Inspirational Sports Quotes - Page 10

• I'd like to thank everyone who voted for me. And the one guy who didn't vote for me, thank you, too.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

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• I keep a lucky red rag in my pocket when I bat, which has been a good luck charm for a few years.

  Steve Waugh

  Sports, Good Luck, Years

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• I don't care how good you play, you can find somebody who can beat you, and I don't care how bad you play, you can find somebody you can beat.

  Harvey Penick

  Sports, Volleyball, Play

  Harvey Penick, Bud Shrake (2015). “The Wisdom of Harvey Penick”, p.126, Simon and Schuster

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• There's no substitute for guts.

  Bear Bryant

  Inspirational, Sports, Football

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• If I walked on water, my accusers would say it is because I can't swim.

  Berti Vogts

  Inspirational, Motivational, Soccer

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• Nobody wanted me. Scouts told me to go to school, to forget baseball. Coaches said, 'You're never going to make it.' I appreciated their honesty, because I think when someone tells you something you may not like, you have to use that as fuel for motivation.

  Mike Piazza

  Inspirational, Sports, Baseball

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• Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.

  Richie Benaud

  Sports, Skills, Luck

  Richie Benaud (2015). “Remembering Richie”, p.96, Hachette UK

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• Winning does not always mean coming in first...real victory is in arriving at the finish line with no regrets because you know you've gone all out.

  Apolo Ohno

  Sports, Regret, Cancer

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• The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am.

  Denis Waitley

  Inspirational, Motivational, Softball

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• You must have a training routine so that what you do happens automatically. If I got up in the morning and thought about going for a run there would often be a number of possible arguments against it. The thing is to get out and run. Later you can wonder whether you should have or not.

  Robert de Castella

  Running, Morning, Often Is

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• Sport is a passion and out of passion comes love. No point trying to work out why some become heroes and others don't. The chosen ones just go into the pantheon and refuse to fade. Think of Bradman and Les Darcy, Phar Lap and Tommy Corrigan.

  Les Carlyon

  Sports, Hero, Passion

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• If you cut corners you just keep on going in circles.

  Grant Stoelwinder

  Sports, Cutting, Circles

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• Winning the world championship in '66 was really the pinnacle of the whole thing, because to win a championship with an Australian made engine was a fantastic feather in our cap.

  Jack Brabham

  Sports, Winning, World

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• Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do...but I think you have to.

  Venus Williams

  Sports, Attitude, Athlete

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• I'm aware that, whatever the circumstances, there will always be speculation about me.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Circumstances, Speculation

  "In his own words: Ronaldo reveals all about Ferguson, his football dreams and his future". Interview with Bruno Prata, www.theguardian.com. August 6, 2008.

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• One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  Basketball, Teamwork, Sports

  Twitter post from Mar 27, 2013

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• The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.

  Muhammad Ali

  Motivational, Success, Dance

  FaceBook post by Muhammad Ali from Nov 17, 2014

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• I have practically no private life. I'm already used to this and ready for it. Yes, sometimes it is hard, but it is the choice I made.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Soccer, Choices

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• Lots of young players have triumphed at United, so why can't it happen to me? I'm not worried I'm young - it's an incentive to do the best I can.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Player, Incentives

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

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• I have two Golden Boot awards at home. It would be nice to win another, but I wouldn't mind it if I didn't.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Nice, Home

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

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• I'm living a dream I never want to wake up from.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Soccer, Dream, Wake Up

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• I am very happy to be signing for the best team in the world and especially proud to be the first Portuguese player to join Manchester United.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Teamwork, Player

  "United land other Ronaldo". www.theguardian.com. August 12, 2003.

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• It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.

  Muhammad Ali

  Motivational, Faith, Sports

  Twitter post from Mar 27, 2017

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• When you lose a person you love so much, surviving the loss is difficult.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Sympathy, Soccer

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• I want to consistently play well and win titles. I'm only at the beginning.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Winning, Play

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