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Put In The Work

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A DOSE OF POWER LIVING®: Put In The Work – As Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo said: “Talent without working hard is nothing.”

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Keep Playing to Win

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A DOSE OF POWER LIVING®: Keep Playing to Win – As tennis great Billie Jean King said, “Champions keep playing until they get it right.”

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Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It’s about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals.
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Olympian, U.S. track and field)

Too many times women try to be competitive with each other. We should help support each other, rather than try to be better than each other.
- Katarina Witt (Olympian, German figure skater)

You’ve got to look for tough competition. You’ve got to want to beat the best.
- Grete Waitz (Olympian/Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder)

This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows.
- Olga Korbut (Olympian/Belarusian gymnast, gold & silver medalist)

If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything.
- Clara Hughes (Olympian/Canadian cyclist and speed skater, multiple medals)

Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It’s our goal in life to find it and keep it lit.
- Mary Lou Retton (Olympian/gold medalist at 1984 Summer Games)

I am building a fire, and every day I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.
- Mia Hamm (Olympian/gold medalist in women’s soccer)