Great stuff from Coaching Toolbox. Dean Smith used to have a "Quote for the Day" that he expected players to learn.
Samples:
Bannister, Roger “The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.”
Bryant, Paul “Bear” “If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good, then they did it. That’s all it takes to get people to win football games.”
Coolidge, Calvin “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated failures. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
Franklin, Benjamin “Well done is better than well said.”
Hopper, Grace “You manage things, you lead people.”