Victory Favors the Fearless: How to Defeat the 7 Fears That Hold You Back (Sports for the Soul Book 5)

Fear is the strong, unpleasant emotion that expects something bad to happen. It is the root cause of every negative thought that eats away at your self-confidence and every worry that keeps you up at night. Fear is the voice that makes you doubt yourself. It is the voice that tells you to quit, that you shouldn’t bother trying, and that you don’t h

“Fear says, ‘Don’t move forward until you’re absolutely certain in your future. Don’t make a decision until you’re sure you can’t be wrong.’

“Your fight against fear is the most important fight of your life and the last thing you want to do is underestimate just how powerful fear is. Fear is the most devastating opponent you will ever face.”

“Every path will have its own rough patches along the way—so you might as well make sure you’re on a path you’re truly passionate about.

“Fear creates indecisiveness and indecisiveness makes you weak.

“Most people don’t realize there’s a battle against fear taking place inside of them. They certainly don’t realize all the damage fear is doing in their lives. Fear ruins people’s lives.

Fear says to run. Fear says you don’t deserve to be in the same ring with Patterson. Fear says you’re going to get hurt. Fear says you’re going to embarrass yourself in front of the world.

“Nobody ever regrets aiming for the top. Even if they don’t reach the very top, they still end up a lot higher than they would have if they had lowered their aim.

“I see a new fear that has developed inside of you: The fear of missing out on something better. The voice of fear is telling you there must be an easier path than the one you’re on.”