Ian Thorpe Quotes

The only people who never fail are those who never try.

I'm not afraid to take a swing and miss.

Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say.

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

My advice is don't keep asking yourself if you can do something. Just get out there and do it. You can really surprise yourself.

To be really happy, we must throw our hearts over the bar and hope that our bodies will follow.

To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.

I've never been afraid to fail.

Go ahead, work hard and never be afraid to try something. Even if you don't make it, at least you can say you tried.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

Whatever fortune brings, don't be afraid of doing things.

I'd much rather try and fail than talk about trying.

That's the whole key to anything: Don't be afraid to fail. And Bernie Mac is not afraid to fail.

The only failure is not to try.

I think I take on a little more responsibility when push comes to shove. I'm not scared to fail.

If you feel like it's going to work, do it. If it doesn't, get out as quick as you can.

Being told to get out, not being afraid to fail and try new things - that really makes a difference.

It's better to have tried and failed than never tried, you can rest easy knowing you gave it a go.

I don't usually suggest going into something you cannot do, but sometimes you gotta jump in and land on your feet.

What's the worst that can happen? I get knocked out. At least I tried.

I thought in terms of the enthusiasm of doing it. I didn't think about whether I was ready.

In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail.