Motivational sports Quotes · Page 12

Be fast on the field physically, but play slow mentally. Basically, play hard but play smart.

— Kevin Leveille

Every day, someone realizes a dream. I believe dreams help light our darkness and give us the push we need to move…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

Individual glory is insignificant when compared to achieving victory as a team.

— Dot Richardson

Training is what you are doing while your opponent is sleeping in.

— Brian Owen

Victory with honor and integrity is the real goal of sport. Sometimes it happens that others are better than you. I could…

— Don Sparks

I can't control what everyone else swims but if all goes well I know there are no limits.

— Leisel Jones

Every passion has its destiny.

— Billy Mills

I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.

— Mickey Mantle

The best thing about sports is the sense of community and shared emotion it can create.

— Bob Costas

The most important thing about motivation is goal setting. You should always have a goal.

— Francie Larrieu Smith

Good guys are a dime a dozen, but an aggressive leader is priceless.

— Earl Blaik

The hardest victory is the victory over self.

— Aristotle

There isn't a single professional sports season now that doesn't go on at least a month too long. Baseball starts in football…

— James Reston, Jr

Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.

— Pat Summitt

The common denominator is that we want to make the world a better place, for women and for everybody, and we do…

— Lyn St. James

I have a good sense of my body in a bathing suit around people who appreciate what I'm doing, like a contest.…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones.

— Darrell Royal

The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake.

— Timothy Gallwey

You think the greatest thing in the whole world would be to become a baseball player - if best things already happened,…

— John McGraw

Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.

— John Wooden

Sports don't matter in the grand scheme of things. But in the moment, when things are just right, they're the most important…

— David Poole

I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.... It's not like it was when…

— Charles Barkley

Those who truly have the spirit of champions are never wholly happy with an easy win. Half the satisfaction stems from knowing…

— Nicole Haislett

I have a rule on my team: When we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because…

— Mike Krzyzewski

The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept…

— Merlin Olsen