Mavericks Message Tournament
2025 — Pensacola, FL/US
Prepared Prompt- Topic Options
“Healing is not linear. There will be ups and downs, but every step forward matters.”
– Unknown
. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
– Khalil Gibran
“Mental health… is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.”
– Noam Shpancer
"There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.”
– John Green
“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.”
– Glenn Close
“Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful parts of us.”
– David Richo
“Sometimes we’re tested not to show our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths.”
– Unknown
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
– Dan Millman
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.”
– Jim Rohn
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
– Maya Angelou
“To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
– Buddha
“Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.”
– Ralph Marston
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’”
– Mary Anne Radmacher
“Self-care is not a luxury. It is a necessity for living a full and vibrant life.”
– Audre Lorde
“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”
– Nido Qubein
"There are good days and hard days for me - even now. Don't let the hard days win."
-Sarah J. Maas