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title: "7 Mental Sport Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Mental Sport quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Mental Sport sayings and thoughts."
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> [The question of good and evil remains in irremediable chaos for those who seek to fathom it in reality. It is mere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/voltaire/the-question-of-good-and-evil-remains-in-irremediable-chaos-for-those/)

[Voltaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/voltaire/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/voltaire-173_captives_the-question-of-good-and-evil-remains-in_1035391.png)

> [Boxing is a mental sport. Think of a prizefight as a chess game of mind and body, and you are a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/budd-schulberg/boxing-is-a-mental-sport-think-of-a-prizefight-as-a-chess-game-of/)

[Budd Schulberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/budd-schulberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/budd-schulberg-22925_alleys_boxing-is-a-mental-sport-think-of-a-priz_1112457.jpg)

> [The joy of surfing is so many things combined, from the physical exertion of it, to the challenge of it, to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-slater/the-joy-of-surfing-is-so-many-things-combined-from-the-physical/)

[Kelly Slater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-slater/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/kelly-slater-16785_challenges_the-joy-of-surfing-is-so-many-things-com_1990285.jpg)

> [I think the biggest thing that I learned, and why I've fallen in love with baseball, is how mental of a game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kylie-bunbury/i-think-the-biggest-thing-that-i-learned-and-why-i-ve-fallen-in-love/)

[Kylie Bunbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kylie-bunbury/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d2/kylie-bunbury-13250_baseball_i-think-the-biggest-thing-that-i-learned_2058337.jpg)

> [It's more of a mental sport because I know I can push harder than someone who doesn't know what his body can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-chestnut/it-s-more-of-a-mental-sport-because-i-know-i-can-push-harder-than/)

[Joey Chestnut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-chestnut/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/825/joey-chestnut-6700_body_it-s-more-of-a-mental-sport-because-i-kn_2268058.jpg)

> [Running is such a mental sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-cain/running-is-such-a-mental-sport/)

[Mary Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-cain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42d/mary-cain-8066_mental_running-is-such-a-mental-sport-2282998_2282998.png)

> [Running is a mental sport, more than anything else. You're only as good as your training, and your training is only as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-oliver/running-is-a-mental-sport-more-than-anything-else-you-re-only-as-good/)

[Lauren Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-oliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/lauren-oliver-109_fitness_running-is-a-mental-sport-more-than-anyt_2885346.png)

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