Inspirational sports Quotes · Page 4

In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.

— Richie Benaud

I want to consistently play well and win titles. I'm only at the beginning.

— Cristiano Ronaldo

I keep a lucky red rag in my pocket when I bat, which has been a good luck charm for a few…

— Steve Waugh

From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.

— Richie Benaud

I don't have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove.

— Cristiano Ronaldo

The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players.

— Don Coryell

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

— Serena Williams

No one wants to hear about the labor pains, they just want to see the baby.

— Lou Brock

You are the stars and the world is watching you. By your presence, you send a message to every village, every city,…

— Eunice Kennedy Shriver

There have been a few players described as the new George Best over the years, but this is the first time its…

— Cristiano Ronaldo

The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.

— Ken Doherty

The problem is not with the athletes, but with us. No matter how blatant the drug use may be, we don't stop…

— Peter Singer

Good is something you do, not something you talk about. Some medals are pinned to your soul, not to your jacket.

— Gino Bartali

Complacency is the forerunner of mediocrity. You can never work too hard on attitudes, effort and technique.

— Don Meyer

I still get the feeling I got when I started, that's why I'm still doing it after all these years, I still…

— Mark Occhilupo

When you play test cricket, you don't give the Englishmen an inch. Play it tough, all the way. Grind them into the…

— Donald Bradman

I felt so full of gratitude and humility that I clasped my hands in front of me, closed my eyes and said…

— Cathy Freeman

There is a very special place in the Australian psyche for sport. It is one of the pillars of the Australian way…

— John Howard

Fair-goes are not only for oneself, but for underdogs. Even in international sporting matches Australians have been known to switch from their…

— Donald Horne

It's something I've always wanted - to be known as an Australian. When I was younger I was always referred to as…

— Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Surfing is all about living in the moment. When you walk out on the Sydney Cricket Ground to play cricket you're intensely…

— Nick Carroll

The hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and…

— Eddie Reese

Tennis can be a very frustrating sport. There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it. You have to put in…

— Roger Federer

I suppose, because I am a sportsman and travel all over Australia, I see every day Australians doing small and large and…

— Steve Waugh

You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours.

— Herb Brooks

Money does not motivate me as long as I can provide for my children.

— Steve Waugh

NO MAN CAN AVOID BEING BORN AVERAGE, BUT NO MAN HAS TO STAY AVERAGE.

— Satchel Paige

It's not whether you win or lose - but whether I win or lose.

— Sandy Lyle

If I walked on water, my accusers would say it is because I can't swim.

— Berti Vogts

The records I always maintained were there to serve just one purpose - that was to be broken

— Tommy Woodcock

The guys that improve every year are those that are always adding something to their game.

— Steve Nash

You have to know you can win. You have to think you can win. You have to feel you can win.

— Sugar Ray Leonard

I believe that by living as athletes we live more fully.

— Gloria Averbuch

Make yourself an example, achieve it, but don't hurt anyone on the way up. I don't think I did that.

— Dawn Fraser

Coffee doesn't do it for me; it's running that gets me going.

— Joan Benoit

I have my flaws too, but I am a professional who doesn't like to miss or lose.

— Cristiano Ronaldo

Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances.

— Roger Bannister

Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.

— George Will

You can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

If at first you don't succeed, you can always become an ultramarathoner.

— Bruce Fordyce