Maxwell Maltz Quotes

Never forget that all the enthusiasm you need is in your mind. Let it out - let it live - let it motivate you.

Mental strength is really important because you either win or lose in your mind.

Comebacks are not at all easy. After a major surgery, the difficult part is to conquer the inner demons. It's all in the mind. Only an individual can overcome his fears.

I believe in my ability and my mental toughness.

Do not forget: seek to win all your battles, including those you fight against yourself. Do not fear the scars. Do not be afraid of victory.

The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.

I never missed a putt in my mind.

The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you, not against you.

I honestly believe that with a strong mind, you can literally 'will' the ball into the hole.

People who soar are those who refuse to sit back, sigh and wish things would change. They neither complain of their lot nor passively dream of some distant ship coming in. Rather, they visualize in their minds that they are not quitters; they will not allow life's circumstances to push them down and hold them under.

Uplift, your mind is a gift.

I believe in mind over matter and doing anything you set your mind on.

Mind is all that counts.

You have to believe that you deserve great things. You have to believe that you deserve to win each fight that you're in. You have to believe that you deserve to become a champion.

I suppose I could have sat back and pitied myself. For a time I wondered if I'd ever be able to go on to a stage and perform again. After a couple of weeks I began to feel I could fight my way back to health if I put my mind to it. I thought to myself: 'Pity never did anybody any good. Go on. Patsy, show 'em what you can do'

You can have all the tools in the world but if you don't genuinely believe in yourself, it's useless.

I'm stronger than I think I am. Mentally, physically.

It's a mental battle trying to come back from injuries and I don't feel like having that mental battle with myself.

The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don't give up. I don't beat myself up about negative things.

It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.

A lot of healing is in the mind. I'm not talking about serious illnesses like cancer. I'm talking about ordinary broken bones. Healing begins in the head. You have to convince yourself you can do it.

'Give up... it's time to quit,' I don't think I've ever really accepted those kinds of words in my life or vocabulary.

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.

I'm a fighter and not a victim. Think of yourself and make the most of life.

A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.