Think Like a Warrior Quotes

“It’s amazing what you can achieve when you start focusing on the reasons why you can do something instead of the reasons why you can’t.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“As soon as you stop trying to move forward and you set your sights on maintaining, you start slipping backwards.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“Success is not something others can give you,” Wooden said. “True success can only be attained by knowing you did your very best to become the best you’re capable of becoming. That is how I define success.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“It was the process we focused on, not the results. Why? Because we have total control over the process. The results, on the other hand, aren’t always in our control.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“I focus on only the things I have total control over: my effort and my attitude. 2. I love what I do and I attack each day with joy and enthusiasm. 3. I dream big and I ignore the naysayers.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“Have the courage to dream big. It’s the only way to be a leader. It’s the only way to reach your potential and to touch greatness. It’s the only way to really feel alive!”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“My friend Satchel Paige once said, ‘Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.’ That’s a pretty good way to live your life, if you ask me.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“But, I tried not to talk about winning and losing with my team. To be honest, I rarely even talked about the opponents we were facing. I did this because I wanted to keep the focus on only what we had total control over. We focused on ourselves, doing what we had to do, getting our team better. We let other teams worry about us while we only worried about ourselves.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“Passion and optimism, these are things you have to give yourself. Nobody can give them to you.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“commitment to only focusing on the things you have total control over—the effort you give, the attitude you carry, and the process of improving yourself in the present moment—when you focus on only those things and let the results take care of themselves, it’s been my experience that results beyond your wildest dreams tend to follow.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“I focus on only the things I have total control over: MY EFFORT AND MY ATTITUDE. By focusing on only what I can control, my effort and my attitude in the present moment, I will have the peace of mind that comes from knowing the results will take care of themselves. I will not lose myself in the past or worry about the future. I will focus on the present. If I truly give my maximum effort to be the best that I can be today, I will be successful. NOTHING can take that from me.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“How freeing it is to stop stressing over things you can’t control. It frees you up to give your full attention to the things you can control. And how you handle the things you can control determines whether you’re successful or not.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“After winning championships as a player in high school and college, I thought I knew everything. I had no patience with the kids. I wanted immediate results. I tried to force them to understand things that came naturally to me as a player.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“At any given time, you’re either moving forward or you’re moving backward. There is no in-between. There’s no such thing as maintaining the status quo. It”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“AM RELENTLESS AND I WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON MY DREAMS. I know that problems will come my way, but I know that I have what it takes to overcome each and every one of them. No matter what obstacles I face today, I will fight my way through them. Nothing can stop me from reaching my chosen destination. I CHOOSE to persevere and never back down from the obstacles that stand between me and my dreams. Simply making this decision to never give up ASSURES me of success in whatever I set out to do. I will never, ever give up on my dreams. I am unstoppable.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“I LOVE WHAT I DO AND I ATTACK EACH DAY WITH JOY AND ENTHUSIASM. I am passionate about what I do for a living. I’m grateful for the talents and interests I’ve been uniquely blessed with; they lead me to my purpose in life. I am fully committed to doing something I love and something I was born to do. I do not wait for someone to hand me the life I want to live, I go out and create it on my own. My passion for what I do gives me a competitive advantage over those who don’t have the same level of passion. I zap negative thoughts and focus on the positive. I find opportunities in every obstacle. Life is good. I am grateful for all the wonderful blessings in my life.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“What good does bitterness ever do anyone?” he asked. “Hatred does nothing but harden your heart. It only hurts you. I’d rather live by love. Loving others and loving what you do. That’s the only way worth living.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“You have to love what you do!”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“you love what you do, you find a way to turn every obstacle into an opportunity.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“Now, my question to you is this,” Buck said. “Are you doing what you want to be doing with your life? Are you doing what you love?”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“focus on only the things I have total control over. I would then repeat the words effort and attitude until the worry subsided. This technique worked incredibly well. Every time I did it, I felt lighter and more focused. The heavy burden of stress and worry lifted off my shoulders.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“When you make a commitment to only focusing on the things you have total control over—the effort you give, the attitude you carry, and the process of improving yourself in the present moment—when you focus on only those things and let the results take care of themselves, it’s been”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“Think Like A Warrior. It contained the five inner beliefs: 1. I focus on only the things I have total control over: my effort and my attitude. 2. I love what I do and I attack each day with joy and enthusiasm. 3. I dream big and I ignore the naysayers. 4. I am relentless and I will NEVER give up on my dreams. 5. I choose faith over fear.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“There is tremendous power in self-talk and the right self-talk quickly produces self-confidence.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“A man will only rise as high as his confidence level,”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“Tough times never last and champions recognize that.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“When your goal is to simply survive, you’ll never thrive.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“if you don’t love what you do, you’re going to get beat by somebody who does!”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“You can’t let one play beat you more than once.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

“If you don’t set big, crazy, unreasonable goals, you’ll never know how far you could’ve gone.”
― Darrin Donnelly, Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable