If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it’s OK. But you’ve got to shoot for something. A lot of people don’t even shoot.

~ Confucius

Annika Dries: ‘I’m doing my best to keep fighting’

By Annika Dries, Special to espnW
Originally Published: March 28, 2012

One of the proudest moments of my career happened last month at the Holiday Cup — and it had nothing to do with how I played. We had a series of nine matches against Greece, Canada and Italy, and we dedicated one of those matches to raising breast cancer awareness. We all wore pink caps listing the names of people who’d been affected by the disease, and we auctioned off autographed sports bras to help raise money. The biggest moment, though, was when we had a breast cancer survivor drop the ball for the game’s opening sprint. That survivor was my mom… Click here to read on

Perception and Peak Performance

By Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times
Originally Published: Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Like many of us during March Madness, Jessica Witt is a college basketball fan. She is also a professor of psychology at Purdue University. Those interests converged recently at a Purdue basketball game, as she watched fans noisily try to distract the opposing players during free throws. The fans hooted, stomped and waved streamers — but it didn’t seem to have any effect on the outcome… Click here to read on

Develop your passions, your talents, your strengths. That’s the foundation for becoming an expert in your field, which is how you build value. You are then able to define yourself based on what you do well.

~ Stedman Graham

Note: Keep Calm and Carry On was a propaganda poster produced by the British government in 1939 during the beginning of the Second World War, intended to raise the morale of the British public in the event of invasion. Seeing only limited distribution, it was little known. (source: Wikipedia)

How The Rock Found Success In Failure

Posted By WWE.com

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson discusses how he overcame failure to become The Most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment in a “Once in a Lifetime: The Rock vs. John Cena” exclusive video. Click here to watch

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.

~ Joe Paterno

When it comes to winning, you need the skill and the will.

~ Frank Tyger

Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success.

~ Thomas J. Watson

I’ve always tried to do my best on the ball field. I can’t do any more than that. I always give one hundred percent; and if my team loses, I come back and give one hundred percent the next day.

~ Jesse Barfield