There is no need to become disheartened when you do not make first place. It is not about just finishing the race. It is about the journey as well. Here is a look at some amazing quotes about finishing the race.
“Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is important that you do it”
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”
“Be true to the best you know. This is your high ideal. If you do your best, you cannot do more.”
“Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, to all the souls you can, in every place you can, at all the times you can, with all the zeal you can, as long as ever you can.”
“Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.”
“Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.”
“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”
“Doing your best is more important than being the best.”
“Doing your best means never stop trying.”
“Don’t give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.”
“Don’t settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that’s in us.”
“Don’t waste your time striving for perfection, instead, strive for excellence – doing your best.”
“Give the world the best you have and you may get hurt. Give the world your best anyway.”
“I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.”
“I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.”
“I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.”
“I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have no major regrets.”
“If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.”
“If you’re doing your best, you won’t have any time to worry about failure.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.”
“It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and THEN do your best.”
“It’s human nature to gripe, but I’m going ahead and doing the best I can.”
“It’s simply a matter of doing what you do best and not worrying about what the other fellow is going to do.”
“I’ve always tried to do my best on the ball field. I can’t do any more than that. I always try to give one hundred percent; and if my team loses, I come back and give one hundred percent the next day.”
“Just go out there and do what you have to do.”
“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.”
“Let us begin by doing our best to do our best, every single time, no matter what, forever.”
“Make the choice to be your highest and best self, regardless of the circumstances.”
“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”
“Never give up. Keep your thoughts and your mind always on the goal.”
“Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn’t give you credit.”
“No matter how hard the battle gets or no matter how many people DON’T believe in your dream, Never give up!”
“On the other hand, always aim to be the best in what you do and give 100%.”
“That’s what I try to do each and every week is give my best effort and not give up, no matter what comes at us.”
“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.”
“The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.”
“To be nobody but yourself in a world that’s doing its best to make you somebody else, is to fight the hardest battle you are ever going to fight. Never stop fighting.”
“Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.”
“When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.”
“When you get in a tight place and everything goes against you, until it seems as if you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time when the tide will turn.”
“When you have choices, choose the best. When you have no choice, do your best.”
“Whenever you have taken up work in hand, you must see it to the finish. That is the ultimate secret of success. Never, never, never give up!”
“You can’t always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.”
“You have nothing to lose by giving your best.”
“You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.”
Staying positive during tough times is some of the most difficult periods of your life to get through.
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