get back up.” – Vince Lombardi
73. “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” – Dale Carnegie
74. “I think it’s more than whether or not you win or lose. It’s having that opportunity on that final round, final nine, to come down the stretch with a chance to win.” – Phil Mickelson
75. “You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice a work hard for it.” – Lionel Messi
76. “Start today creating a vision for yourself, your life, and your career. Bounce back from adversity and create what you want, rebuild and rebrand.” – Germany Kent
77. “Yesterday I dared to struggle, today I dare to win.” – Bernadette Devlin
78. “Unlike an external enemy, the inner enemy cannot regroup and launch a comeback once it has been destroyed from within.” – Dalai Lama
79. “Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there.” – Robert Downey Jr.
80. “We can stay here and get the shit kicked out of us, or we can fight our way back into the light.” – Coach Tony D’Amato, Any Given Sunday
81. “The secret to life is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.” – Paulo Coelho
82. “Setbacks have an upside; they fuel new dreams.” – Dara Torres
83. “In every adversity lies the seed of an equal or greater opportunity.” – Napoleon Hill
84. “Every setback has a major comeback.” – Russell Wilson
85. “I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.” – Tom Landry
86. “Losers quit when they fail. Winners fail until they succeed.” – Robert Kiyosaki
87. “I’ve always made some legendary comebacks since 1998 when it first started. So that’s kind of just been my MO for my whole career.” – Serena Williams
88. “Everyone falls down. Getting back up is how you learn how to walk.” – Walt Disney
89. “I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn’t work.” – Thomas Edison
90. “One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.” – Colonel Sanders
91. “If you can look up, then you can get up.” – Les Brown
92. “There are better starters than me but I’m a strong finisher.” – Usain Bolt
93. “It’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.” – Zig Ziglar
94. “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.” – John F. Kennedy
96. “The most successful people see adversity not as a stumbling block, but as a stepping stone to greatness.” – Shawn Anchor
96. “If I fail, I try again, and again, and again. If you fail, are you going to try again? The human spirit can handle much worse than we realize. It matters How you are going to finish.” – Nick Vujicic
97. “In the depth of Winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus
98. “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
99. “Adversity cause some men to break; others to break records.”
100. “It is in the valley of failure that we sow our seeds of success.” – James Altucher
101. “Falling down is part of life. Getting back up is living.” – Anonymous
102. “One’s best success comes after their greatest disappointments.” – Henry Ward Beecher
103. “From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failure and setbacks, conclusions can be drawn. That goes for your private life as well as your career.” – Niki Lauda
104. “We all get distracted, the question is, would you bounce back or bounce backwards?” – Kendrick Lamar
105. “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis
106. “The best story is a comeback story.” – Nathan Lee Morales
107. “It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.” – Chuck Palahniuk
108. “Nothing is cooler and more attractive than a big comeback, and that’ll be me.” – Steven Ader
109. “Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” – Henry Ford
110. “Once you’ve hit rock bottom the only way is up.” – Anonymous
Bonus Comeback Quote
Bonus: Out of all our comeback quotes this one is a bonus as it comes from someone who knows a thing or two about making a comeback. Once ridiculed by his class and his teacher after telling them about his dream to be on the Television someday, to then eventually having to live out of his car, homeless, for three whole years while he struggled to reach his dream, Steve Harvey knows what it means to make a comeback.
“Your Setback Is Just A Setup For Your Comeback.”
– steve harvey –
Final Thoughts
Alright, there you have it, the best of the best when it comes to comeback quotes. We hope you got what you came for… massive amounts of encouragement to help you keep your eye on the prize, a reminder to never surrender, and new inspiration to aid you in mounting your own personal comeback.
Your victory is just around the corner!
Till then,
STRIVE
PS – If you enjoyed these comeback quotes, then you may enjoy one of these extremely inspiring comeback stories:
There aren’t too many motivational speeches out there that can get you as fired up to mount a comeback as Al Pacino’s Any Given Sunday speech. Like the movie ‘Rudy’, ‘Any Given Sunday’ is an inspiring feel-good sports drama that came out in 90’s, and did an excellent job at the box office.
That said, the highlight and legacy of the film, comes down to Coach Tony D’Amato’s climatic (Al Pacino) speech to his players. The purpose of his speech was to rally his players back to embracing both the team spirit and winning spirit that they desperately needed to achieve their aims of victory. His intention was reunite the team to see past their differences, and to impart within them willpower and effort that they would need to exert if they hoped to win.
So, if you’re in need of some powerful words to motivate and inspire you to claw your way back to achieving the life, the achievements, and the goals you deserve, then this Any Given Sunday Speech is worth watching:
ANY GIVEN SUNDAY SPEECH
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Any Given Sunday Speech Text
Below is the transcription of the Any Given Sunday Speech so you can capture, quote, or reference for future use:
“I don’t know what to say, really. Three minutes until the biggest battle of our professional lives… all comes down to today. Now either we heal as a team or we’re gonna crumble, inch by inch, play by play, until we’re finished.
We’re in hell right now, gentlemen, believe me. And, we can stay here and get the sh** kicked out of us… or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb out of hell one inch at a time.
Now, I can’t do it for you… I’m too old. I look around I see these young faces, and I think — I mean — I made every wrong choice a middle-aged man can make. I, uh, I pissed away all my money, believe it or not. I chased off anyone who has ever loved me. And lately, I can’t even stand the face I see in the mirror.
You know, when you get old in life things get taken from you. I mean that’s…that’s part of life. But, you only learn that when you start losing stuff. You find out life’s this game of inches. So is football.
Because in either game, life or football, the margin for error is so small — I mean one-half a step too late, or too early, and you don’t quite make it. One-half second too slow, too fast, you don’t quite catch it.
The inches we need are everywhere around us. They’re in every break of the game, every minute, every second.
On this team, we fight for that inch. On this team, we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch, because we know when we add up all those inches that’s gonna make the fu***n’ difference between winning and losing! Between living and dying!!
I’ll tell you this, in any fight, it’s the guy who’s willing to die who’s gonna win that inch. And I know if I’m gonna have any life anymore, it’s because I’m still willing’ to fight and die for that inch. Because that’s what living is! The six inches in front of your face!!
Now I can’t make you do it. You got to look at the guy next to you. Look into his eyes! Now I think you’re gonna see a guy who will go that inch with you. You’re gonna see a guy who will sacrifice himself for this team because he knows, when it comes down to it, you’re gonna do the same for him!
That’s a team, gentleman!
And, either we heal, now, as a team, or we will die as individuals. That’s football guys.
That’s all it is. Now, what are you going do?”
Final Thoughts
It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to rally your teammates, your co-workers, or yourself, this speech should do the trick.
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It is such a powerful speech and we hope you enjoyed the video and reading the transcript. There’s no doubt that this little gem can fire up just about anyone or any team who needs to mount a comeback, or just needs a little push to keep moving forward in difficult times.
So, if that’s you.. don’t give up and keep fighting for those inches.
Till you reach your aims,
STRIVE
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