A Quote by Paul Pierce
When you're not winning in your last couple of years, it gets frustrating because where's your motivation?
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Your motivation gets sucked away when you know that whatever you do your name won't be on the team sheet.
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Your most memorable students are in your first classes and your last classes: make your last years the finest of your career.
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Remind yourself that winning an argument or proving your point really gets you nowhere in the long run. Win through your actions, not your words.
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Desire is the mother of motivation because that is where your motivation is born.
I suddenly became aware over the last couple of years that I'm in my sixties. I never thought about it. I thought I'd better start acting my age or find roles that are going to be interesting to me in the sexagenarian repertoire, because it's not what you do in your forties or fifties.
If you want to succeed in your life, remember this phrase: That past does not equal the future. Because you failed yesterday; or all day today; or a moment ago; or for the last six months; the last sixteen years; or the last fifty years of life, doesn't mean anything... All that matters is: What are you going to do, right now?
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