1.
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.
Mike Tyson
I'm an idealist. I must envision and strive for the greatest accomplishments, and if I fail to reach them then I settle for a bundle of aspirations.
2.
Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about Winning and losing.
Matt Biondi
Savor the experience, cherish every instant, and abandon fretting about Triumph and defeat.
3.
The potential for greatness lives within us all.
Wilma Rudolph
4.
You have to know you can win. You have to think you can win. You have to feel you can win.
Sugar Ray Leonard
5.
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
William James
7.
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand
Vince Lombardi
8.
Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.
Scottie Pippen
9.
Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.
Alex Karras
10.
Tennis has to become everything to you if you're going to make it to the top. You have to live it.
Monica Seles
11.
What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.
Arnold Palmer
12.
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.
Bill Veeck
13.
Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.
Edwin Moses
14.
It takes true strength of character to redefine your limits by pushing past them.
Katherine Reutter
15.
Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.
Yogi Berra
16.
Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
18.
Find something you love, and go after it, with all of your heart.
Jim Abbott
19.
You've got to have dreams to keep you going.
Steve Waugh
20.
I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.
Ty Cobb
21.
What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave.
Andre Agassi
22.
You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.
Steffi Graf
23.
NO MAN CAN AVOID BEING BORN AVERAGE, BUT NO MAN HAS TO STAY AVERAGE.
Satchel Paige
24.
If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear.
Michael Jordan
25.
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.
Robert de Castella
26.
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.
Herb Elliott
27.
I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.
Pete Sampras
28.
From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.
Richie Benaud
29.
If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf.
Bob Hope
32.
The spirit is the true self.
The spirit,
the will to win,
and the will to excel are the things that endure.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
33.
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.
Robert de Castella
35.
If at first you don't succeed, you're obviously not me.
Madonna Ciccone
36.
If at first you don't succeed, You're not an Alpha
Lisi Harrison
37.
You have to train your mind like you train your body.
Bruce Jenner
39.
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.
Marion Jones
40.
I don't care how long you've been around, you'll never see it all.
Bob Lemon
42.
If at first you don't succeed, you can always become an ultramarathoner.
Bruce Fordyce
43.
I'm aware that, whatever the circumstances, there will always be speculation about me.
Cristiano Ronaldo
44.
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.
Michael Jordan
45.
In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.
Richie Benaud
47.
I don't like waiting in airports for my bags. Even worse, I don't like waiting in airports when my bags are lost.
Steve Waugh
48.
Success is about having. Excellence is about Being!
Mike Ditka
49.
Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.
Jesse Ventura
50.
Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.
Earl Monroe