Motivational Sports Quotes - Page 34

Competition is key to developing players. The only practice environment in which you truly develop a player is a competitive arena.

Anson Dorrance

Sports, Volleyball, Player

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I want you to be forever strong on the field, so that you will be forever strong off the field.

Larry Gelwix

Motivational, Strength, Being Strong

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For what is the best choice for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.

Aristotle

Inspirational, Sports, Choices

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We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers.

Woodrow Wilson

Inspirational, Sports, Dream

"By the Way" by Preston Williams, Xulon Press, Virginia (pp. 38-39), 2002.

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Being your best is not so much about overcoming the barriers other people place in front of you as it is about overcoming the barriers we place in front of ourselves. It has nothing to do with how many times you win or lose. It has no relation to where you finish in a race or whether you break world records. But it does have everything to do with having the vision to dream, the courage to recover from adversity and the determination never to be shifted from your goals.

Kieren Perkins

Motivational, Sports, Dream

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Before the (Olympic) trials I was doing a lot of relaxing exercises and visualization. And I think that that helped me to get a feel of what it was gonna be like when I got there. I knew that I had done everything that I could to get ready for that meet, both physically and mentally

Michael Phelps

Motivational, Sports, Exercise

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I am not going to allow myself not to perform well just because I don't feel well. I am bulletproof to the extent that a lot of things can be thrown at me, but it's about how much I am prepared to let them affect me

Ian Thorpe

Motivational, Sports, Swimming

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I can definitely take more off my world record - a lot more. I have no doubt about that. I'm by no means putting pressure on myself, it's just the belief I have in myself......I'm not going to limit myself by nominating times or anything like that. I never thought I'd do 14:34 and I did. I thought I'd maybe do 14:38 or 14:39 that day, and I went nearly five seconds quicker so I don't want to limit the possibilities

Grant Hackett

Motivational, Sports, Athlete

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Body does what mind prefers.

Lenny Krayzelburg

Motivational, Sports, Athlete

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For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won every race I've been in

Ian Thorpe

Motivational, Sports, Swimming

Ian Thorpe (2012). “This Is Me: The Autobiography”, p.50, Simon and Schuster

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I enjoyed every bit of my swimming career. I think that's the most important advice - to enjoy what you do

Summer Sanders

Motivational, Sports, Athlete

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I saw my name: THOMAS, Petria. Saw my time, 57.72. Saw the number one next to them. I'd done it. Me! Petria Thomas, Olympic champion. The feeling inside was one of pure, utter joy. Excitement, disbelief, relief, hapiness, amazement, the whole works. Id worked so hard. I'd gone through so much, privately, publicly. I'd lost faith in myself and found it again. I'd sometimes stopped believing that I could do it and that I had a purpose in life. I'd come through the darkness, and this, this moment, was the sweetest, most amazing light there could possibly be. I was alive and loving it!

Petria Thomas

Motivational, Sports, Believe

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Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

Ty Cobb

Sports, Baseball, Pitching

"Fictional character: Ty Cobb". "Cobb", www.imdb.com. 1994.

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Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.

Nadia Comaneci

Inspirational, Motivational, Work

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He who stops being better stops being good.

Oliver Cromwell

Inspirational, Writing, Evil People

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It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

e. e. cummings

Inspirational, Motivational, Birthday

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

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I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team!

Lou Holtz

Motivational, Sports, Team

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Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.

Fred Perry

Inspirational, Inspiring, Sports

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If you want to be the best you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.

Michael Phelps

Sports, People, Champion

"Michael Phelps: 'I consider myself normal'" by Katie McLaughlin, www.cnn.com. August 1, 2012.

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Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz.

Michael Phelps

Sports, Swimming, Compliments You

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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

Emo Philips

Funny, Humorous, Boxing

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Action is the foundational key to all success.

Pablo Picasso

Inspirational, Positive, Success

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When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat.

Pat Riley

Sports, Teamwork, Volleyball

Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

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To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.

Pat Riley

Leadership, Basketball, Congratulations

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There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.

Pat Riley

Basketball, Teamwork, Profound

Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

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