The most important opinion you'll ever have is the one you hold of yourself.

Make a list of your current wants and desires. Next to each, put down what benefit or payoff there would be when you achieve it. Look at this list often throughout the day and before retiring at night.

Put up the dream. Put in the knowledge. Put out the effort.

The real champions in life are so humble and gracious. They just continue doing what they do without all the posturing. If you've got the real thing, you don't have to flaunt a loud imitation.

Expect the best; convert problems into opportunities; be dissatisfied with the status quo; focus on where you want to go, instead of where you're coming from; and most importantly, decide to be happy, knowing it's an attitude, a habit gained from daily practice, and not a result or payoff.

The essence of life is finding something you really love and then making the daily experience worthwhile.

If you have real, internal value, you don't need a loud, expensive imitation.