Quotes by Steve Backley

About Steve Backley:

Stephen ("Steve") James Backley is a retired English athlete, who was formerly the world record holder for javelin throwing. During his career, he won four gold medals at the European Championships, three Commonwealth Games gold medals, and two silvers and a bronze at the Olympic Games, and two silvers at the World Championships.
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Success is a decision, not a gift.

Steve Backley

Like everything in life, it is not what happens to you but how you respond to it that counts.

Steve Backley

It is never about who is right or wrong, it is about what is best.

Steve Backley

You can start to change your luck today. Begin believing that you can have what you desire and superior things will arrive.

Steve Backley

Athletes who are able to stay completely focused in pursuit of their dreams are the ones that are most likely to become champions.

Steve Backley

The thrust of continuous action is the firewood which fuels motivation.

Steve Backley

There are three types of people in this world. Firstly, there are people who make things happen. Then there are people who watch things happen. Lastly, there are people who ask, what happened? Which do you want to be?

Steve Backley

Too often, people get stuck in a state of over-thinking, the result is that they never reach a decision.

Steve Backley

The first step is the most important. It is the most crucial and the most effective as it will initiate the direction you have chosen.

Steve Backley

Compete like you cannot fail.

Steve Backley

Act like a champion, and then become one.

Steve Backley

Share your aspirations only with those who will support you, not those who will respond with doubt or lack of interest.

Steve Backley

If you remain static and wait for success to come to you it will certainly not happen.

Steve Backley

If you want to continue to be the best in the world, then you have to train and compete like you are second best in the world.

Steve Backley

Nothing could be any worse than having to turn to your friends, your colleagues and your loved ones and say –‘I gave up too soon’.

Steve Backley

Success is simply never giving in to failure - either in mind or body.

Steve Backley

It is action that creates motivation.

Steve Backley

It is true to say that the secret of a winning formula is the ability to accept that there is a vast area of unexploited potential beyond what you currently perceive to be your maximum.

Steve Backley

It is one thing to know what should be done, it is another to do it.

Steve Backley

The only test is what you see when you look in a mirror.

Steve Backley

The sprint is like life ... blink and you miss it.

Steve Backley

Author Bio

  • NameSteve Backley
  • DescriptionBritish javelin thrower
  • BornFebruary 21, 1969
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionJavelin Thrower
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire