Paul Brown Quotes

I find motivation within myself. I run track not from a competitive Nature, but because I'm a very goal-oriented person.

People talk about great motivators, but I think motivation has to come from within the individual first, because if you haven't got that inner strength yourself, and belief and you want to do well, it doesn't matter what anybody else says. You have to have that; it has to be inbuilt.

It's not about motivation. It's about what's driven inside of you.

I think motivation is a thing that is inside of you.

You have to rely on whatever sparks you have inside.

Do you depend on others for motivation - or can you motivate yourself?

The only person who can really motivate you is you.

I wrestled as a 90-pounder, and I wrestled in the 107-pound class in my first year. I had something inside of me. I could not stand not to compete. And I don't know why... I don't know what that's all about. But that's deep inside of Doug Harvey.

You can look for external sources of motivation and that can catalyze a change, but it won't sustain one. It has to be from an internal desire.

No one can make me work harder than I do, so I'm generally not interested in who I am competing with.

It all has to come from inside, though, I guess.

They have to have an internal motivation. They have to have an inner conviction.

My motivation is internal.

I never struggle for motivation, that's for sure. Motivation is something that burns within.

I think the greatest demand actually comes from within, not from outside.

Motivation should come from within each player; if not, it's difficult to get results.

The only pressure, I think, is the pressure I put on myself.

One of the things we know is that you cannot motivate other people, but you can remove the obstacles that stop them from motivating themselves. All motivation is self-motivation.

Everybody's motivation comes from the core of who they are.

No alarm clock needed. My passion wakes me up.. !

Motivation comes from within each individual. It's a personal thing. It's pride, guts, desire, whatever you want to call it; some people have it in their bellies, and some don't.

Most people know what to do, but they don't do what they know - because they haven't found their inner drive. Their passion.

Motivation is an inner force that compels behavior. Your inner drives will propel you further and faster than external perks.

Motivation is something nobody else can give you. Others can help motivate you, but basically it must come from you and it must be a constant desire to do your very best at all times and under any circumstances.

It's something you have to find from within. You have to keep pushing yourself from within. It's not about what other people think and what other people say. It's about what you want to accomplish and do you want to go out there and be prepared to beat everyone you play or face.