Winning does not always mean coming in first...real victory is in arriving at the finish line with no regrets because you know… — Apolo Ohno Copy Share Image
For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement — Pierre de Coubertin Copy Share Image
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
I'm pretty superstitious, I want to do everything right, get my routine right, and I wait for waves. I kinda try to… — Mark Occhilupo Copy Share Image
One day or another every athlete feels like taking it easy. He stops trying to exceed his limits, and thinks he can… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
I would be very proud if, one day, I'm held in the same esteem as George Best or Beckham. It's what I'm… — Cristiano Ronaldo Copy Share Image
I've always had a determination to perfect whatever I'm doing. If I can't do something, I work on it until I figure… — Stephanie Gilmore Copy Share Image
I had to put it on the line, but it was my Tour to win and mine to lose. — Cadel Evans Copy Share Image
If somebody says I am better than Roger, I think this person doesn't know anything about tennis. — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
When we understand the privilege of what it means to be an athlete, we are in touch with, and rejoice in, our… — Gloria Averbuch Copy Share Image
I have found life highly competitive. I accept it. It is useless, merely a hypocritical humbug, to sincerely wish your opponent to… — Percy Cerutty Copy Share Image
No one did what I did last season and for this I deserve the Golden Boot and why not the best World… — Cristiano Ronaldo Copy Share Image
Only in sport? The qualification would seem meaningless to many Australians. What also is there that matters as much as sport? It… — Donald Horne Copy Share Image
NO MAN CAN AVOID BEING BORN AVERAGE, BUT NO MAN HAS TO STAY AVERAGE. — Satchel Paige Copy Share Image
All I can say to the young players is, enjoy every moment of it. Just enjoy every moment of it. Your career… — Mario Lemieux Copy Share Image
People with disabilities want to be recognised for what they can do, not what they can't do. — Karni Liddell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
It's an interesting thing in this country. I haven't won a gold medal, yet Australians still take me into their houses and… — Raelene Boyle Copy Share Image
The strongest and most dangerous enemy you will ever face is a negative attitude. Learn to recognize when it is trying to… — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
There is a timelessness about sport. Like music and art, it is a quality that cuts across generations and nations. It provides… — Greg Hartung Copy Share Image
I was attracted to climbing mountains because of the physical dangers, but also the challenges, like 'mental fortitude, physical fortitude, judgement.' It's… — Lincoln Hall Copy Share Image
