5 Phrases Winners Often Use

Winners. Everyone loves a winner. What is it that makes someone a winner? Well for one thing, it's not making excuses when things don't go your way. Winners find a way to win and when they don't win, they learn from their mistakes and they come back stronger next time. When you meet a winner, you will know it because they will not be kept from their goals.Sean Connery taught us in The Rock that losers whine about their best. We all know then what winners get to go do. He's damn right. Here are some other winners that we admire and what they have to say about winning.

5 Things Winners Say

1. “A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” -Larry Bird

2. “Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.” -John Madden

3. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” -Steve Jobs

4. "Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer." -Ronald Reagan

5. "Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom." -George S. PattonThose are some of our favorite quotes about winning from guys who know a thing or two about what it takes to be a winner. What are some of your favorite quotes?[mwi-cat-listing cat="94" ppp="4" cols="4" desc="false" type="view" btn_color="black" ]