Jesse Owens Quotes

Each victory gained over oneself means new strength to gain more victories.

Self conquest is the greatest of victories.

Everything we run away from has power over us;everything we go through,we conquer.

Conquer yourself and you can conquer everything else.

The battle for self-discipline may leave you a bit bruised and battered but always a better person.

Self-discipline is the golden key; without it, you cannot be happy.

And so gentlemen, I learned. Oh, if you have to learn, you learn; if you’re desperate for a way out, you learn; you learn pitilessly. You stand over yourself with a whip in your hand; if there’s the least resistance, you lash yourself.

The battle for self-discipline may leave you a bit bruised and battered but always a better person. Self-discipline is a rigorous process at best; too many of us want it to be effortless and painless. Should temporary setbacks afflict us, a very significant part of our struggle for self-discipline is the determination and the courage to try again....Eternal life in the kingdom of our Father is your goal, and self-discipline will surely be required if you are to achieve it.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

There is no finer sensations in life that which comes with victory over one's self. Go forward to a goal of inward achievement, brushing aside all your old internal enemies as you advance.

Make yourself do unpleasant things so as to gain the upper hand of your soul.

Discipline is something we despise for the moment.... We all look for a place to run, an excuse with which to stall. No one enjoys it. Yet those of us who have endured it know that the fruit it produces and the pain from which it ultimately spares us makes it worth the agony.

Get the better of yourself - this is the best kind of victory.

He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong.

The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.

Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength.

True victory is victory over oneself.

Cultivate within yourselves the mighty power of self-discipline.

Self-Conquest is the greatest of victories. Mighty is he who conquers himself.

Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.

It is not only by one's impulses that one achieves greatness, but also by patiently filing away the steel wall that separates what one feels from what one is capable of doing.