Greatest Sports Quotes - Page 3

• 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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  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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• I run to see who has the most guts.

  Steve Prefontaine

  Sports, Running, Track

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• The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

  Joe Paterno

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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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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  Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

  Lance Armstrong

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  "It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life". Book by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins, May 22, 2000.

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• You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

  Serena Williams

  Positive, Sports, Believe

  "Serena Williams: How Black Women Can Close the Pay Gap". fortune.com. July 31, 2017.

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• Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it.

  Ted Williams

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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

  Venus Williams

  Sports, Attitude, Athlete

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• This is really a lovely horse, I once rode her mother.

  Ted Walsh

  Sports, Mother, Horse

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• They are who we thought they were!

  Dennis Green

  Sports

  "'The Bears are who we thought they were!' An oral history of a magical Monday night". Interview with Dan Wiederer, www.chicagotribune.com. October 16, 2016.

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• Lennox Lewis, I'm coming for you man. My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want to eat his children. Praise be to Allah!

  Mike Tyson

  Children, Crazy, Heart

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  Don't be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.

  LeBron James

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• Attitude determines how well you do it.

  Lou Holtz

  Motivational Sports, Attitude, Exercise

  Lou Holtz (2009). “Winning Every Day: The Game Plan for Success”, p.14, Harper Collins

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• When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important.

  Bill Shoemaker

  Motivational, Sports, Funny Inspirational

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• It's not the disability that defines you; it's how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with.

  Jim Abbott

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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

  Jack Dempsey

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.

  Lou Brock

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• There is no such thing as life in-between.

  Pat Riley

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

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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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• 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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• 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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• If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat.

  Herschel Walker

  Motivational, Sports, Football

  Herschel Walker (1989). “Herschel Walker's Basic Training”, Main Street Books

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