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5 Motivational Speeches Every Athlete Needs To Listen To

"You will never be successful until I don't have to give you a dime to do what you do". - Eric Thomas

Mar 27, 2019

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5 Motivational Speeches Every Athlete Needs To Listen To

Emily Yaritz

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If you need a little pick me up or inspiration before the big game, these five speeches will get your head in the game.

1. Eric Thomas: How Bad Do You Want It

Most of you wanna be successful but you don't want it bad, you just kinda want it."

"Don't cry to quit. You're already in pain, you already hurt. Get a reward from it."

"You will never be successful until I don't have to give you a dime to do what you do."

"All men are created equal, some work harder in preseason."

2. Inky Johnson: Impose Your Will

"The person you're becoming is stronger than anything you have ever faced."

"The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender."

3. Why Do We Fall

"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life."

4. Dream

"If you want to be more successful, if you want to have and do stuff you never done before, I'm asking you, to invest in you."

"This is what I believe and I'm willing to die for it. Period."

5. Be Remembered

"Stop running from the potential what you can be, guys. It's inside of you, it's always been there."

"We put the work in now, so we never wonder 'what if'."

"There is no excuse, not to be the hardest worker in the room."

"You only live once. But if you work it right, once is enough."

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