No one likes to be criticized. Few people get better with criticism, most respond to encouragement instead. For a player—for any human being—there is nothing better than hearing “well done.”

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"I tell the players that the bus is moving. This club has to progress. And the bus wouldn't wait for them. I tell them to get on board."

- Sir Alex Ferguson

Motivation

"Hard work will always overcome natural talent when natural talent does not work hard enough."

- Sir Alex Ferguson

Hard Work

"The work of a team should always embrace a great player but the great player must always work."

- Sir Alex Ferguson

Teamwork

"Success is not permanent and failure is not fatal."

- Sir Alex Ferguson

Resilience

"Once you bid farewell to discipline, you say goodbye to success."

- Sir Alex Ferguson

Self-improvement

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"The Lord is sending more exceptional spirits to earth. As a body they excel the average capacity of their forebears. Their potential for personal growth and positive contribution is enormous."

- Elder Richard G. Scott

Empowerment

"As leaders of the Church, there isn’t anything in this world we wouldn’t do that’s right for you. We have great confidence in you. You are not just ordinary young men and young women. You are choice spirits, many of you having been held back in reserve for almost 6,000 years to come forth in this day, at this time, when the temptations, responsibilities, and opportunities are the very greatest."

- President Ezra Taft Benson

Empowerment

"Women challenge the status quo because we are never it."

- Cindy Gallop

Empowerment

"We don’t just sit around and wait for other people. We just make, and we do."

- Arlan Hamilton

Empowerment

"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness."

- Oprah Winfrey

Empowerment