Haile Gebrselassie Quotes

Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.

You may not be playing your best tennis or having your best match; sometimes it's just not your day. The important thing is to believe in yourself, which starts with being confident in your abilities.

I ain't going to lose confidence. Once you have it, you have it. Just because confidence comes from within you and you just have to continue to push yourself.

Sometimes I can wake up and I can beat anyone.

You can have all the tools in the world but if you don't genuinely believe in yourself, it's useless.

I have two bowls of confidence for breakfast each morning.

There's no need to overwhelm yourself with thoughts, because you know that you're just as good or better than some of the players you're going up against.

Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does- that makes you a winner right there.

I taught myself confidence. When I'd walk into a room and feel scared to death, I'd tell myself, 'I'm not afraid of anybody.' And people believed me. You've got to teach yourself to take over the world.

You always have to believe in yourself! I think that is the most important thing.

Any person I idolise, or I really admire their work, I want to beat them... For me, going through my years, I made sure to idolise myself... So when you're in a race, you have to make sure that you think you are the favourite to win. You have to have that confidence.

You always have to believe in yourself and not let your confidence fade.

Not to sound cliche or like I'm reading something off the back of a Hallmark card, but with anything challenging you're going to do in life, the belief needs to start first from within.

That's the biggest part of our sport, is self-confidence, and self-belief.

I'm going in with the mentality that I'm going to win. If you don't go in there thinking that, you've already beat yourself.

You have to believe in yourself. If you don't, no one else will.

You are bigger than your self-doubt. Remind yourself of that each and every day.

My strength was probably more the mental side of the game rather than the skill side. I always had that self-belief that I was good enough. You have got to believe you are good enough, otherwise there is no point to it.

I focus on myself, that's how I beat Wladimir Klitschko.

Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.

If you believe in yourself and feel confident in yourself, you can do anything. I really believe that.

You should tell yourself frequently 'I will only react to constructive suggestions.' This gives you positive ammunition against your own negative thoughts and those of others.

Believe in yourself and stop trying to convince others.

If you really believe in yourself, you cannot listen to other people.

What I've learned in these 11 years is you just got to stay focused and believe in yourself and trust your own ability and judgment.