Motivational Inspirational Sports Quotes - Page 4

My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.

Carl Lewis

Basketball, Sports, Running

Carl Lewis, Jeffrey Marx (1992). “Inside track: my professional life in amateur track and field”, Fireside

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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

Steve Prefontaine

Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

"Pre: Americas Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine". Book by Tom Jordan, 1977.

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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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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Babe Ruth

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

Arnold Palmer

Sports, Perseverance, Golf

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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.

Phil Jackson

Inspiring, Basketball, Sports

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.

Lou Holtz

Motivational, Soccer, Sports

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You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

Michael Phelps

Inspirational, Sports, Dream

FaceBook post by Michael Phelps from Jan 19, 2012

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

Tom Landry

Inspirational, Inspiring, Sports

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Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Inspirational, Sports, Athlete

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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Stevie Wonder

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.

James Naismith

Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

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The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Sports, Fun, Athlete

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The man who has no imagination has no wings.

Muhammad Ali

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Twitter post from Dec 05, 2010

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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

Muhammad Ali

Inspirational, Life, Success

Twitter post from Jan 09, 2011

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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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One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.

Knute Rockne

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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Don't give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.

Bear Bryant

Inspirational, Sports, Football

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One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Basketball, Teamwork, Sports

Twitter post from Mar 27, 2013

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An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.

Emil Zatopek

Inspirational, Sports, Running

Quoted by Christopher Brasher in the Observer,12 Sep 1982.

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If you are afraid of failure, you don't deserve success.

Nastia Liukin

Basketball, Sports, Athlete

Twitter post from Jan 3, 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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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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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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There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

Pat Riley

Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

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