Steve Backley Quotations

She knows how much work is ahead and won't be afraid to put the time and effort in.

I have enjoyed a fabulous career and hope to end it on a real high by winning another medal in Athens,

Goldie is a tough and sensible girl and she'll bounce back from this,

I have so many unforgettable memories, but setting the world record is a special one that I will live with forever.

The challenge for you is to decide not what is important, but what is most important and then focus your attention on that.

The only test is what you see when you look in a mirror.

You have to create your self-belief by going to your core to find the probable reasons for the negativity in you, and then demolish them.

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.

The sprint is like life ... blink and you miss it.

Mix with positive-minded people as a means to tap into your unexploited potential.

Trust in your own beliefs or succumb to the influence of others'.

See it first in your mind, then become it.

Act like a champion, and then become one.

It is action that creates motivation.

Success is virulent. Once you get the bug then it's in you.

When you think a positive thought, you become positive.

You can start to change your luck today. Begin believing that you can have what you desire and superior things will arrive.

Do you want to know what one of the secrets to achieving all of your goals is? You’ve got to be committed.

It is true to say that the secret of a winning formula is the ability to accept that there is a vast area of unexploited potential beyond what you currently perceive to be your maximum.

Success is simply never giving in to failure - either in mind or body.

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.

If you are able to focus unswervingly on your goals, then all that you desire will become yours.

Share your aspirations only with those who will support you, not those who will respond with doubt or lack of interest.

Athletes who are able to stay completely focused in pursuit of their dreams are the ones that are most likely to become champions.

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.

It is one thing to know what should be done, it is another to do it.

If obstacles are large, jump higher.

The thrust of continuous action is the firewood which fuels motivation.

Just identify the very first physical action you need to take, and do it.

Tell me your thinking, and I'll tell you what your life looks like.

For many, lack of achievement is more a consequence of fear of taking a chance and getting uncomfortable.

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.

Like everything in life, it is not what happens to you but how you respond to it that counts.

Too often, people get stuck in a state of over-thinking, the result is that they never reach a decision.

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.

The way forward is to stop pestering yourself for answers and let it, the creative part of your mind, come up with the solution when the time is right.

It is never about who is right or wrong, it is about what is best.

If you have positive energy you will always attract positive outcomes.

Every time a champion makes a decision they have a chance to learn something new, regardless of the outcome.

The people and successes in your life mirror your beliefs.

Invest your energy in the things you can control.

If you remain static and wait for success to come to you it will certainly not happen.

Success is a decision, not a gift.