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68 Of The All Time Best Motivational Sports Quotes That Will Help You Start Your Day Off Right

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August 3, 2016
“I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.”
— Muhammad Ali
Tagged: Confidence
“The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.”
— Ernie Banks, The Book of Best Sports Quotes: FUNNY, INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES ON THE SPORTS WE LOVE
Tagged: Motivational Quotes, Motivational Sport Quotes
“When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge.”
— Terry Bradshaw, The Book of Best Sports Quotes: FUNNY, INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES ON THE SPORTS WE LOVE
Tagged: Motivational Quotes, Motivational Sport Quotes
“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second.”
— William James, The Book of Best Sports Quotes: FUNNY, INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES ON THE SPORTS WE LOVE
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes
“Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off of the goal.”
— Vince Lombardi, Vince Lombardi Quotes
Tagged: Obstacles, The Obstacle Is The Way, Goals, Motivational Sport Quotes
“Winning is a habit. Watch your thoughts, they become your beliefs. Watch your beliefs, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character”
— Vince Lombardi, Vince Lombardi Quotes
Tagged: habits, Motivational Sport Quotes, Winning, character
“Make sure when anyone tackles you he remembers how much it hurts.”
— Jim Brown, The Book of Best Sports Quotes: FUNNY, INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES ON THE SPORTS WE LOVE
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes
“'We bow down before no man.'”
— Spartan Aphorism
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Conquer
“I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot... and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why... I succeed.”
— Michael Jordan, The Book of Best Sports Quotes: FUNNY, INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES ON THE SPORTS WE LOVE
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Basketball
“What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.”
— Bill Russell, The Book of Best Sports Quotes: FUNNY, INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES ON THE SPORTS WE LOVE
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Basketball
“There is no pressure when you are making a dream come true.”
— Neymar Santos, The Book of Best Sports Quotes: FUNNY, INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES ON THE SPORTS WE LOVE
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Dreams, pressure
“Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.”
— Billie Jean King, The Book of Best Sports Quotes: FUNNY, INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES ON THE SPORTS WE LOVE
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Basketball, victory, Losing
“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.’”
— Babe Ruth, Playing the Game: My Early Years in Baseball (Dover Baseball)
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Never Give Up, Work Ethic, Work Hard, Effort
“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.’”
— Babe Ruth, Playing the Game: My Early Years in Baseball (Dover Baseball)
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Never Give Up, Work Hard, baseball
“What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave.”
— Andre Agassi, Open
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Bravery, Brave
“The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.”
— Martina Navratilova, The Book of Best Sports Quotes: FUNNY, INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES ON THE SPORTS WE LOVE
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Commitment
“I just hate losing and that gives you an extra determination to work harder.”
— Wayne Rooney, 10 Famous Quotes From Soccer Player- Wayne Rooney
Tagged: Determination, Losing, Hard Work, motivational sports quotes, Motivational Sport Quotes
“Going to the gym is great for your body, but it's also great for your mind.”
— Rory McIlroy
Tagged: Motivational, motivational sports quotes, Motivational Sport Quotes
“Follow your dreams. If you have a goal, and you want to achieve it, then work hard and do everything you can to get there, and one day it will come true.”
— Lindsey Vonn, 27 Amazingly Inspiring Quotes From Ski Racing Greats - Arctica Race Blog
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes
“It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.”
— Jackie Joyner-Kersee quotes, Daily Motivations for African-American Success
Tagged: Sports, Regret, Motivational Sport Quotes
“Because I don't want chumps, I don't want pushovers, and if you're a chump and a pushover, I will run over you.”
— Kobe Bryant, Mamba's best lines: The wit and wisdom of Kobe
Tagged: Basketball, Chump, Run You Over, Motivational Sport Quotes
“We go out there, we play the game and leave it at that.”
— Kobe Bryant, Mamba's best lines: The wit and wisdom of Kobe
Tagged: Basketball, Chump, Run You Over, Motivational Sport Quotes
“It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.”
— Evander Holyfield, The Book of Best Sports Quotes: FUNNY, INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES ON THE SPORTS WE LOVE
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Commitment
“It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up.”
— Vince Lombardi, The wisdom of Vince Lombardi: 10 great quotes from the legendary American Football coach
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Getting Knocked Down, Getting Back Up Again, Sports, athlete, Football, motivation, Inspirational
“Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.”
— Ross Perot, Most Inspirational Sports Quotes Of All Time
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Inspirational, Good Sportsmanship, Loss, Losing, Winning, champion, Success, Achievement, Quitting
“There may be people that have more talent than you, but theres no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.”
— Derek Jeter, Most Inspirational Sports Quotes Of All Time
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Inspirational, Good Sportsmanship, Talent, excuses, No Excuses, Work Hard
“Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve 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… play for her.”
— Mia Hamm, Most Inspirational Sports Quotes Of All Time
Tagged: Talent, athlete, Training, Coaching, Being Pushed, In Love With The Game, Sports
“If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.”
— Ben Hogan, Most Inspirational Sports Quotes Of All Time
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Talent, athlete, Outplay Them, Outwork Them, Work, play, Competition, Motivational
“If at first you don’t succeed, you are running about average.”
— M.H. Alderson, Most Inspirational Sports Quotes Of All Time
Tagged: Talent, athlete, Success, Succeed, Running, Average, Above Average
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”
— Billie Jean King, Most Inspirational Sports Quotes Of All Time
Tagged: Motivational Sport Quotes, Inspirational, Talent, athlete, Success, champion, Getting It Right, perseverance