If all the year were playing holidays; To sport would be as tedious as to work. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
There is no continuum for success. Focus on the progress, not the results. — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become… — Larry Bird Copy Share Image
A guy who gives you less than what he has to give is, one, telling you what he thinks of you, and… — Pete Carril Copy Share Image
The Russians have a weapon that can wipe out two hundred eighty thousand Americans. That puts them exactly ten years behind Howard… — Red Smith Copy Share Image
Success lulls you. It makes the most ambitious of us complacent and sloppy. In a way, you have to cultivate a kind… — Pat Summitt Copy Share Image
I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today. — Mark Spitz Copy Share Image
Complacency is the forerunner of mediocrity. You can never work too hard on attitudes, effort and technique. — Don Meyer 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
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
You live during the match, and you have strong emotions, but you don't want to get too overexcited. My body's totally flat… — Roger Federer Copy Share Image
Just like in bodybuilding, failure is also a necessary experience for growth in our own lives, for if we're never tested to… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
Two things help me be a winner. One is I try to stay on an even keel. I don't get too high… — Ila Borders Copy Share Image
Though I am an old horse, and have seen and heard a great deal, I never yet could make out why men… — Anna Sewell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
One of the things that my parents have taught me is never listen to other people's expectations. You should live your own… — Tiger Woods Copy Share Image
Some guys need to see things on a grease board, ... I like when you can see it in your mind. And… — Peyton Manning Copy Share Image
An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a… — Aimee Mullins Copy Share Image
Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do...but I think you have to. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price. — Bud Wilkinson Copy Share Image
Habits are critical for players. They cannot think and play well at the same time. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
The loss just made me hungry; it made me want to go out and win another title. — Thomas Hearns Copy Share Image
The goal is to keep having fun. Not let that pressure get to me and still be Missy. — Missy Franklin Copy Share Image
The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
Smile well and often, it makes people wonder what you've been up to. — Satchel Paige Copy Share Image
Individual glory is insignificant when compared to achieving victory as a team. — Dot Richardson Copy Share Image
I was so surprised. Then again, I was so relaxed in the water, it felt amazing — Pieter van den Hoogenband Copy Share Image
You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat. — Christy Mathewson Copy Share Image
