Inspirational Sports Quotes - Page 2

• Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

  Satchel Paige

  Funny, Sports, Baseball

  "How to Keep Young," Collier's, 13 June 1953

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• I believe that by living as athletes we live more fully.

  Gloria Averbuch

  Believe, Athlete, I Believe

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• The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.

  John Madden

  Inspirational, Positive, Leadership

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• It takes true strength of character to redefine your limits by pushing past them.

  Katherine Reutter

  Strength, Character, Past

  "Olympic Q & A: Katherine Reutter, USA Speedskating". Interview with Jason Wachob, www.mindbodygreen.com. February 17, 2010.

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• Running reminded me exactly who I am and what I am made of.

  Lynn Jennings

  Sports, Running, Who I Am

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• If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Confidence, Fear

  Michael Jordan (2005). “Driven from Within”, p.163, Simon and Schuster

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• Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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• I always believe in going hard at everything, whether it is Latin or mathematics, boxing or football, but at the same time I want to keep the sense of proportion. It is never worth while to absolutely exhaust one's self or to take big chances unless for an adequate object. I want you to keep in training the faculties which would make you, if the need arose, able to put your last ounce of pluck and strength into a contest. But I do not want you to squander these qualities.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Sports, Football, Latin

  Theodore Roosevelt (1995). “A Bully Father: Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children”, Random House Incorporated

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• The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.

  Michael Jordan

  Motivational, Basketball, Loyalty

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• Complacency is the forerunner of mediocrity. You can never work too hard on attitudes, effort and technique.

  Don Meyer

  Motivational, Sports, Attitude

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• Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you've got a kingdom.

  Jack LaLanne

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  "Jack LaLanne Dies: Who the Fitness Guru Really Was" by John Robbins, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 24, 2011.

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• Volleyball is one of the most interactive games going. It is a game of intuition, imagination, improvisation - but most of all, of reciprocity - of teamwork. There is no way to free-lance in volleyball.

  Marv Dunphy

  Inspirational, Funny, Teamwork

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• You can't win them all but you can try.

  Babe Didrikson Zaharias

  Inspirational, Baseball, Golf

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  Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Twitter post from Feb 03, 2011

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• I'm a competitive person and I love the challenge of mastering new things.

  Sasha Cohen

  Sports, Challenges, Persons

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  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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  Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.

  Joe Paterno

  Sports, Loyalty, Running

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  Start where you are, use what you have.

  Arthur Ashe

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "7 Most Touching Moments from Michael Sam's ESPY Arthur Ashe Award Speech" by Colleen Curry, abcnews.go.com. July 17, 2014.

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• Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.

  Yogi Berra

  Motivational, Baseball, Confusing

  Twitter post from Jun 21, 2017

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• Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "This Speech Was Given Before The #4Women4AllWomen Run" by Powdered Feet, womensrunning.competitor.com. January 25, 2017.

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• Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs.

  Mario Andretti

  Motivational, Sports, Football

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

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• Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

  Mike Singletary

  Inspirational, Sports, Football

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  Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

  Satchel Paige

  Inspirational, Encouraging, Sports

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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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• Fighters find it hard to give up doing what they do best - fighting for a living.

  Evander Holyfield

  Sports, Giving Up, Fighting

  The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. September 28, 2003.

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