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  I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

  Arnold Palmer

  Sports, Perseverance, Determination

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• Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing

  Muhammad Ali

  Law Of Attraction, Impossible Things, Possible And Impossible

  Muhammad Ali (2016). “Muhammad Ali Unfiltered: Rare, Iconic, and Officially Authorized Photos of the Greatest”, p.119, Simon and Schuster

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• I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Nike Culture : The Sign of the Swoosh". Book by Robert Goldman, Stephen Papson (p. 49), 1998.

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• An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons.

  Major Taylor

  Champion, Reason, Clean

  Major Taylor (1928). “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds; an Autobiography”

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• I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.

  Tom Landry

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Sports

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  For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.

  Emmitt Smith

  Inspirational, Sports, Football

  "Rice, Smith lead star-studded Class of 2010" by Vinnie Iyer, www.sportingnews.com. August 06, 2010.

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• The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Sports, Starting Over

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

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Life, Success

  Twitter post from Jan 09, 2011

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• There's always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I've learned on the track: If you work hard, things will work out.

  Lolo Jones

  Motivational Sports, Hard Work, Track

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  We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

  Jesse Owens

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Doing your best is more important than being the best.

  Shannon Miller

  Important, Being The Best, Doing Your Best

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• Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "This Speech Was Given Before The #4Women4AllWomen Run" by Powdered Feet, womensrunning.competitor.com. January 25, 2017.

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  The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves.

  Mike Ditka

  Motivational, Sports, Winning

  Mike Ditka, Don Pierson (1987). “Ditka: An Autobiography”

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• I believe in playing with your heart, with every fiber in your body-fairly, squarely, by the rules-to win. And I believe that any man's finest moment, the greatest fulfillment of all he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out and lies exhausted on the floor of battle-victorious.

  Bela Karolyi

  Success, Sports, Lying

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  The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

  Tommy Lasorda

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  Twitter post from Aug 24, 2015

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• An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding.

  Alberto Salazar

  Fun, Journey, Goal

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• A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.

  Frank Shorter

  Softball, Sports, Competition

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• Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.

  Matt Biondi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

  Tony Dorsett

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Tony Dorsett, Harvey Frommer (1989). “Running tough: memoirs of a football maverick”, Doubleday Books

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  Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Twitter post from Feb 03, 2011

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• Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.

  Jim Valvano

  Inspirational, Success, Basketball

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• Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.

  Ray Knight

  Sports, Funny Inspirational, Adversity

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• One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Basketball, Teamwork, Sports

  Twitter post from Mar 27, 2013

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• Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Basketball, Equality, Trying

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