Byron Nelson Quotes

You cannot wait until everything becomes better before you decide to have a good attitude. You have to be the best you can be right where you are.

I believe in two principles: Your attitude is more important than your capabilities. Similarly, your decision is more important than your capabilities!

I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.

Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.

I know how strong I am mentally, how I work on myself.

If you will make a deliberate decision to develop a positive attitude toward opportunities and obstacles, you are on your way toward having what is the most important quality in education: the power of positive thinking.

Don't worry about what you can't control. Our focus and energy needs to be on the things we CAN control. Attitude, effort, focus- these are the things we can control.

"Life is like a sewer - what you get out of it depends on what you put into it." It's always seemed to me that this is precisely the sort of dynamic, positive thinking that we so desperately need today in these trying times of crisis and universal brouhaha.

While I wholeheartedly believe in choosing to approach every challenge with a great attitude, I don't mean that we should abandon authenticity and live in fantasyland.

Thought creates character.

Whatever results you're getting, be they rich or poor, good or bad, positive or negative, always remember that your outer world is simply a reflection of your inner world. If things aren't going well in your outer life, it's because things aren't going well in your inner life. It's that simple.

I'm often asked, Which is more important--attitude or skill? The answer is that it's somewhat like asking which leg of a three-legged stool is most important. It is my complete conviction, based on a considerable amount of research, that if you have the right attitude, combined with the right skills, and build your attitude and your skills on a solid character base, you can enjoy long-lasting success.

I know I've made huge gains in my confidence, and knowing more about my racing and myself as a person. That has made me a better athlete

Always remember, your focus determines your reality.

Keep your expectations tiny you'll go through life not so whiney.

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.

As one grows older one becomes more critical of oneself and less of other people.

I've been criticized for not having perspective in the past and I thought that of myself many times but not there.

You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.

I think that ultimately your age is determined by your attitude. It's not the number; it's not how many wrinkles you have on your face. It's the energy that you project.

You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.

I believe the only thing that we really have control over is our attitude. If we focus on the positive things in our lives and learn how to cope with all the surprises, we will be happier people.

A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.

Forty is better than 30. I have a better understanding of who I am, what makes me tick, what's okay and not okay.