Inspirational sports Quotes · Page 8

Greatness is a lot of small things done well. Day after day, workout after workout, obedience after obedience, day after day.

— Ray Lewis

My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay…

— Carl Lewis

When I first made the comeback it was more about getting fit and hopefully inspiring others to lead a better life... for…

— Geoff Huegill

If you do what you did yesterday you'll be beaten. If you do today what others are doing you'll be competitive. To…

— Robert de Castella

I wouldn't have been what you'd call a champion if I had accepted failure when it first came, if I had looked…

— Shirley Strickland

There is no harm in dreaming of becoming the world's best player. It is all about trying to be the best. I…

— Cristiano Ronaldo

Winning is euphoric, but it lasts a short time. You've got to lap it up, then move on to the next thing.…

— Stephanie Gilmore

Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

— Edwin Moses

The most important lesson I've learned from sports is how to be not only a gracious winner, but a good loser as…

— Amy Van Dyken

I don't like waiting in airports for my bags. Even worse, I don't like waiting in airports when my bags are lost.

— Steve Waugh

Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when…

— Jim Courier

When we understand the privilege of what it means to be an athlete, we are in touch with, and rejoice in, our…

— Gloria Averbuch

The difference between a winner and a loser is, many times, a matter of inches. If you think you can do it,…

— Nancy Lieberman

I don't linger on the fact that Dawn Fraser was a great swimmer 40 years ago. That was in the past. I…

— Dawn Fraser

It's funny, 'cause you think surfing is your whole life, but then when you make a family it seems like it's not…

— Joel Parkinson