Inspirational Sports Quotes

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.

Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about Winning and losing.

The potential for greatness lives within us all.

You have to know you can win. You have to think you can win. You have to feel you can win.

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

I stare out the window and wait for spring.

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

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

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

Tennis has to become everything to you if you're going to make it to the top. You have to live it.

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.

It takes true strength of character to redefine your limits by pushing past them.

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.

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

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

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

I always thought records were there to be broken.

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

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

What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave.

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

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

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

If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear.

If you feel bad at 10 miles, you're in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you're normal. If you don't feel bad at 26 miles, you're abnormal.

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 let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

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

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

In war there is no substitute for victory.

In hindsight everything is much clearer.

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

You must have a training routine so that what you do happens automatically. If I got up in the morning and thought about going for a run there would often be a number of possible arguments against it. The thing is to get out and run. Later you can wonder whether you should have or not.

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

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

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

Rest if you must, but never quit.

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

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

If at first you don't succeed, you can always become an ultramarathoner.

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.

I don't care how long you've been around, you'll never see it all.

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.

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

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

Sport is a loathsome and dangerous pursuit.

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

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

It feels good to show some courage.

I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.