People understand contests. You take a bunch of kids throwing rocks at random and people look askance, but if you go and… — Don Murray Copy Share Image
The Coach does not play in the game, but the Coach helps the players identify areas to improve their game. — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
I swam the race like I trained to swim it. It is not mathematical. I just let my body do it. It… — Ian Thorpe Copy Share Image
I used to beat myself up everyday if I did not win an event. I am quite open about those things now… — Leisel Jones Copy Share Image
Anyone can support a team that is winning - it takes no courage. But to stand behind a team to defend a… — Bart Starr Copy Share Image
The most important thing about motivation is goal setting. You should always have a goal. — Francie Larrieu Smith Copy Share Image
Stay hungry, stay healthy, be a gentleman, believe strongly in yourself and go beyond limitations. — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
This is a sport (wrestling) that has turned many boys into men and many men into leaders. And it is a sport… — Carl Albert Copy Share Image
There is no room in your mind for negative thoughts. The busier you keep yourself with the particulars of shot assessment and… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
When it comes to sports I am not particularly interested. Generally speaking, I look upon them as dangerous and tiring activities performed… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
It's unbelievable I'm swimming so fast. I went in with no expectations. I just went out hoping to get a personal best.… — Jade Edmistone Copy Share Image
An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the… — Kristi Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
Most bodybuilders only have a hazy notion of what they want to look like. They do not say, 'I am going to… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
You live during the match, and you have strong emotions, but you don't want to get too overexcited. My body's totally flat… — Roger Federer Copy Share Image
Just like in bodybuilding, failure is also a necessary experience for growth in our own lives, for if we're never tested to… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
What has benefited me the most is learning I can't control what happens outside of my pitching. — Greg Maddux Copy Share Image
I don't try to get players emotionally up for a game; it creates too many peaks and valleys... I strive for even… — Denny Crum Copy Share Image
Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher. — Ty Cobb Copy Share Image
I do the same exercises I did 50 years ago and they still work. I eat the same food I ate 50… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
A boy comes to me with a spark of interest. I feed the spark and it becomes a flame. I feed the… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw your taxes. — Don Drysdale Copy Share Image
If you want to be the best, Work hardier than the rest. If you don't want to be the best, Just work… — Bob Stinson Copy Share Image
I can't control what everyone else swims but if all goes well I know there are no limits. — Leisel Jones Copy Share Image
A man tends to over-estimate what he can do in one year...and under-estimate what he can do in five. — Theodore Wilhelm Engstrom Copy Share Image
If you screw things up in tennis, it's 15-love. If you screw up in boxing, it's your ass. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I told myself there was no way I was going to let this training go to waste. It was my time, and… — Katie Hoff Copy Share Image
In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first ahead… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's… — Lenny Wilkens Copy Share Image
I want you to be forever strong on the field, so that you will be forever strong off the field. — Larry Gelwix Copy Share Image
I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me piece of mind. — Peyton Manning Copy Share Image
I didn't just jump back on the bike and win. There were a lot of ups and downs, good results and bad… — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything. — Pat Summitt Copy Share Image
You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher. You teach them the same subject, and you have a group… — Darrell Royal Copy Share Image
I don't think the discus will ever attract any interest until they let us start throwing them at one another. — Al Oerter Copy Share Image
A true friend sees the good in everything, and brings out the best in the worst of things. — Sasha Azevedo Copy Share Image
Commitment to the team - there is no such thing as in-between, you are either in our out. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
I know we're meant to be these hard-headed, money-obsessed professionals but we're still little boys at heart. Just ask our wives. — Rob Lee Copy Share Image
I have a rule on my team: When we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
She's a fighter, and she does the long program well, so we'll see how it turns out. And in figure skating, it's… — Frank Carroll Copy Share Image
I know what I have to do, and I'm going to do whatever it takes. If I do it, I'll come out… — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
