Michael Dukakis Quotes

If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart.

Ever morning, until you dead in the ground, you gone have to make this decision. You gone have to ask yourself, "Am I gone believe what them fools say about me today?

Just stay true to yourself and true to wut you believe.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

I do think it's perfectly natural and human to want to invest belief in something. It's just a facet of who we are. What do I believe in? I believe in the obvious things. The people I'm close to and my work - it's not complicated.

It's disheartening to read the really negative stuff, but at the same time, I know who I am, and I'm comfortable with myself.

If you don't give power to the words that people throw at you to hurt you, they don't hurt you anymore. And you actually have power over those people.

Being knee-deep in sadness or suffering and refusing to look down - to me, that represents something more powerful than someone who's never gone through difficulty.

Confidence is not, 'They will like me'. Confidence instead is, 'I'll be fine if they don't'.

Having a superpower has nothing to do with the ability to fly or jump, or superhuman strength. The truest superpowers are the ones we all possess: willpower, integrity, and most importantly, courage.

I am not disturbed by criticism or insults. It's all about having faith in yourself.

Half the reason I fight the way I fight is because of where I get my mind, and I'm very protective of the things that matter to me.

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

Since everything in my life collapsed in '89, I was just determined that I wouldn't cave in. I wouldn't just go away or become a basket case. I knew the value of me as a person.

Stay true to what you believe in and don't let people try to change that direction. Don't take no for an answer.

It's really easy to fall into the trap of believing that what we do is more important than what we are. Of course, it's the opposite that's true: What we are ultimately determines what we do!

We are as indestructible as we believe ourselves to be.

If you don't believe in yourself...nobo dy else will.

Believe that you are bigger than your difficulties, for you are, indeed.

If I wasn't hard, I wouldn't be alive. If I couldn't ever be gentle, I wouldn't deserve to be alive.

I was brought up to believe that how I saw myself was more important than how others saw me.

The soul is stronger than its surroundings.

Don't cry pretty girl. Who you are is why you're so good at everything. You won't let yourself be otherwise. And thats what fascinates me." Duke- Lament

I don't think it's about who you play, I think it's about who you are.

Never doubt yourself. Never change who you are. Don't care what people think and just go for it.