Inspirational sports Quotes · Page 6

I knew it was my time to retire, when I saw Messi running past me.

— David Beckham

When baseball is no longer fun, it's no longer a game.

— Joe DiMaggio

There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average.

— Hal Higdon

A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.

— Ara Parseghian

We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass.

— Brian Clough

If we can't help our family, who are we going to help?

— Cristiano Ronaldo

To me, being the best means proving it in different countries and championships.

— Cristiano Ronaldo

We should make the most of life, enjoy it because that's the way it is!

— Cristiano Ronaldo

I can remember crawling through the window where he was in the hospital... He said, 'You have a gift... keep training for…

— Dawn Fraser

I've never worked a day in my life. Don't get me wrong. I work at track. If you love what you do,…

— Marion Jones

No one did what I did last season and for this, I deserve the Golden Boot and why not the best World…

— Cristiano Ronaldo

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

You need three things to win: discipline, hard work and, before everything maybe, commitment. No one will make it without those three.…

— Haile Gebrselassie

Surfers are in tune with the weather because if there's a storm coming, there are waves coming. I love the rain.

— Stephanie Gilmore

Greatness is a lot of small things done well. Day after day, workout after workout, obedience after obedience, day after day.

— Ray Lewis

I think when you have a disability people are always putting limitations on you, telling you, even in a nice way, what…

— Louise Sauvage

Competition is great for everyone. Sports can teach you so much at an early age, including camaraderie and sportsmanship. Competition aspect is…

— Tim Duncan

Australians are not given to applauding tragedy unless it is at a distance like Gallipoli or Cooper's Creek, and they prefer pure…

— Geoffrey Dutton

Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine! Softball is amazing that way…

— Jennie Finch

I've achieved everything I ever wanted. I've done three Olympics, world championships, I've been around the world and made good friends. But…

— Leisel Jones

If you're going to make a big wave, you have to be totally unified with everything that's happening... Maybe in the moment…

— Nick Carroll

I wasn't aware of the impact that I had made on the lives of Aboriginal people until I did a bit of…

— Lionel Rose

I admit that I sometimes climbed on other fellows' backs. But I used to watch the flight of the ball perhaps more…

— Roy Cazaly

When you're surfing you're not thinking about where you parked the car or what you're going to do when you grow up…

— Tim Winton

Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.

— Richie Benaud

It doesn't matter how pretty you look it's how many runs you get.

— Steve Waugh

Make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between your two ears.

— Laird Hamilton

The interesting thing about coaching is that you have to trouble the comfortable, and comfort the troubled

— Ric Charlesworth

If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.

— Michael Owen

You can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.

— George Will

If you want to do something, anything, with all your heart, you will find a way.

— Pat Farmer

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

— Satchel Paige

If at first you don't succeed, you can always become an ultramarathoner.

— Bruce Fordyce

If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear.

— Michael Jordan

You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place.

— James Lane Allen

Sport has the power to overcome old divisions and create the bond of common aspirations

— Nelson Mandela

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

— Larry Gelwix

I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.

— Ty Cobb

I touched the wall and all my dreams, hopes and ambitions basically coalesced into one moment.

— Duncan Armstrong