Awesome Sports Quotes

Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan

Motivational, Basketball, Sports

Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

Jack Dempsey

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

Mary Lou Retton

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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

Tom Landry

Inspirational, Inspiring, Sports

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Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

Heywood Broun

Inspirational, Sports, Baseball

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

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To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.

Picabo Street

Motivational, Sports, Determination

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You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

Michael Phelps

Inspirational, Sports, Dream

FaceBook post by Michael Phelps from Jan 19, 2012

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If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Michael Jordan

Motivational, Basketball, Running

Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.

Knute Rockne

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.

Ronnie Lott

Graduation, Sports, Football

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Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.

Venus Williams

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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

Satchel Paige

Inspirational, Encouraging, Sports

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Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.

Ted Williams

Sports, Baseball, Athlete

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

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The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.

Wayne Gretzky

Motivational, Sports, Dog

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If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?

Joe Namath

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.

John Madden

Inspirational, Positive, Leadership

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What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.

Andre Agassi

Inspirational, Inspiring, Sports

Twitter post from Jan 25, 2016

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I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

Muhammad Ali

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Twitter post from Feb 20, 2011

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Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

Mike Singletary

Inspirational, Sports, Football

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I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

Larry Bird

Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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

Larry Bird

Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

Paul Brown

Motivational, Sports, Running

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Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

Winston Churchill

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

Jerry West

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

William Arthur Ward

Motivational, Sports, Determination

William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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