Motivational Sports Quotes - Page 11

• The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Vince Lombardi, Balance Design (1998). “Motivation Lombardi Style”

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• What's tough is being good every day.

  Willie Mays

  Inspirational, Sports, Game Day

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• You can't put a limit anything.

  Michael Phelps

  Sports, Cheerleading, Athlete

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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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• Attitude determines how well you do it.

  Lou Holtz

  Attitude, Exercise, Inspirational Running

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

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

  Pele

  Sports, Inspiration, Athlete

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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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• I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.

  Gale Sayers

  Sports, Football, Determination

  Gale Sayers, Al Silverman (1972). “I Am Third”

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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 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 I practice, the luckier I get.

  Jerry Barber

  Sports, Volleyball, Golf

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• Make the present good, and the past will take care of itself.

  Knute Rockne

  Inspirational, Sports, Past

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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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• The principle is competing against yourself.

  Steve Young

  Motivational, Sports, Football

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• Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.

  Babe Didrikson Zaharias

  Inspirational Sports, Athlete, Golf

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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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• The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.

  Arthur Ashe

  Sports, Attitude, Athlete

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• When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

  Paul Brown

  Motivational, Sports, Running

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• I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.

  Muhammad Ali

  Positive, Inspiration, Humility

  Twitter post from Dec 08, 2010

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  Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.

  Ted Williams

  Sports, Baseball, Athlete

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

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  For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.

  Emmitt Smith

  Inspirational, Sports, Football

  "Rice, Smith lead star-studded Class of 2010" by Vinnie Iyer, www.sportingnews.com. August 06, 2010.

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• Well done is better than well said.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Success, Educational

  Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, Nayika Publishing

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• If you don't practice you don't deserve to win.

  Andre Agassi

  Winning, Practice, Tennis

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• I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Life, Success

  FaceBook post by Muhammad Ali from Feb 18, 2013

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• No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Life, Leadership, Perseverance

  Calvin Coolidge (1920). “Law and Order”

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