Motivational Winning Quotes

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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Winners never quit and quitters never win.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Positive, Moving On

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Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.

Bear Bryant

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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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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winning is not everything it is the only thing

Vince Lombardi

Football, Winning, Nfl

Vince Lombardi (2002). “The Essential Vince Lombardi: Words & Wisdom to Motivate, Inspire, and Win”, p.3, McGraw Hill Professional

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Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Football, Motivational Sports

Vince Lombardi (2002). “The Essential Vince Lombardi: Words & Wisdom to Motivate, Inspire, and Win”, p.2, McGraw Hill Professional

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

James Naismith

Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

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Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games.

Babe Ruth

Motivational, Inspiring, Running

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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.

Billie Jean King

Motivational, Success, Sports

FaceBook post by Billie Jean King from May 14, 2010

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The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

Roger Bannister

Motivational, Success, Fitness

"The Spirituality Of Running" by Jim Friedrich, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 5, 2016.

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It's not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.

Bear Bryant

Inspirational, Sports, Meaningful

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To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

Pierre Corneille

Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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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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Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.

John Wooden

Basketball, Motivational Sports, Character

"The Wizard's wisdom: 'Woodenisms'", www.espn.com. June 4, 2010.

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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

John Wooden

Basketball, Beautiful, God

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Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.

Paul Tournier

Positive, Sports, Confidence

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Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them-a desire, a dream, a vison.

Mahatma Gandhi

Inspirational, Sports, Spiritual

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If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

Jim Rohn

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Dec 02, 2016

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Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.70, Thomas Nelson Inc

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Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Quoted in Esquire, Nov. 1962

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Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Motivational, Volleyball

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

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Those who win are those who think they can.

Richard Bach

Positive, Attitude, Winning

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It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

Vince Lombardi

Love, Inspirational, Life

Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc

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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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