Motivational Inspirational Sports Quotes - Page 2

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

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

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If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning is not very exciting.

Dick Vermeil

Inspirational, Sports, Hurt

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It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get.

Arnold Palmer

Funny, Sports, Golf

FaceBook post by Arnold Palmer from Oct 04, 2016

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What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

Dean Smith

Inspiring, Basketball, Sports

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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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I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"Nike Culture : The Sign of the Swoosh". Book by Robert Goldman, Stephen Papson (p. 49), 1998.

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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

William Arthur Ward

Motivational, Sports, Determination

William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.

William James

Running, Dream, Inspirational Sports

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

Evander Holyfield

Motivational, Sports, Volleyball

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Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.

Venus Williams

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.

Picabo Street

Motivational, Sports, Determination

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Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Billie Jean King

Inspirational, Sports, Running

Twitter post from Jan 26, 2015

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

Jack Dempsey

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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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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Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Marilyn vos Savant

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

"Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good". Book by Miriam Adderholdt and Jan Goldberg, 1987.

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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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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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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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If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.

Michael Owen

Motivational, Sports, Athlete

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

Pele

Sports, Inspiration, Athlete

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

Ted Williams

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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