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