11 Inspirational Quotes To Help You Make It When Things Get Hard

11 Inspirational Quotes To Help You Make It When Things Get Hard

 

It has been said there are no traffic jams on the second mile.  The second mile is the road less traveled.  It is on the second mile where you find the highest achievers and the greatest leaders.  The ones who have refused to be reduced to a level of mediocrity.  The ones who paid the price needed for sustainable leadership success.  The second mile smells like sweat but tastes oh so sweet.
Recently, Under Armour produced two commercials which resonate with second-mile leaders. Because we understand.  We understand persevering through pain.  We understand hard work and seasons of drought.  We understand haters and naysayers.  We understand legacies and doing things which are memorable.  We understand the importance of preparation.  And we understand the feeling of accomplishment.
Shown are the two commercials along with 11 quotes which will inspire you to become a second-mile leader:

• The Greek philosopher Aristotle said, “You are what you repeatedly do.”
• We take it a little deeper.  We say, “You are what you repeatedly do WHEN THINGS GET HARD.”
• When things get hard legacies are built on those moments.
• When you look at the naysayers  and haters and there’s a million of them, but you take it upon yourself to ERASE ALL DOUBT.
• Excellence does not become a habit by running the same path over and over.
• Do you know what the excellent ones do?  They reinvent the race altogether.
• The excellent ones step up to the line and ask, “What’s the record?”
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• I’ve prepared to the point where instinct takes over.
• (I) never stopped working to get better.
• (I) tightened my handle, strengthened my body.
• (I’m) preparing for the moment when the game is on the line.
• Cause every shot I take is the most important one of my life.

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The legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden said, “When opportunity presents itself, it’s too late to prepare.”  I trust these quotes will inspire you to work hard and begin preparing today.