For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement — Pierre de Coubertin Copy Share Image
I am blessed to have been born in Australia where water sports are loved and swimmers are revered. — Shane Gould Copy Share Image
It takes true strength of character to redefine your limits by pushing past them. — Katherine Reutter Copy Share Image
To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I was told over and over again that I would never be successful, that I was not going to be competitive and… — Dick Fosbury Copy Share Image
Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models. — Bill Bradley Copy Share Image
Something quite special has played out in the picturesque valleys and mountains, towns and villages of France over the past three weeks.… — Paul Ramadge Copy Share Image
Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences. — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is… — Peggy Fleming Copy Share Image
Sport is an important part of the Australian psyche. Anybody who thinks that sport is not part of the fabric of Australian… — John Howard Copy Share Image
I remember thinking, "Far out, I can't believe this," when I started riding waves. Then I was starting to imagine where it… — Mark Occhilupo Copy Share Image
I'm going to win it for my country. I'm the first Aboriginal to win this. Isn't that something? I wish my Dad… — Lionel Rose Copy Share Image
Neither winning nor losing means as much to me as knowing the crowd has enjoyed my match. Some players feel that winning… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
When I step onto the court, I don't have to think about anything. If I have a problem off the court, I… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
It is not up to me whether I win or lose. Ultimately, this might not be my day. And it is that… — Apolo Ohno Copy Share Image
For me Sir Alex was my father in football. He was crucial in my career and, outside football, was a great human… — Cristiano Ronaldo Copy Share Image
When considering the stature of an athlete or for that matter any person, I set great store in certain qualities which I… — Donald Bradman Copy Share Image
Sometimes things just happen. Sometimes surfing this bank from Snapper to Kirra, sometimes you don't even think what you're doing but you… — Mick Fanning Copy Share Image
I can be surfing the exact same wave and then sometimes something will just set off, even if I'm riding the same… — Mick Fanning Copy Share Image
Some people have like a certain person, when they're around they get like a gnarly energy. I see it in other people,… — Mick Fanning Copy Share Image
When you are in the public eye you cannot afford to show doubts. I do my crying alone. — Harry Beitzel Copy Share Image
It's impossible to imagine what Australia would be like without surfing. — Tim Winton Copy Share Image
Today there are opportunities that no one knows if they will come round again in the future. — Cristiano Ronaldo Copy Share Image
I wasn't born a world champion. I just worked really hard to become one. — Layne Beachley Copy Share Image
Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it. — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure. — Babe Didrikson Zaharias Copy Share Image
The ocean humbles you. You can go and win a world title, but you're never going to beat the ocean. — Stephanie Gilmore Copy Share Image
