Sunday 3 June 2012

Blogspiration (11): Quotes to live by



Blogspiration is a Brand Spankin' New weekly meme hosted by both GrowingUp YA and Saz101. The meme was created to help spark inspiration among bloggers, readers and writers alike. An inspirational quote/picture/video is posted weekly, on the day of the author's choosing, so that it may inspire creativity, conversation and just a little SOMETHING.

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Okay, so real quick one tonight but it just happened! Crazy, I know. 


I was chatting away to my friend's cousin who I'm doing an assignment on for uni. She's an Australian gymnast and one of the most awesome people I've ever met. She also finds out in 13 days whether she'll make the Olympic team (cross your fingers for her, guys!). PLUS she's 17 AND she already missed out on the Commonwealth Games because she was injured just weeks before she was due to leave. She's a trooper and she totally deserves to make it to the Olympics. 


Anywho, we were talking quotes and she gave me a bunch that she lives by that are just so dang cute I wanted to share! So here you go, straight from the mouth (or phone) of a (potential) Olympian :)


"You try, you fail. You try, you fail. But the only time you ever really fail is when you stop trying."

"Dream, believe, create, succeed."

"If we don't change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed." (My favourite)

And from Lance Armstrong's book: 
"A true accomplishment is when you do something that people said you couldn't do."

Plus one that was all her own:
"I never even thought of giving up until other people asked if I was going to."

Hear that 'other people'? BACK OFF, okay? 

*Ahem*

Umm... hope you enjoyed!




6 comments:

  1. I love quotes! Here is a few more :)

    “If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” — Margaret Atwood

    “If you want to be a writer,” says Stephen King, “you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”

    Kurt Vonnegut: “Find a subject you care about and which you in your heart feel others should care about. It is this genuine caring, and not your games with language, which will be the most compelling and seductive element in your style.”

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  2. Wow. Reading this kind of hit home, since she's seventeen and therefore just a bit older than me. I really like the "Dream, believe, create, succeed" quote.

    I also really like her own quote. Good for her! I really hope she makes it.

    - May :)

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  3. Oh my God. This post is amazing. I wholeheartly agree with all the quotes <3 <3 They are beautiful <3 <3 Thank you for posting them! ;) :)

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  4. First off, the fact that your friend's cousin may make it to the Olympics is SO CRAZY!!! That's AWESOME!!! *fingers crossed for her* That's inspiration enough! But then you add quotes?? I. DIE.

    "A true accomplishment is when you do something that people said you couldn't do."

    LOVE. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. + MORE LOVE!!!

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  5. I think I like this one best: "You try, you fail. You try, you fail. But the only time you ever really fail is when you stop trying."
    But honestly, they are all amazing.
    Thanks for sharing - I second Andrea, I love quotes! Also, good luck, cousin of Heather's friend! :-)

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  6. Heather, I can't even explain how much I loved this. And your friend's own quote most of all. It's perfect. Thank you so so SO much for sharing, and GOOD LUCK to your friend! ♥

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