Will Wilkinson Quotes

Every game is an opportunity to measure yourself against your own potential.

A moment of gratitude makes a difference in your attitude.

I love chocolate chip cookies - really anything with chocolate will do!

If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.

I refuse to go into a fast-food outlet - to use the toilet even - in case anyone got the wrong idea and thought I was sneaking in a quick burger.

If Americans want to live the American dream, they should go to Denmark.

You don't always need to know your destination when you set out on a journey.

There’s only two types of manager. Those who’ve been sacked and those who will be sacked in then future

There's nothing like overcoming something that scares you so much. Nothing feels better.

Write for the right reasons - i.e. yourself.

The man who tried his best and failed is superior to the man who never tried.

You can motivate players better with kind words than you can with a whip.

If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price.

Remember, 'Rome was not built in a day.' Instant success is never possible. Competence results only from sustained, consistent, self-disciplined effort over an extended period of time.

I play with a fear of letting my team down. That's what motivates me.

What I am proud of is I have searched for the best of me and I have been a team man without fail.

Football, in its purest form, remains a physical fight. As in any fight, if you don't want to fight, it's impossible to win.

My mother's illness fitted into this protest against the treatment of the sick who could not pay, the inefficiency of commercialism, the waste, the extravagance, and the poverty.

We compete, not so much against an opponent, but against ourselves. The real test is this: Did I make my best effort on every play?

Unemployment is bigger than a political party. It is a national danger and a national scandal.

Not surprisingly, the place we're most likely to experience testing is exactly where we struggle most to trust God.

You are not an accident. You are one of a kind. Your big dream is from God, and its irreplaceable. And you were born to seize it and celebrate it every day of your life!

Whenever I feel nervous, I feel like I have to poop.

I only get the points because I have team-mates who do the work and put me in the position to get them.

I'm pretty aware that the pursuit of perfection is, inherently, a flawed concept.

Playing the game, representing the team, giving my all and never letting go has meant everything to me.

In my experience, God rarely makes our fear disappear. Instead, he asks us to be strong and take courage.

Confidence is the invisible cement that binds a team together.

As one door closes, another one shuts.

Morale and attitude are the fundamentals to success.

My own position is so far on the obsessive side of preparation and professionalism that I fear my point of view is not going to be shared by anyone.

We need to ask ourselves what are we here for and what have we worked so hard to be here for.

Keep your eyes on Christ, not the circumstances you find yourself in or the feelings you are experiencing.

A Dreamer is a person whose life is in motion.

God didn’t want me to do more for Him. He wanted me to be more with Him.

Losing is easy. It's not enjoyable, but it's easy.

Play against the Game, not your opponent.

The quality of your play never counts as much as the quality of your effort.

Dependence upon God makes heroes of ordinary people like you and me!

God's power under us, in us, surging through us, is exactly what turns dependence into unforgettable experiences of completeness.

It's never too late to act on your dream

Imagine what your life will look like when you have broken the bondage of fear.

Instead of exposures to toxic materials and mechanical dangers, we are discovering the toxicity of social circumstances and patterns of social organization.

Women have worked hard; starved in prison; given of their time and lives that we might sit in the House of Commons and take part in the legislating of this country.

What counts is knowing who you want to be and asking for it.

... class differences in health represent a double injustice: life is short where its quality is poor.

When you're obsessive, like me, searching for something unattainable can become unhealthy ... it's like falling through the air and grabbing at the clouds.

I like to think I play rugby as it should be played - there are no yellow or red cards in my collection - but I cannot say I'm an angel.

My first introduction to chemistry came at a quite early age through my mother's elder brother.

I'm very happy to be back playing rugby for England again - there were times when I questioned if this would happen.