Motivational sports Quotes · Page 6

Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.

— Fred Perry

The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.

— Mike Tyson

What I spent, I had; What I kept, I lost; What I gave, I have.

— Henry Ward Beecher

I'll be back always sounded a little girly to me.

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

The things you learn from sports - setting goals, being part of a team, confidence - that's invaluable. It's not about trophies…

— Summer Sanders

It's important to respect both your teammates and your opponents. Friendships can make a victory last forever.

— James Koven

If you're not on your 'A' game in our workouts every day, you're going to get absolutely smoked.

— Michael Phelps

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

— Summer Sanders

Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.

— Al McGuire

In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess.

— Lennox Lewis

Commitment to the team - there is no such thing as in-between, you are either in our out.

— Pat Riley

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

— Pele

When you set a goal, write it down and then it's like making a promise to yourself.

— Tony DiCicco

I never drop a player I only make changes.

— Bill Shankly

The loss just made me hungry; it made me want to go out and win another title.

— Thomas Hearns

I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today.

— Mark Spitz

There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.

— Woody Hayes

I don't think you're ever there. You never arrive, but if you do, you might as well quit because you're already there.…

— Tiger Woods

There are always going to be people who run faster, jump higher, dive deeper, and come up drier.

— Darrell Royal

For what is the best choice for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.

— Aristotle

The taste of defeat has a richness of experience all its own.

— Bill Bradley

I've always been fortunate in that I've been able to put myself in my own zone and relax. It comes naturally. I'm…

— Michael Phelps

Competition is key to developing players. The only practice environment in which you truly develop a player is a competitive arena.

— Anson Dorrance

The better you get, the less you run around showing off as a muscle guy. You know, you wear regular shirts-not always…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Success lulls you. It makes the most ambitious of us complacent and sloppy. In a way, you have to cultivate a kind…

— Pat Summitt