Inspirational Athlete Quotes

You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours.

Herb Brooks

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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One man cannot make a team.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win.

Carl Lewis

Inspirational, Motivational, Confidence

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It's not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.

Bear Bryant

Inspirational, Sports, Meaningful

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Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.

Jerry Rice

Motivational, Success, Sports

"Getting Earnest With Movement". Noisey Interveiw, noisey.vice.com.

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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 put an age limit on your dreams.

Dara Torres

Inspirational, Sports, Dream

"Dara Torres: Don’t put an age limit on your dreams" by Giovanni Castelli, optometrytimes.modernmedicine.com. June 22, 2017.

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Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.

Lynn Jennings

Motivational, Sports, Running

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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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Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.

Matt Biondi

Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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

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The potential for greatness lives within us all.

Wilma Rudolph

Inspirational Sports, Athlete, Greatness

"50 stunning Olympic moments No35: Wilma Rudolph's triple gold in 1960" by Rob Bagchi, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2012.

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

Pele

Sports, Inspiration, Athlete

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The more I practice, the luckier I get.

Jerry Barber

Sports, Volleyball, Golf

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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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If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.

Mark Spitz

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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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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You can't put a limit anything.

Michael Phelps

Sports, Cheerleading, Athlete

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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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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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You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life.

Pete Rose

Motivational, Sports, Baseball

Pete Rose, Peter Golenbock (1985). “Pete Rose on hitting: how to hit better than anybody”, Perigee

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

Ronnie Lott

Graduation, Sports, Football

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You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.

Homer Rice

Motivational, Inspiring, Teamwork

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