Inspirational sports Quotes

There is no such thing as life in-between.

— Pat Riley

A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

— Mary Lou Retton

I'm just me - the way I am.

— Louise Sauvage

I've worked hard all my life.

— Dawn Fraser

It feels good to show some courage.

— Joe Namath

Sport is a loathsome and dangerous pursuit.

— Barry Humphries

I stare out the window and wait for spring,

— Rogers Hornsby

What's tough is being good every day.

— Willie Mays

The records I always maintained were there to serve just one purpose - that was to be broken

— Tommy Woodcock

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

You have to know you can win. You have to think you can win. You have to feel you can win.

— Sugar Ray Leonard

The guys that improve every year are those that are always adding something to their game.

— Steve Nash

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

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

— Cristiano Ronaldo

But I don't want to be compared to anyone like to impose my own style of play and do the best for…

— Cristiano Ronaldo

You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the…

— Steffi Graf

It's not about rugby, it's about young men. It's not about building a championship team, it's about building championship boys. Boys who…

— Larry Gelwix

It is Australian innocence to love The naturally excessive and be proud Of a thoroughbred gelding who ran fast.

— Peter Porter

If you feel bad at 10 miles, you're in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you're normal. If you don't…

— Robert de Castella

You've always got to be aware of why you don't win; otherwise you'll keep losing. Every mistake is a learning experience and,…

— Layne Beachley

I know when I've been surfing I've got a sense of level of calmness to me, and when I hit the ocean,…

— Nick Carroll

The high point of my career was winning the Champions League. No one will ever erase that from my memory, in the…

— Cristiano Ronaldo

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

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

I felt so full of gratitude and humility that I clasped my hands in front of me, closed my eyes and said…

— Cathy Freeman

There is a very special place in the Australian psyche for sport. It is one of the pillars of the Australian way…

— John Howard

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

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

Fear - It's a fine line between that and pushing yourself. You definitely reach new heights when you push. But fear is…

— Stephanie Gilmore

But the longer and further I ran, the more I realized that what I was often chasing was a state of mind-…

— Scott Jurek

Sport is where an entire life can be compressed into a few hours, where the emotions of a lifetime can be felt…

— George A. Sheehan

Why do we place such a disproportionate emphasis on sporting achievement? Why doesn't success in other fields receive similar attention... Maybe it's…

— Mia Freedman

In Mendrisio I felt it - the exhilaration of what the bike has to offer. It's a simple machine that conjures a…

— Cadel Evans

I'm gonna say it one more time. We are Georgia Southern. Our colors are blue and white. We call ourselves the Bald…

— Erk Russell

I always believe in going hard at everything, whether it is Latin or mathematics, boxing or football, but at the same time…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Losing's a great motivator.

— Yogi Berra

You can't win them all but you can try.

— Babe Didrikson Zaharias

I love winning and any team I'm on, I expect to win.

— Landon Donovan