Inspirational Sports Quotes - Page 19

• The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

  Joe Paterno

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• There is no such thing as life in-between.

  Pat Riley

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

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• My free-kick secret? I just look at the net and say take the kick, Cristiano.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Soccer, Sports

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• I don't have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Sports, Shows

  "He's got the world at his feet" by Tim Lewis, www.theguardian.com. June 7, 2008.

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• We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass.

  Brian Clough

  Sports, Team, Games

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• Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant.

  Richard Attias

  Sports, Bridges, Borders

  "Sport: Bridging the Gender Gap" by Richard Attias, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 28, 2012.

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• No one did what I did last season and for this, I deserve the Golden Boot and why not the best World Player award?

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Sports, Player

  "Big game star or flat-track bully: Does Cristiano Ronaldo deliver in the big games?". www.mirror.co.uk. June 27, 2012.

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• Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.

  Billie Jean King

  Success, Sports, Character

  FaceBook post by Billie Jean King from May 02, 2010

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• If somebody says I am better than Roger, I think this person doesn't know anything about tennis.

  Rafael Nadal

  Sports, Thinking, Tennis

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

  Pele

  Sports, Inspiration, Athlete

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• Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

  Michael Jordan

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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

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• No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.

  Casey Stengel

  Sports, Baseball, Hot

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• I'm proud to play for Real Madrid because I have fun; when you no longer have fun it's a sign that it's time to leave. For now though, I'm happy here at the greatest club in the world.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Inspirational, Sports, Fun

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• Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.

  Matt Biondi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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

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  You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life.

  Pete Rose

  Motivational, Sports, Baseball

  Pete Rose, Peter Golenbock (1985). “Pete Rose on hitting: how to hit better than anybody”, Perigee

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  It's not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.

  Bear Bryant

  Inspirational, Sports, Meaningful

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  A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

  Wayne Gretzky

  Sports, Athlete, Hockey

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• Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.

  Phil Jackson

  Inspiring, Basketball, Sports

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

  Dan Gable

  Sports, Determination, Wrestling

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• Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.

  Martina Navratilova

  Inspirational, Funny, Sports

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• Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!

  Pat Riley

  Basketball, Sports, Determination

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

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• When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

  Paul Brown

  Motivational, Sports, Running

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  For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.

  Emmitt Smith

  Inspirational, Sports, Football

  "Rice, Smith lead star-studded Class of 2010" by Vinnie Iyer, www.sportingnews.com. August 06, 2010.

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  Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

  Wayne Gretzky

  Motivational, Sports, Congratulations

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• To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.

  Sugar Ray Robinson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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