Great Inspirational Sports Quotes - Page 2

• Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do...but I think you have to.

  Venus Williams

  Sports, Attitude, Athlete

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• It's not whether you win or lose - but whether I win or lose.

  Sandy Lyle

  Sports, Funny Inspirational, Golf

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• The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.

  Pele

  Sports, Inspiration, Athlete

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  A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

  Wayne Gretzky

  Sports, Athlete, Hockey

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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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• I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.

  Bruce Jenner

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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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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• Winners never quit and quitters never win.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Positive, Moving On

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• You can't put a limit anything.

  Michael Phelps

  Sports, Cheerleading, Athlete

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• Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead

  Roger Bannister

  Sports, Doctors, Track

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  Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Change, Power

  Muhammad Ali (2016). “Muhammad Ali Unfiltered: Rare, Iconic, and Officially Authorized Photos of the Greatest”, p.118, Simon and Schuster

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• The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.

  Steve Garvey

  Sports, Baseball, Athlete

  "There's No I in Team, But Me Plays a Big Role" by Tom Gerdy, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 19, 2012.

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• It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.

  Muhammad Ali

  Motivational, Faith, Sports

  Twitter post from Mar 27, 2017

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• The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.

  Ernie Banks

  Sports, Athlete, Adversity

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

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• The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.

  Muhammad Ali

  Motivational, Success, Dance

  FaceBook post by Muhammad Ali from Nov 17, 2014

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• People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.

  Rogers Hornsby

  Sports, Baseball, Spring

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

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• I stare out the window and wait for spring.

  Rogers Hornsby

  Baseball, Inspirational Sports, Spring

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

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

  Vince Lombardi

  Success, Motivational Sports, Inspirational Sports

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

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

  Edwin Moses

  Motivational, Inspirational Sports, Athlete

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• I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.

  Muhammad Ali

  Motivational, Dance, Sports

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• Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way.

  Jim Courier

  Inspirational, Success, Sports

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• The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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• It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.

  Evander Holyfield

  Motivational, Sports, Volleyball

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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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• 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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