Inspirational Athlete Quotes - Page 3

Rest if you must, but never quit.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Inspirational Sports, Never Quit, Quitting

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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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There's always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I've learned on the track: If you work hard, things will work out.

Lolo Jones

Motivational Sports, Hard Work, Athlete

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This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows.

Olga Korbut

Motivational, Sports, Athlete

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Effort is between you and you.

Ray Lewis

Effort, Wins And Losses, Inspiring Athlete

Twitter post from Jan 28, 2017

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

Tom Landry

Inspirational, Inspiring, Sports

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The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.

Steve Young

Motivational, Change, Sports

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Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.

Pat Riley

Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

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Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.

Jesse Ventura

Inspirational Sports, Wrestling, Winning

Jesse Ventura (2008). “Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!: From the Minnesota Governor's Mansion to the Baja Outback : Reflections and Revisionings”, Skyhorse Publishing Company Incorporated

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Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.

Michael Phelps

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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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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Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.

Ross Perot

Motivational, Strength, Success

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You have to train your mind like you train your body.

Bruce Jenner

Motivational, Inspirational Sports, Athlete

"The Brain-Training Secrets Of Olympic Athletes" By Carolyn Gregoire, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 11, 2014.

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Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.

Mary Lou Retton

Motivational, Inspiring, Graduation

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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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I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.

Mia Hamm

Inspirational, Motivational, Soccer

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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'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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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

Tommy Lasorda

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Twitter post from Aug 24, 2015

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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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There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.

Derek Jeter

Motivational, Inspiring, Success

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

Jack Dempsey

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Quoted in Esquire, Nov. 1962

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Winners never quit and quitters never win.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Positive, Moving On

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