You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life. — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a punch, hits back with three punches. — Roberto Duran Copy Share Image
It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old. — Lisa Leslie Copy Share Image
I like to get in my own world. When I'm getting ready for a meet, I always have headphones on, listening to… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body's normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated… — Aimee Mullins Copy Share Image
To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can't make that commitment, they don't call you a champion… — Rocky Marciano Copy Share Image
When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
Get in front of the ball, you won't get hurt. That's what you've got a chest for, young man. — John McGraw Copy Share Image
Onstage I'm always different than offstage. I can be very friendly offstage, but onstage I will pull one trick after another on… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
It is a noteworthy fact that kicking and beating have played so considerable a part in the habits which necessity has imposed… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
As a kid I always idolized the winning athletes. It is one thing to idolize heroes. It is quite another to visualize… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
The glory of sport is witnessing a well-coached team perform as a single unit, striving for a common goal and ultimately bringing… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you… — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
It takes a lot of hard work and dedication just like any pro sport. Especially for beach volleyball you don't have to… — Misty May-Treanor Copy Share Image
I am the person you'll see everyday training when everyone else has gone home. I live for the one moment of glory… — Alexa Wilkinson Copy Share Image
A competitor continually sets new goals. He feels the need to keep raising the bar. If the fist goal is to make… — Pat Summitt Copy Share Image
It is not a dreamlike state, but the somehow insulated state, that a great musician achieves in a great performance. He's aware… — Arnold Palmer Copy Share Image
