A much as we enjoy sports, we also need to be aware that there are a lot of lessons to learn from athletes. Have you ever wondered what made a team to suddenly rise up from defeat to end up winning the game? Have you ever wondered what makes a team remain unbeatable, and don’t tell me it’s because they have the best player, because their opponents have better players. Life is a game and if you must win, you must learn how to play and must know the spirit behind a winner. Here are some motivational quotes gotten from sports and athletes.<\/p>\n
See Also: 200 Provocative Quotes About Being Strong And Courageous<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 1. \u201cThe highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Wayne Gretzky<\/p>\n 2. \u201cGold medals aren\u2019t really made of gold. They\u2019re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Dan Gable<\/p>\n 3. \u201cI\u2019ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I\u2019ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I\u2019ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I\u2019ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Michael Jordan<\/p>\n 4. \u201cIt\u2019s not whether you get knocked down; it\u2019s whether you get up.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Vince Lombardi<\/p>\n 5. \u201cIf you have everything under control, you\u2019re not moving fast enough.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Mario Andretti<\/p>\n 6. \u201cJust keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Ted Williams<\/p>\n\n 7. \u201cWhat do do with a mistake: Recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Dean Smith<\/p>\n 8. \u201cNever let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Satchel Paige<\/p>\n 9. \u201cSome people say I have attitude \u2013 maybe I do\u2026but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does \u2013 that makes you a winner right there. \u201d\u00a0\u2013 Venus Williams<\/p>\n 10. \u201cNever let the fear of striking out get in your way.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Babe Ruth<\/p>\n 11. \u201cIt is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Evander Holyfield<\/p>\n 12. Inspiration cannot be willed, though it can be wooed.\u00a0– Anthony Storr<\/p>\n 13. Problems are only opportunities in work clothes. \u00a0– Henry J. Kaiser<\/p>\n 14. Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible. \u00a0– Frank L. Gaines<\/p>\n 15. Nothing will work unless you do.\u00a0– John Wooden<\/p>\n 16. “The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.”\u00a0– Max Lerner<\/p>\n 17. “Spirit … has fifty times the strength and staying power of brawn and muscle.”\u00a0– Unknown<\/p>\n 18. “Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential.”\u00a0– Liane Cardes<\/p>\n 19. “If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.”\u00a0– Herschel Walker<\/p>\n 20. Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you. Satchel Paige<\/p>\n See Also: 15 South African Slang Phrases You Should Know<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 21. I found out that if you are going to win games, you had better be ready to adapt ~\u00a0Scotty Bowman<\/p>\n 22. Life is like a baseball game. When you think a fastball is coming, You gotta be ready to hit the curve ~\u00a0Jaja Q<\/p>\n\n 23. You miss 100% of the shots you never take ~ Wayne Gretzky<\/p>\n 24. You are never a loser until you quit tryingn ~ Mike Ditka<\/p>\n 25. “You only ever grow as a human being if you’re outside your comfort zone” ~ Percy Cerutty<\/p>\n 26. \u201cMost talented players don\u2019t always succeed. Some don\u2019t even make the team. It\u2019s more what\u2019s inside.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Brett Favre<\/p>\n 27. \u201cYou have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Michael Jordan<\/p>\n 28. \u201cIf you don\u2019t have confidence, you\u2019ll always find a way not to win.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Carl Lewis<\/p>\n 29. \u201cObstacles don\u2019t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don\u2019t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Michael Jordan<\/p>\n 30. \u201cMake each day your masterpiece.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 John Wooden<\/p>\n 31. \u201cI hated every minute of training, but I said, \u2018Don\u2019t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.\u2019\u201d 32. \u201cThere are only two options regarding commitment. You\u2019re either IN or you\u2019re OUT. There is no such thing as life in-between.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Pat Riley<\/p>\n 33. \u201cA champion is someone who gets up when he can\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Jack Dempsey<\/p>\n 34. \u201cIt ain\u2019t over till it\u2019s over.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Yogi Berra<\/p>\n 35. “Restlessness is discontent – and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man – and I will show you a failure.”\u00a0– Thomas Alva Edison<\/p>\n 36. “The five S’s of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.” 37. “My jump was imperfect, my run-in was too short and my hands were too far back at takeoff. When I manage to iron out these faults, I am sure I can improve.”\u00a0– Sergei Bubka<\/p>\n 38. Fall seven times, stand up eight. \u00a0– Japanese proverb<\/p>\n 39. \u201cPush yourself again and again. Don\u2019t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Larry Bird<\/p>\n\n 40. \u201cIf you aren\u2019t going all the way, why go at all?\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Joe Namath<\/p>\n See Also: 50 Great Birthday Wishes For Your Favorite Cousin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 41. \u201cYou can\u2019t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Michael Phelps<\/p>\n 42. \u201cDo not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 John Wooden<\/p>\n 43. \u201cYou can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Homer Rice<\/p>\n 44. \u201cYou find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave\u2013win or lose.\u201d \u2013 Gordie Howe (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p>\n 45. \u201cYou find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave\u2013win or lose.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Gordie Howe<\/p>\n 46. \u201cMy motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Hank Aaron<\/p>\n 47. \u201cThe 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.\u201d 48. \u201cThe mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/p>\n 49. \u201cWhen I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I am out there to win.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Joe Frazier<\/p>\n 50. \u201cDuring 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 seven years without ever hitting the ball.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Mickey Mantle<\/p>\n 51. \u201cTo uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Picabo Street<\/p>\n 52. \u201cShow me a guy who\u2019s afraid to look bad, and I\u2019ll show you a guy you can beat every time.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Lou Brock<\/p>\n 53. \u201cI didn\u2019t believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on the field and be prepared to play a good game.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Tom Landry<\/p>\n\n 54. \u201cIf you train hard, you\u2019ll not only be hard, you\u2019ll be hard to beat.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Herschel Walker<\/p>\n 55. \u201cYour biggest opponent isn\u2019t the other guy. It\u2019s human nature.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Bobby Knight<\/p>\n 56. \u201cI never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me piece of mind.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Peyton Manning<\/p>\n 57. \u201cLeadership, like coaching, is fighting for the hearts and souls of men and getting them to believe in you.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Eddie Robinson<\/p>\n 58. \u201cYou win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 J. Askenberg<\/p>\n 59. \u201cYou were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Herb Brooks<\/p>\n 60. \u201cWhat you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110 percent all the time.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Don Zimmer<\/p>\n 61. \u201cIf you fail to prepare, you\u2019re prepared to fail.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Mark Spitz<\/p>\n 62. \u201cHow you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Lou Holtz<\/p>\n 63. \u201cMost people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they\u2019ve got a second.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 William James<\/p>\n 64. \u201cDo you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Mike Singletary<\/p>\n 65. \u201cIf at first you don\u2019t succeed, you are running about average.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 M.H. Alderson<\/p>\n 66. The only way to prove that you\u2019re a good sport is to lose.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Ernie Banks<\/p>\n 67. \u201cOnly he who can see the invisible can do the impossible.\u201d\u2013 Frank L. Gaines<\/p>\n 68. \u201cWhen you\u2019re riding, only the race in which you\u2019re riding is important.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Bill Shoemaker<\/p>\n 69. \u201cDo not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 John Wooden<\/p>\n 70. \u201cPain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Lance Armstrong<\/p>\n 71. \u201cWisdom is always an overmatch for strength.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Phil Jackson<\/p>\n 72. \u201cGold medals aren\u2019t really made of gold. They\u2019re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.\u201d\u2013 Dan Gable<\/p>\n\n 73. \u201cI\u2019ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I\u2019ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I\u2019ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I\u2019ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Michael Jordan<\/p>\n 74. \u201cIt\u2019s not whether you get knocked down; it\u2019s whether you get up.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Vince Lombardi<\/p>\n 75. \u201cObstacles don\u2019t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don\u2019t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Michael Jordan<\/p>\n 76. \u201cMake each day your masterpiece.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 John Wooden<\/p>\n 77. \u201cExcellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Pat Riley<\/p>\n 78. \u201cMost talented players don\u2019t always succeed. Some don\u2019t even make the team. It\u2019s more what\u2019s inside.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Brett Favre<\/p>\n 79. \u201cYou have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Michael Jordan<\/p>\n 80. \u201cTo uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Picabo Street<\/p>\n See Also: Top 10 Most Popular And Must Read South African Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 81. \u201cShow me a guy who\u2019s afraid to look bad, and I\u2019ll show you a guy you can beat every time.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Lou Brock<\/p>\n 82. \u201cNever let the fear of striking out get in your way.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Babe Ruth 83. \u201cI hated every minute of training, but I said, \u2018Don\u2019t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.\u2019\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Muhammad Ali<\/p>\n 84. \u201cLeadership, like coaching, is fighting for the hearts and souls of men and getting them to believe in you.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Eddie Robinson<\/p>\n 85. \u201cYou win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 J. Askenberg<\/p>\n 86. \u201cAlways make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Arnold Palmer<\/p>\n 87. \u201cContinuous effort \u2014 not strength or intelligence \u2014 is the key to unlocking our potential.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Liane Cardes<\/p>\n 88. \u201cGood is not good when better is expected.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Vin Scully<\/p>\n 89. \u201cThe difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person\u2019s determination.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Tommy Lasorda<\/p>\n 90. \u201cAge is no barrier. It\u2019s a limitation you put on your mind.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Jackie Joyner-Kersee<\/p>\n 91. \u201cI always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Bruce Jenner<\/p>\n 92. \u201cA trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Mary Lou Retton<\/p>\n 93. \u201cNumber one is just to gain a passion for running. To love the morning, to love the trail, to love the pace on the track. And if some kid gets really good at it, that\u2019s cool too.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Pat Tyson<\/p>\n 94. \u201cThe mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Arnold Schwarzenegger 95. \u201cWhen I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I am out there to win.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Joe Frazier<\/p>\n 96. \u201cDuring 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 seven years without ever hitting the ball.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Mickey Mantle<\/p>\n 97. \u201cI never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me piece of mind.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Peyton Manning<\/p>\n 98. \u201cNever give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Jim Valvano<\/p>\n 99. \u201cI\u2019ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I\u2019ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I\u2019ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I\u2019ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.\u201d \u00a0\u2013 Wayne Gretzky<\/p>\n 100. \u201cThe highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Wayne Gretzky<\/p>\n 101. \u201cOne man practicing sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Knute Rockne<\/p>\n 102. \u201cThe five S\u2019s of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Ken Doherty<\/p>\n 103. \u201cAn athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Emil Zatopek<\/p>\n 104. \u201cSomewhere behind the athlete you\u2019ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back\u2026 play for her.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Mia Hamm<\/p>\n 105. \u201cThe will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Joe Paterno<\/p>\n 106. \u201cAdversity cause some men to break; others to break records.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 William A. Ward<\/p>\n 107. \u201cNever let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Satchel Paige<\/p>\n\n 108. \u201cSome people say I have attitude \u2013 maybe I do\u2026but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does \u2013 that makes you a winner right there. \u201d\u00a0\u2013 Venus Williams<\/p>\n 109. \u201cYou find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave\u2013win or lose.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Gordie Howe<\/p>\n 110. \u201cMy motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Hank Aaron<\/p>\nInspirational Sports Quotes<\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u2013 Muhammad Ali<\/p>\n
\n– Ken Doherty<\/p>\n
\n\u2013 Eddie Reese<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Evander Holyfield<\/p>\n
\nJoe Frazier<\/p>\n\n