Sports Quotes - Page 14

• They call Ray Robinson the best fighter, pound for pound. I'm the best fighter, ounce for ounce.

  Willie Pep

  Funny, Boxing, Rays

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• In running it is man against himself, the cruelest of opponents. The other runners are not the real enemies. His adversary lies within him, in his ability with brain and heart to master himself and his emotions.

  Glenn Cunningham

  Running, Lying, Real

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• For me, as for so many runners, there really are no finish lines. Runs end; running doesn't.

  Dean Karnazes

  Running, Lines, Marathon

  Dean Karnazes (2008). “50/50: Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days -- and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance!”, p.176, Hachette UK

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• When I dunk, I put something on it. I want the ball to hit the floor before I do.

  Darryl Dawkins

  Basketball, Balls, Hitting

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• You are the stars and the world is watching you. By your presence, you send a message to every village, every city, every nation. A message of hope. A message of victory.

  Eunice Kennedy Shriver

  Hope, Stars, Women

  "Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 1921-2009: She Changed the World for People With Mental Disabilities". learningenglish.voanews.com. August 21, 2009.

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• It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.

  A. Bartlett Giamatti

  Motivational, Summer, Softball

  "The Green Fields of the Mind," Yale Alumni Magazine, Nov. 1977

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• In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted; if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end.

  Tom Seaver

  Leadership, Baseball, Numbers

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

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• Independence is the outstanding characteristic of the runner.

  Noel Carroll

  Running, Independence, Philosopher

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• The ball is round, the game lasts ninety minutes, and everything else is just theory.

  Sepp Herberger

  Soccer, Football, Games

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• Some people tell me that we professional players are soccer slaves. Well, if this is slavery, give me a life sentence.

  Bobby Charlton

  Soccer, Football, Player

  1960 Quoted in Peter Ball and Phil Shaw The Book of Football Quotations (1989).

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• If you're in the penalty area and don't know what to do with the ball, put it in the net and we'll discuss the options later.

  Bob Paisley

  Soccer, Football, Player

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• All my life I've believed in myself. And I have never given up.

  Curtis Pride

  Inspirational, Life, Faith

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• This must be how the guys in Space Jam felt when MJ gave them their powers back through that old basketball.

  Blake Griffin

  Basketball, Winning, Player

  Twitter post from Nov 26, 2011

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• You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.

  Oscar Robertson

  Success, Basketball, Learning

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• Most of us are in this more than just for playing soccer. We're in it for the bigger goal - to move it along for the next generation.

  Landon Donovan

  Soccer, Football, Moving

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• Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football.

  John Heisman

  Soccer, Football, Boys

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• Every game is an opportunity to measure yourself against your own potential.

  Bud Wilkinson

  Happiness, Success, Volleyball

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• Running is my meditation, mind flush, cosmic telephone, mood elevator and spiritual communion.

  Lorraine Moller

  Running, Spiritual, Meditation

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• Fear is gradually replaced by excitement and a simple desire to see what you can do on the day.

  Lauren Fleshman

  Motivational, Running, Fear

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• Today I will run for pure, absolute joy!

  Lopez Lomong

  Running, Joy, Track And Field

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• Now I am not running to please sponsors or to be the No.1 U.S. runner. Now I look at each step I get to take as a gift. I run because I love to run. I want to be able to run until I am 90 years old.

  Suzy Favor Hamilton

  Love, Running, Years

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• Winning means being unafraid to lose.

  Fran Tarkenton

  Inspiring, Happiness, Success

  Fran Tarkenton, Tad Tuleja (1986). “How to motivate people: the team strategy for success”, Harpercollins

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• You know what they say about big hitters...the woods are full of them.

  Jimmy Demaret

  Funny, Golf, Woods

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• Play for the name on the front of the shirt, and they will remember the name on the back

  Tony Adams

  Soccer, Teamwork, Football

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• You're gonna have to go through hell, worse than any nightmare you've ever dreamed. But when it's over, I know you'll be the one standing. You know what you have to do. DO IT!

  Tony Burton

  Motivational, Dream, Perseverance

  "Rocky's Tony Burton Dead at 78: Sylvester Stallone Remembers His Onscreen Trainer With Sweet Instagram" by Bruna Nessif, www.eonline.com. February 26, 2016.

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