Greatest Sports Quotes

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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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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There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

Pat Riley

Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

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Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

Bo Jackson

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Bo Jackson, Dick Schaap (1990). “Bo knows Bo: the autobiography of a ballplayer”, Doubleday Books

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

Ronnie Lott

Graduation, Sports, Football

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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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Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

Will Rogers

Inspirational, Funny, Life

"The Graduation Speech I'd Give, if Anyone Asked" by Karina Bland, www.azcentral.com. June 03, 2015.

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I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

President Robert Robbins' Installation Speech, president.arizona.edu. November 29, 2017.

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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 firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, Thomas Nelson Inc

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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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The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.71, Thomas Nelson

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It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

Vince Lombardi

Love, Inspirational, Life

Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc

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It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Mark Twain

Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.53, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

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To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.

Sugar Ray Robinson

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Lou Holtz

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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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 fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

Bruce Lee

Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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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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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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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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