Jackie Joyner-Kersee knew more than a little something about motivation and how to apply it to her goals.

The glory of sport comes from dedication, determination and desire. Achieving success and personal glory in athletics has less to do with wins and losses than it does with learning how to prepare yourself so that at the end of the day, whether on the track or in the office, you know that there was nothing more you could have done to reach your ultimate goal. - Jackie Joyner-Kersee

An athlete who was at the top of the field for both track and golf, Babe Didrikson Zaharias knew how to achieve success, even starting over with new goals.

Olga Korbut, who achieved Olympic success as a gymnast, knew something about taking on new beginnings.

A crowd favorite, Michelle Kwan competed in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics. She was predicted to place higher than she did.  Her reflections on that included this quote: