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“There are three types of people in this world. Firstly, there are people who make things happen. Then there are people who watch things happen. Lastly, there are people who ask, what happened? Which do you want to be?”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Success is a decision, not a gift.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Like everything in life, it is not what happens to you but how you respond to it that counts.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“It is never about who is right or wrong, it is about what is best.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Too often, people get stuck in a state of over-thinking, the result is that they never reach a decision.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Compete like you cannot fail.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“The first step is the most important. It is the most crucial and the most effective as it will initiate the direction you have chosen.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Athletes who are able to stay completely focused in pursuit of their dreams are the ones that are most likely to become champions.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“If not now, when?”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“You can start to change your luck today. Begin believing that you can have what you desire and superior things will arrive.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“If obstacles are large, jump higher.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Act like a champion, and then become one.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Share your aspirations only with those who will support you, not those who will respond with doubt or lack of interest.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“If you have positive energy you will always attract positive outcomes.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Look for solutions, instead of being difficult; be more thoughtful, instead of allowing anger to burn you out. Look at things from a different perspective, embrace change, look out for opportunities and you will feel much more in control.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“It is action that creates motivation.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Every time a champion makes a decision they have a chance to learn something new, regardless of the outcome.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“The thrust of continuous action is the firewood which fuels motivation.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“See it first in your mind, then become it.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“A mind filled with negative thoughts makes you feel miserable and inadequate and will lead to failure after failure no matter how hard you try to succeed.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“If you want to continue to be the best in the world, then you have to train and compete like you are second best in the world.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Invest your energy in the things you can control.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Remember, if you don’t do anything – if you don’t change the way your mind works and direct your subconscious mind to create the life you want – then everything stays the same, nothing changes.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“If you remain static and wait for success to come to you it will certainly not happen.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Lucky people will focus on what’s in front of them rather than scrabbling about for what they’re searching for.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“If not you, who?”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Explore. Train your conscious mind and your subconscious mind to start working for you by getting those great powers to move in a new direction. Start creating your own good luck today.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“They don’t give Olympic medals out for talking a good game.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Your current apathy is simply your soul telling you that it is confused.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success

“Nothing could be any worse than having to turn to your friends, your colleagues and your loved ones and say –‘I gave up too soon’.”
― Steve Backley, The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success