Motivational inspirational sports Quotes

Success is about having. Excellence is about Being!

— Mike Ditka

What's tough is being good every day.

— Willie Mays

There is no such thing as life in-between.

— Pat Riley

I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.

— Mickey Mantle

If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.

— Mark Spitz

You can't put a limit anything.

— Michael Phelps

The principle is competing against yourself.

— Steve Young

One man cannot make a team.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

If you are afraid of failure, you don't deserve success.

— Nastia Liukin

There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

— Pat Riley

You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life.

— Pete Rose

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.

— Pele

Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature.

— Bobby Knight

Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

— Michael Jordan

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

— Michael Jordan

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

— Babe Didrikson Zaharias

The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.

— Ken Doherty

Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up…

— Roger Bannister

My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay…

— Carl Lewis

During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times.…

— Mickey Mantle

When I step onto the court, I don't have to think about anything. If I have a problem off the court, I…

— Michael Jordan

The hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and…

— Eddie Reese

NO MAN CAN AVOID BEING BORN AVERAGE, BUT NO MAN HAS TO STAY AVERAGE.

— Satchel Paige

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

— Serena Williams

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

— Herb Brooks

Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.

— George Will

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

— Satchel Paige

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

— Laird Hamilton

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

— Michael Owen

The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

— Dean Smith

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

— Ara Parseghian

Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do...but I think you have to.

— Venus Williams

Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it.

— Ted Williams

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand

— Vince Lombardi

A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

— Mary Lou Retton

I was told over and over again that I would never be successful, that I was not going to be competitive and…

— Dick Fosbury