Ayelet Waldman Quotes

I never got caught up in playing for history, seeing how many majors I could win, or rewriting the record books. Those are selfish objectives, and the guy who chokes usually does so because he dwells on what it all means to him. I was only worried about my family. And although I had my share of failures, it was never because I choked.

Some parents believe that competition helps prepare children to succeed. Others fear that their children will not be able to handle failure.

You want to do everything you can so your child has every tool to succeed.

If you start badly, and the crowd get on your case, there is no way back. But if you start well and your confidence is high all that booing becomes music to your ears.

It's very easy when you have someone in front of you that you can chase. You want to be No. 1 but now I feel like I have to play well because everybody looks at you as a best golfer. So that's why I put more pressure on myself.

In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail.

If you begin feeling beaten, you will achieve nothing. If you fight, you will perhaps have a chance of achieving something.

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by one's children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them.

At the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me.

He's been so successful, arguably the best quarterback ever to play the game. If you were trying to follow his footsteps, it would be incredibly difficult. I'd go crazy if I woke up every day and tried to compare myself to Peyton Manning.

It's not about failure; it's about trying something and risking something for attaining your goal.

Failure is a word unknown to me.

You're constantly trying to prove yourself, even after you've made it.

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear.

I just feel like I have a lot to prove.

As an outside; don't worry about failure, because failure will take care of itself. Focus on success.

I think I'm probably a little too desperate to be successful.

I've been fortunate Daytona is a place I've run better than anywhere else, and that's a big race. Maybe it has to do with attention and pressure and the drive to do well when a lot of people are watching.

Nobody likes to fail. I want to succeed in everything I do, which isn't much. But the things that I'm really passionate about, if I fail at those, if I'm not successful, what do I have?

Our children can achieve great things when we set high expectations for them.

Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because if you haven't been successful, then you don't know how it feels to lose it all.

No child wants to fail. Everyone wants to succeed.

I think if you set yourself specific goals, that's quite a lot of pressure.