Inspirational sports Quotes · Page 4

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

— Steve Waugh

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

— Cristiano Ronaldo

Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.

— Babe Didrikson Zaharias

The ocean humbles you. You can go and win a world title, but you're never going to beat the ocean.

— Stephanie Gilmore

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

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

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

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

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

— Gino Bartali

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

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

— Don Meyer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

— Herb Brooks

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

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

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

— Joan Benoit

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

— Roger Bannister

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

— Cristiano Ronaldo

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

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

I want you to be forever strong on the field, so that you will be forever strong off the field.

— Larry Gelwix