Motivational sports Quotes · Page 15

Passion is a huge prerequisite to winning. It makes you willing to jump through hoops, go through all the ups and downs…

— Kerri Walsh

Sport, at its best, at its most human, is able to inspire an innocence and joy that is unique to each of…

— Richard J. Corman

Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.

— Magic Johnson

When you're are playing for the national championship, it's not a matter of life or death. Its more important than that.

— Duffy Daugherty

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

— John McGraw

At home we're the hosts, and I never liked the idea of being embarrassed in front of our friends.

— Knute Rockne

His mouth made him feel like he was gonna win. Not his hands, I had my hand. He had his lips.

— Joe Frazier

My only feeling about superstition is that it's unlucky to be behind at the end of the game.

— Duffy Daugherty

Sports can do so much. It's given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation.

— Mia Hamm

No activity I know is more of a confidence builder and at the same time more 'humility training' than wrestling.

— Jim Leach

If you don't demand that your people maintain. High performances to remain on your team, Why should they be proud of the…

— Lou Holtz

In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigour and precision.

— Lionel Messi

The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal.

— Dave DeBusschere

When you have a father and a mother who work all their lives so you can have an education and build your…

— Lou Gehrig

I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.

— Sugar Ray Leonard

As a manager, you always have a gun to your head. It's a question of whether there is a bullet in the…

— Kevin Keegan

Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it.

— Brian Tracy

I love the game. It's fun to play, period. I love running around and getting sweaty. I love trying to lead my…

— Jamila Wideman

I enjoyed every bit of my swimming career. I think that's the most important advice - to enjoy what you do

— Summer Sanders

You spend a good deal of your life gripping a baseball, and it turns out it was the other way around all…

— Jim Bouton

Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.

— Michael Phelps

A boy shows how much he wants to play in the spring, when it's tough, and during two a days, when it's…

— Darrell Royal

If you want to touch the other shore badly enough, barring an impossible situation, you will. If your desire is diluted for…

— Diana Nyad

I know I've made huge gains in my confidence, and knowing more about my racing and myself as a person. That has…

— Libby Trickett

I never took a position we were going to be a good ball club. I took the position we were going to…

— Red Auerbach

I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit…

— Sandy Koufax

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

— Kristi Yamaguchi

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

My definition of a sport is that it's a physical activity that involves competition. Since bodybuilders certainly train and then compete, we…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.

— Cal Ripken, Jr

I succeed on my own personal motivation, dedication, and commitment. My mindset is: If I'm not out there training, someone else is.

— Lynn Jennings

It's not too far; it just seems like it is.

— Yogi Berra