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title: "52 Great sports Quotes by 47 authors"
description: "Browse 52 Great sports quotes by 47 authors. Discover the best Great sports sayings and thoughts."
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> [Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/winning-is-not-a-sometime-thing-it-s-an-all-the-time-thing/)

[Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/)

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> [The principle is competing against yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/the-principle-is-competing-against-yourself/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/steve-young-2710_athlete_the-principle-is-competing-against-yours_2078531.png)

> [You can't put a limit anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-phelps/you-can-t-put-a-limit-anything/)

[Michael Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-phelps/)

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> [It's not whether you win or lose - but whether I win or lose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-lyle/it-s-not-whether-you-win-or-lose-but-whether-i-win-or-lose/)

Sandy Lyle

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f81/sandy-lyle-110946_anatomy_it-s-not-whether-you-win-or-lose-but-whe_1001055.jpg)

> [There is no such thing as life in-between.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/there-is-no-such-thing-as-life-in-between/)

[Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f2/pat-riley-8638_athlete_there-is-no-such-thing-as-life-in-betwee_2894192.jpg)

> [So if you want great sports, Michigan's the place to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-snyder/so-if-you-want-great-sports-michigan-s-the-place-to-be/)

[Rick Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-snyder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/rick-snyder-52730_great_so-if-you-want-great-sports-michigan-s-t_2779049.jpg)

> [A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-lou-retton/a-trophy-carries-dust-memories-last-forever/)

[Mary Lou Retton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-lou-retton/)

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> [I stare out the window and wait for spring,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rogers-hornsby/i-stare-out-the-window-and-wait-for-spring/)

[Rogers Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rogers-hornsby/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/rogers-hornsby-26573_american-baseball_i-stare-out-the-window-and-wait-for-spri_3119217.jpg)

> [Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do...but I think you have to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/venus-williams/some-people-say-i-have-attitude-maybe-i-do-but-i-think-you-have-to-2/)

[Venus Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/venus-williams/)

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> [The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/the-price-of-success-is-hard-work-dedication-to-the-job-at-hand/)

[Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d5/vince-lombardi-1357_basketball-coaching_the-price-of-success-is-hard-work-dedica_1224182.png)

> [Cleveland, as a whole, is a great sports town. People love the Browns here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/baker-mayfield/cleveland-as-a-whole-is-a-great-sports-town-people-love-the-browns/)

[Baker Mayfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/baker-mayfield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b12/baker-mayfield-5599_great_cleveland-as-a-whole-is-a-great-sports-t_2245450.jpg)

> [The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-waitley/the-winners-in-life-think-constantly-in-terms-of-i-can-i-will-and-i-am/)

[Denis Waitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-waitley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/denis-waitley-977_athletic-inspiration_the-winners-in-life-think-constantly-in_2804827.jpg)

> [I think that's what's obviously so great about sports - it allows people, families, communities to come together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-posey/i-think-that-s-what-s-obviously-so-great-about-sports-it-allows/)

[Buster Posey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-posey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/buster-posey-5087_family_i-think-that-s-what-s-obviously-so-great_2221222.png)

> [I had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/i-had-a-great-interest-in-sports-i-had-three-older-brothers-who-were/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

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> [Make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between your two ears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laird-hamilton/make-sure-your-worst-enemy-doesn-t-live-between-your-two-ears/)

[Laird Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laird-hamilton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c83/laird-hamilton-3258_athlete_make-sure-your-worst-enemy-doesn-t-live_2219433.png)

> [When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/when-you-re-playing-against-a-stacked-deck-compete-even-harder/)

[Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92f/pat-riley-8638_compete_when-you-re-playing-against-a-stacked-de_2883663.jpg)

> [My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/my-thoughts-before-a-big-race-are-usually-pretty-simple-i-tell-myself/)

[Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/)

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> [Anybody involved in sports in Missouri knows it's a great sports state. It is a great sports state, particularly in basketball and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-jones/anybody-involved-in-sports-in-missouri-knows-it-s-a-great-sports/)

[Jerry Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-jones/)

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> [A player who conjugates a verb in the first-person singular cannot be part of the squad. He has to conjugate the verb…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wanderlei-silva/a-player-who-conjugates-a-verb-in-the-first-person-singular-cannot-be-2/)

[Wanderlei Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wanderlei-silva/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ca/wanderlei-silva-4574_first-person_a-player-who-conjugates-a-verb-in-the-fi_1554208.jpg)

> [Athletics is a great sport with many different events and athletes come in all shapes and sizes. I'm one of the smallest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-meadows/athletics-is-a-great-sport-with-many-different-events-and-athletes/)

[Jenny Meadows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-meadows/)

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> [You can't get real happy or real depressed when you play baseball. Baseball is a great sport in that it offers a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/you-can-t-get-real-happy-or-real-depressed-when-you-play-baseball/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/mike-piazza-30362_atonement_you-can-t-get-real-happy-or-real-depress_1189912.jpg)

> [That's the beauty of this great sport (track), though-it's such a fine line between success or not, which makes the sweet moments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-willis/that-s-the-beauty-of-this-great-sport-track-though-it-s-such-a-fine/)

Nick Willis

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/nick-willis-266184_beauty_that-s-the-beauty-of-this-great-sport-tr_79926.png)

> [Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-bannister/doctors-and-scientists-said-breaking-the-four-minute-mile-was/)

[Roger Bannister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-bannister/)

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> [Climbing is actually a great sport for blind people and that carried me on to climbing bigger and bigger mountains, snowy mountains,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/climbing-is-actually-a-great-sport-for-blind-people-and-that-carried/)

[Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/)

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> [When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/when-you-re-playing-against-a-stacked-deck-compete-even-harder-show/)

[Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/)

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> [The one thing I miss is hitchhiking. Now there's no more of that. When's the last time you saw a hitchhiker? It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-ruscha/the-one-thing-i-miss-is-hitchhiking-now-there-s-no-more-of-that-when/)

[Edward Ruscha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-ruscha/)

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> [I think sports gave me the first place where this awkward girl could feel comfortable in my own skin. I think that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teri-mckeever/i-think-sports-gave-me-the-first-place-where-this-awkward-girl-could/)

Teri McKeever

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/teri-mckeever-81329_awkward_i-think-sports-gave-me-the-first-place-w_38576.png)

> [Austrian public-opinion pollsters recently reported that those held in highest esteem by most of the people interviewed are neither the great artists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/austrian-public-opinion-pollsters-recently-reported-that-those-held/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/660/anonymous-1_art_austrian-public-opinion-pollsters-recent_191701.jpg)

> [This is what's great about sports. This is what the greatest thing about sports is. You play to win the game. Hello?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-edwards/this-is-what-s-great-about-sports-this-is-what-the-greatest-thing/)

[Herman Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-edwards/)

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> [In the Bible it says God has made everything good for man to eat and to wear their skins. Whenever we eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-scott/in-the-bible-it-says-god-has-made-everything-good-for-man-to-eat-and/)

[Luke Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-scott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e7/luke-scott-20599_beef_in-the-bible-it-says-god-has-made-everyt_448113.png)

> [A player who conjugates a verb in the first person singular cannot be part of the squad, he has to conjugate the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanderlei-luxemburgo/a-player-who-conjugates-a-verb-in-the-first-person-singular-cannot-be/)

Vanderlei Luxemburgo

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> [You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/serena-williams/you-have-to-believe-in-yourself-when-no-one-else-does/)

[Serena Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/serena-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22b/serena-williams-1589_athlete_you-have-to-believe-in-yourself-when-no_426694.jpg)

> [I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/i-run-on-the-road-long-before-i-dance-under-the-lights/)

[Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ce/muhammad-ali-386_athlete_i-run-on-the-road-long-before-i-dance-un_935228.jpg)

> [Great sport has intellectual beauty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-carlisle/great-sport-has-intellectual-beauty/)

[Rick Carlisle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-carlisle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b8/rick-carlisle-4940_football_great-sport-has-intellectual-beauty-2970_2970200.png)

> [If you can't outplay them, outwork them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-hogan/if-you-can-t-outplay-them-outwork-them/)

[Ben Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-hogan/)

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> [I can't say Boston is 'home-home.' It's definitely a place I'm growing accustomed to. It's such a great sports town.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-welker/i-can-t-say-boston-is-home-home-it-s-definitely-a-place-i-m-growing/)

[Wes Welker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-welker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2db/wes-welker-33762_accustomed_i-can-t-say-boston-is-home-home-it-s-def_780292.png)

> [Great sport begins at a point where it has ceased to be healthy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertolt-brecht/great-sport-begins-at-a-point-where-it-has-ceased-to-be-healthy/)

[Bertolt Brecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertolt-brecht/)

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> [You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-brooks/you-were-born-to-be-a-player-you-were-meant-to-be-here-this-moment-is/)

[Herb Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-brooks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/herb-brooks-17824_athlete_you-were-born-to-be-a-player-you-were-me_586387.png)

> [The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pel/the-more-difficult-the-victory-the-greater-the-happiness-in-winning/)

[Pele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/pel-6980_athlete_the-more-difficult-the-victory-the-great_673703.png)

> [I don't plan on being disappointed. We plan on being really good, and obviously we plan on winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregg-troy/i-don-t-plan-on-being-disappointed-we-plan-on-being-really-good-and/)

Gregg Troy

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