Motivational Sports Quotes - Page 4

• Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Inspirational, Success, Softball

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• Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.

  Wilma Rudolph

  Motivational, Sports, Believe

  "50 stunning Olympic moments No35: Wilma Rudolph's triple gold in 1960" by Rob Bagchi, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2012.

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• Football is a game about feelings and intelligence.

  Jose Mourinho

  Sports, Football, Games

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Don't force your kids into sports. I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to go play golf. I ask him. It's the child's desire to play that matters, not the parent's desire to have the child play. Fun. Keep it fun.

  Tiger Woods

  Sports, Children, Fun

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• The hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and you are still getting beat no matter what you do. When you have the killer instinct to fight through that, it is very special.

  Eddie Reese

  Motivational, Sports, Athlete

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  Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.

  Knute Rockne

  Sports, Football, Strong

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• Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up.

  Knute Rockne

  Soccer, Sports, Football

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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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• Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed.

  Jim Valvano

  Basketball, Blessed, People

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• Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.

  Pat Riley

  Basketball, Teamwork, Careers

  Pat Riley (1993). “Winner Within Success”, Putnam Publishing Group

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• The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.

  Ernie Banks

  Sports, Athlete, Adversity

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

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• I don't plan on being disappointed. We plan on being really good, and obviously we plan on winning.

  Gregg Troy

  Sports, Inspiration, Winning

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• Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is about having money and fame, but excellence is being the best you can be.

  Mike Ditka

  Inspirational, Sports, Accomplishment

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• The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Running, Volleyball

  "El Guerrouj digs deep for long-awaited gold" by Duncan Mackay, www.theguardian.com. August 24, 2004.

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• I succeed on my own personal motivation, dedication, and commitment. My mindset is: If I'm not out there training, someone else is.

  Lynn Jennings

  Motivational, Success, Encouraging

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• I want to be remembered as the guy who gave his all whenever he was on the field.

  Walter Payton

  Inspirational, Sports, Football

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

  James Naismith

  Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

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• During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. That means I played 7 years without ever hitting the ball.

  Mickey Mantle

  Sports, Baseball, Mean

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

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• One of the things that my parents have taught me is never listen to other people's expectations. You should live your own life and live up to your own expectations, and those are the only things I really care about it.

  Tiger Woods

  Motivational, Sports, Golf

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  I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me peace of mind.

  Peyton Manning

  Motivational, Inspiring, Sports

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• Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life.

  Jackie Robinson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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  Running is a road to self-awareness and reliance-you can push yourself to extremes and learn the harsh reality of your physical and mental limitations or coast quietly down a solitary path watching the earth spin beneath your feet.

  Doris Brown Heritage

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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• You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours.

  Herb Brooks

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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  Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

  Wilma Rudolph

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

  "50 stunning Olympic moments No35: Wilma Rudolph's triple gold in 1960" by Rob Bagchi, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2012.

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• If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

  George S. Patton

  Motivational, Business, Military

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