The Legacy of Determination: Why Winners Never Quit

"Winners never quit and quitters never win." These words form the foundation of a powerful reminder about our responsibility to persevere—not just for ourselves, but for those who came before us.

The journey of our ancestors contains profound lessons about determination. They crossed oceans on lengthy voyages, often arriving with nothing but their willingness to work without complaint. These sacrifices weren't just personal choices; they were investments in future generations—in us. Their struggles paved the way for opportunities we now take for granted, creating not just a privilege but a duty to succeed.

Lisa Nichols' story perfectly captures this obligation. As a discouraged 15-year-old swimmer ready to quit after repeated losses, her grandmother reminded her of her ancestors' sacrifices, compelling her return to competition—where she ultimately triumphed against older competitors. Years later, even as Lisa prepared to appear on Oprah, her grandmother ensured she remembered fundamental values: cleaning hotel sinks, making beds, and leaving generous tips for housekeepers who lived "day to day on their tips." These small acts of consideration reflect a deeper understanding that success carries responsibility.

The contrast between past hardships and modern conveniences is striking. Today we can order shoes online from our cars and receive them the next day. We broadcast our thoughts globally with minimal effort. Life may not always be kinder, but it's certainly easier in countless ways. This ease doesn't diminish our obligation to persevere—it magnifies it.

What challenges are you facing that seem insurmountable? Remember those who endured far greater hardships to provide your opportunities. Their legacy demands your persistence. After all, as long as you don't give up, you still have a chance at success. How will you honor their sacrifice today?

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Winners never quit and quitters never win Wanted to
open the night up with thatstatement Winners never quit and
quitters never win.
As long as you don't give up,you still have a chance, you

(00:21):
still have a shot.
And what you put out there yousay, oh, I don't want to lose, I
don't want to lose.
No, you say you want to win, Iwant to win, I want to win.
I was listening to a mastermindkind of event this weekend with
Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi,and this woman came on, lisa

(00:42):
Nichols, and she told her storyabout when she was a little girl
, 15 years old, swimming in thepool and she just, she was just
losing, losing, losing, losingeach match and she didn't want
to go back.
In fact, she went to hergrandma's.
Grandma told her you're goingback and you're a winner.

(01:05):
She said you're going backbecause of all the people that
came here before you, yourancestors, to pave the way for
you.
And so she went back to thepool and, long and short of this
, she ended up winning andsurpassing the 17, 18 year olds

(01:29):
and she was 15.
She talked about how peoplecame before us who came here

(01:53):
from different countries to livethe American dream and without
our ancestors, who paved the wayfor us, we would not be here
today and we would not have theopportunity that's in front of
us if it wasn't for them.
So I was thinking it's our dutyto not quit, it's our duty to

(02:14):
take that and the sacrifice.
They made, so much sacrifice.
They made more sacrifice thanpeople even know today.
That's made today.
Think about the times whenthey're coming from Europe.
A lot of people are myancestors anyway.
They all came from Europe, fromPoland, from Italy, and they

(02:39):
took the boat.
I don't know how long that boattook, but I'm sure it was a
really long time.
Some people came here withnothing and they did the work
and they didn't complain andthey didn't say, oh, I don't
want to work today, oh, got tomake some calls.

(02:59):
They paved the way for us.
It's our duty to succeed Forour generation, for our family
that is here today, and forfuture generations to come.
And that really, really movedme and her speech was phenomenal

(03:23):
.
And her grandmother.
She took her grandmother.
So Lisa gets invited to go toOprah and they stay at the hotel
where Oprah puts all her guests.
And Lisa was all dressed andready to go to see Oprah.
She has her pocketbook andshe's walking out the door and
her grandma's there and she'slike Lisa, go clean the sink

(03:44):
basin.
And she's walking out the doorand she's her grandma's there
and she's like lisa, go cleanthe sink basin.
And she's like so she goes backin, puts her back down, she's
all dressed and ready to go onto it.
And then she says make your bed.
She's like make sure you cleanthe other sink basin.
And now lisa's like okay,grandma's not got to go.
And she said I'll leave themaid a tip.

(04:07):
And Lisa went to leave the maid$5.
And grandma says well, lisa,you make a lot of money.
So Lisa goes back in her bag,she pulls out a 20 and puts a 20
down on the dresser for thehousemate.
And the grandma says you know,these are day workers.
They live day to day on theirtips.

(04:30):
You make a lot of money andit's your job to give back back
to them and give this woman,this cleaner, something that she
can be proud of, something thatshe can be proud of.
And she said well, you know youmade my bed.
She said, well, you're makingher job a little bit easier

(04:52):
today.
Think of all that has been laidout before you and it's our job
to be in contribution to othersand to think about these things.
These are like little things,but these little things like
making your bed, cleaning upafter yourself, leaving an extra

(05:13):
big tip, if you can, forsomebody who's probably just
trying to make ends meet andprobably has two, three, four
kids at home, they're trying toraise, and only raise them well
and send them off to whateverother education.
After high school people go,whether it's college or trade

(05:34):
school or going right to workfor somebody.
Anyway, it really stuck with methis whole winners never quit,
quitters never win and the factthat we have a responsibility to
do the best that we can righthere and right now.
Now since our ancestors cameand paved the way for us and

(06:01):
they had more hardship thananybody any of us will know
today, because the world's adifferent place and it's a lot
easier.
May not be kinder, but there'sa lot more easier things.
Look, I forgot my shoes thisweekend, two pairs of shoes that
I like to wear down the shore.
Forgot them.
So we're in the car, I'm on mylaptop and then we just finished

(06:21):
up a work call and I jump onAmazon real quick.
I buy three pairs of shoes LateThursday night and on Saturday
afternoon they arrived, didn'tleave my house, in fact, I was
in the car, ordered Amazon andordered three bucks here when I
came back from the beach.
We have it like.

(06:42):
Things are so much easier, lifeis so much easier.
We have this.
I'm streaming here live videoto you and broadcast to the
world anytime you want and helpand contribute anytime you want.
Not even that hard to do.
You just have to do it.

(07:03):
We've got our phones, thisthing.
God forbid we lose the thing,can't find it.
We're in the house calling,looking for the phone that was
for Papa Q.
So yes, small things add up tobig things, that's for sure.

(07:24):
Remember, winners never quitand quitters never win.