There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.Plato
You can do right or you can do what you are told. And the prize of the victory will belong to the bold.Phil Ochs
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.Vince Lombardi
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.Vince Lombardi
Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.Miyamoto Musashi
Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.Wilma Rudolph
The winners at the Olympics step up, bursting with pride, because everything that they have worked for and all their dedication is rewarded in a climax that I, and most golfers, will never experience.Arnold Palmer
Perseverance is also key to success in any endeavor, but without perseverance in combat, there can be no victory.Jocko Willink
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.Aristotle
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.Plato
The high point of my career was winning the Champions League. No one will ever erase that from my memory, in the same way that no one will ever erase the fact that I did it in a Manchester United shirt.Cristiano Ronaldo
Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.Ernest Hemingway
Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.Winston Churchill
If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.Paul Bryant
If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.Buddha