Dean Karnazes Quotes

You can't lose confidence in yourself, or you've lost already. When you get knocked down, you've got to keep getting back up.

I never thought I'd be successful. It seems in my own mind that in everything I've undertaken I've never quite made the mark. But I've always been able to put disappointments aside. Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.

A lot of people put pressure on themselves and think it will be way too hard for them to live out their dreams. Mentors are there to say, 'Look, it's not that tough. It's not as hard as you think. Here are some guidelines and things I have gone through to get to where I am in my career.'

The biggest challenge you have is to challenge your own self doubt and your laziness. It is your self doubt and your laziness that defines and limit who you are.

I keep going because I doubt myself. It drives me to be better. I've learned that the mastery of self-doubt is the key to success. It's like being animated by the love of a woman - the need to be worthy of her.

The future was uncertain, absolutely, and there were many hurdles, twists, and turns to come, but as long as I kept moving forward, one foot in front of the other, the voices of fear and shame, the messages from those who wanted me to believe that I wasn't good enough, would be stilled.

I'm about to reach my dreams and I aint even got my arms stretched.

I'm not gonna fall. I'm tired of falling. I'm tired of seeing our people fall. I don't believe in failure. It's what we put in our minds and our hearts to succeed. And success isn't about money. Success isn't about the biggest house in the world. Success is about loving your family, taking care of your child.

I have insecurities about being a good mom, or balancing my career with motherhood. All of those are very strong, very real obstacles. My motto is just unconsciously, and maybe now consciously because I'm saying it, is sink or swim. I'm a fighter.

Whatever your dream is, look yourself in the mirror and declare that you are indeed going to achieve it -no matter what the price.

There is no limit to what you can imagine. And with commitment, with effort, what you can imagine you can become. Put your mind to work for you. Believe that you can do it. The world will tell you that you can't. Yet, in your belief you'll find the strength, you'll find the ability, to do it anyway.

Dreams do come true, but not without the help of others, a good education, a strong work ethic, and the courage to lean in.

Be strong minded, and always believe that the impossible is possible.

When thoughts tell you it’s too late, dismiss them. You haven’t dreamed your best dream. You haven’t run your best race.

Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true.

Once you start believing in yourself, anything is possible. Once you start believing in yourself, your dreams take shape. The more you believe, the more you achieve.

The person who is not strong enough gives up at the halfway point - but you are limiting yourself before even starting.

You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from.

It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up.

It's kind of hard to keep going sometimes but you just have to believe in what you are and what you can do and that's the way to success.

What is defeat in life? It is not merely making a mistake; defeat means giving up on yourself in the midst of difficulty. What is true success in life? True success means winning in your battle with yourself. Those who persist in the pursuit of their dreams, no matter what the hurdles, are winners in life, for they have won over their weaknesses.

Others will absolutely be able to break 2:00, too, as long as they believe in themselves.

Nothing makes you try harder than to be told that you are not good enough or that you simply do not have the skills.

It was such a relief to win. You tell yourself you can do it, but until you do you don't know for sure. And I found out I can do it by doing what I do, not what others do.