Manny Mota famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

When I stood up there as a pinch hitter, I honestly believed I was the best hitter in the game. That's the only attitude to have.
-- Manny Mota

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I know Rick [Monday] has done a lot of good things as a player and as a person. But what he did for his country, he will be remembered for the rest of his life as an American hero.
-- Manny Mota

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Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as containing fences that don't allow you to advance, then you're going to be a failure. If you look at them as hurdles that strengthen you each time you go over one, then you're going to be a success.
To a winner, complacency and overconfidence can be destructive. To losers, desperation and despondency are just as harmful.
No matter how tough, no matter what kind of outside pressure, no matter how many bad breaks along the way, I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
If I can slow it down in my mind, things will be fine.
It's a special honor to be one of the leaders of this football team. But I said it once, I'll say it again, no one person wins a game by themselves. Individually, it's top of the mountain, my sport, my profession. It's what you dream about as a kid.
We're never as good as we think we are, nor as bad as we think we are.
All Birds find shelter during a rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying above the Clouds. Problems are common, but attitude makes the difference!!!
Approach or come: refers not to the physical act of coming, but to the mental attitude; the heart is mentioned for sincerity. When they sincerely promise not to fight against you, do not pursue them. Remember that if they had fought against you, your difficulties would have been increased. Their neutrality itself may be a great advantage to you. So long as you are satisfied that they are sincere and their acts support their declarations of peace with you, you should not consider yourself justified in pursuing them and warring against them.
We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.
If I feel like I've done the best that I can or conducted myself in the most constructive way that I can in a situation, then I feel peace.

Manny Mota famous quotes

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