Jim Copeland quotes

“It's not fear of striking out that makes me reluctant to step up to the plate. It's the fear of getting hit in the head by a 90 mph fastball, the pitcher coming off of the mound to stomp me with her cleats while I am down, the rest of the opposing team rushing out of the dugout hurling insults as they kick me and spit on me, while all along the crowd in the stands is cheering them on and laughing at my failure. So, no, it's not the fear of striking out that keeps me from stepping up to the plate.”
-- Jim Copeland

#Fear Quotes #Cheer Quotes #Team Quotes

“In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.”

“And having thus chosen our course, without guile, and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust in God, and go forward without fear, and with manly hearts.”

“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.”

“The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.”

“It is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love.”

Source : ALAN PATON (1968). “Cry, the Beloved Country”

“People now are beginning to cheer for me. I've never heard that before. .. Maybe things are turning a bit.”

“To his sister-in-law: What a contrast between us! You live a warm and glowing life, surrounded by loved ones whom you care for and who care for you; you are anchored in contentment. I drift about without rudder or compass, a wreck on the sea of life; I have no memories to cheer me, no pleasant illusions of the future to comfort me, or about me to satisfy my vanity. I have no family to furnish the only kind of survival that concerns us, no friends for the wholesome development of my affections, or enemies for my malice.”

“But it became clear as time went on that in Mr. Bush's mind the New World Order was founded on a convergence of goals and interests between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, so strong and permanent that they would work as a team through the U.N. Security Council.”

“The reality is we are 0-3. The reality is that we can still be a very good football team. We need to show that on Monday night.”

“I had Lana and she was the number one player on my team”