Inspirational Coach Quotes

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

Bo Jackson

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Bo Jackson, Dick Schaap (1990). “Bo knows Bo: the autobiography of a ballplayer”, Doubleday Books

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The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.71, Thomas Nelson

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The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

Vince Lombardi

Love, Inspirational, Life

Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc

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The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand

Vince Lombardi

Success, Motivational Sports, Inspirational Sports

"Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

"Full Text of Governor Ikpeazu’s Inaugural Speech". dailypost.ng. May 30, 2015.

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There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

Pat Riley

Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

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I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

Arnold Palmer

Sports, Perseverance, Determination

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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

John Wooden

Basketball, Beautiful, God

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Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.

Pat Riley

Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

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One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.

Knute Rockne

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

John Wooden

Inspirational, Success, Basketball

John Wooden, Jack Tobin, Bill Walton (2004). “They Call Me Coach”, McGraw Hill Professional

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Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

Theodore Roosevelt

Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership

Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.5, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Michael Jordan

Motivational, Basketball, Running

Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

William Arthur Ward

Motivational, Sports, Determination

William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

John Wooden

Inspirational, Life, Change

John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.102, B&H Publishing Group

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You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

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I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

Muhammad Ali

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Twitter post from Feb 20, 2011

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Will Durant

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

Winston Churchill

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

Lou Holtz

Motivational, Basketball, Football

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Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

Henry Ford

Inspirational, Success, Leadership

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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

Wayne Gretzky

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

John Wooden

Life, Basketball, Teamwork

John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.88, B&H Publishing Group

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What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

Dean Smith

Inspiring, Basketball, Sports

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