Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.

T. Alan Armstrong

Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory

Mahatma Gandhi

I never expect to lose. Even when I’m the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.

H. Jackson Browne