Inspirational Sports Quotations

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.

It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication.

I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.

From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.

In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.

You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.

They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.

I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.

I don't like waiting in airports for my bags. Even worse, I don't like waiting in airports when my bags are lost.

Please God, let me hit one. I'll tell everybody you did it.

Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off.

You've got to have dreams to keep you going.

If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf.

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

I'm living a dream I never want to wake up from.

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

I'm aware that, whatever the circumstances, there will always be speculation about me.

I always thought records were there to be broken.

If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.

I don't have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove.

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.

Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.

Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.

Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

Sport is a loathsome and dangerous pursuit.

You have to train your mind like you train your body.

Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.

You can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning is not very exciting.

I was told over and over again that I would never be successful, that I was not going to be competitive and the technique was simply not going to work. All I could do was shrug and say "We'll just have to see".

I've worked hard all my life.

Find something you love, and go after it, with all of your heart.

Success is about having. Excellence is about Being!

Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.

I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.

During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.

It feels good to show some courage.

Rest if you must, but never quit.

I've never worked a day in my life. Don't get me wrong. I work at track. If you love what you do, it's not work.

If at first you don't succeed, You're not an Alpha

If at first you don't succeed, you're obviously not me.

If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.

I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me piece of mind.

When I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I am out there to win.

I stare out the window and wait for spring,

The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand

NO MAN CAN AVOID BEING BORN AVERAGE, BUT NO MAN HAS TO STAY AVERAGE.

Losing's a great motivator.