Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success Quotes

"Success is a decision, not a gift."

"Success is a decision, not a gift."

"There are three types of people in this world. Firstly, there are people who make things happen. Then there are people who watch things happen. Lastly, there are people who ask, what happened? Which do you want to be?"

"There are three types of people in this world. Firstly, there are people who make things happen. Then there are people who watch things happen. Lastly, there are people who ask, what happened? Which do you want to be?"

"Too often, people get stuck in a state of over-thinking, the result is that they never reach a decision."

"Too often, people get stuck in a state of over-thinking, the result is that they never reach a decision."

"It is never about who is right or wrong, it is about what is best."

"It is never about who is right or wrong, it is about what is best."

"Like everything in life, it is not what happens to you but how you respond to it that counts."

"Like everything in life, it is not what happens to you but how you respond to it that counts."

"The first step is the most important. It is the most crucial and the most effective as it will initiate the direction you have chosen."

"The first step is the most important. It is the most crucial and the most effective as it will initiate the direction you have chosen."

"Compete like you cannot fail."

"Compete like you cannot fail."

"Look for solutions, instead of being difficult; be more thoughtful, instead of allowing anger to burn you out. Look at things from a different perspective, embrace change, look out for opportunities and you will feel much more in control."

"If obstacles are large, jump higher."

"Look for solutions, instead of being difficult; be more thoughtful, instead of allowing anger to burn you out. Look at things from a different perspective, embrace change, look out for opportunities and you will feel much more in control."

"If obstacles are large, jump higher."

"If not now, when?"

"Act like a champion, and then become one."

"You can start to change your luck today. Begin believing that you can have what you desire and superior things will arrive."

"If not now, when?"

"Act like a champion, and then become one."

"You can start to change your luck today. Begin believing that you can have what you desire and superior things will arrive."

"Invest your energy in the things you can control."

"Athletes who are able to stay completely focused in pursuit of their dreams are the ones that are most likely to become champions."

"If you have positive energy you will always attract positive outcomes."

"A mind filled with negative thoughts makes you feel miserable and inadequate and will lead to failure after failure no matter how hard you try to succeed."

"Share your aspirations only with those who will support you, not those who will respond with doubt or lack of interest."

"Share your aspirations only with those who will support you, not those who will respond with doubt or lack of interest."