Brian Tracy Quotes

Everybody faces obstacles. And I looked to people who had been through many to succeed in life. Abraham Lincoln, born to a poor family, faced defeat through most of his life. Lost eight elections, failed two businesses, had a nervous breakdown, and still became president.

There are a lot of people who came out of adverse situations and made it. Use it as motivation. Use it to drive you.

If I can be some kind of vessel to show people that, no matter the hard time you experienced, you can still succeed, I want to put out that positive energy to never quit and never give up.

Accomplishment comes from making positive efforts, even in the face of negative circumstances.

If you give up at the first sign of struggle, you're really not ready to be successful.

When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice. You can overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to overcome you and be a loser. The choice is yours and yours alone. Refuse to throw in the towel. Go that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.

I feel like I am an example. And I hope my life is a testimony to show people no matter what you go through, how many hurdles are placed in front of you, how many bumps and bruises you get, to pick yourself up and be resilient and keep on trucking.

Adversity makes me hungrier. I thrive on being able to make a way out of no way.

Nothing makes me more determined to succeed than someone telling me something's impossible.

See every difficulty as a challenge, a stepping stone, and never be defeated by anything or anyone.

Keep trying. It's only from the valley that the mountain seems high.

All the people who knock me down, only inspire me to do better.

There are tough times and mountains to climb, but you've got to go for it.

It may seem like I came out of the blue. But, my road was long, windy, full of hurdles, and even some dead ends. I lost family. I lost friends. I even lost my way. When I reached what felt like rock bottom, I realized I had a responsibility to everyone who believed in me and to kids, like me, who just needed a chance and something to believe in.

Successful people don't have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' - instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.'

You actually can make it, no matter what. I truly am a firm believer in that. Eminem's living proof.

I am ready to accept all accusations, allegations, anger - but I have to succeed.

Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years.

If I would have listened to other people back in 2000 telling me I should have stopped playing basketball because of a kidney disease, I wouldn't have won a world championship.

The people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. They gave me a thirst for revenge.

Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.

Challenges are meant to be met and overcome.

My advice would be to follow your dream. Most of my life, I was in second place before I came in first place. I hope that inspired people to never give up.