Inspiring Athlete Quotes

There's always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I've learned on the track: If you work hard, things will work out.

Lolo Jones

Motivational Sports, Hard Work, Athlete

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If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything.

Clara Hughes

Dream, Athlete, Infinite Possibilities

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You have to train your mind like you train your body.

Bruce Jenner

Motivational, Inspirational Sports, Athlete

"The Brain-Training Secrets Of Olympic Athletes" By Carolyn Gregoire, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 11, 2014.

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Most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even make the team. It's more what's inside.

Brett Favre

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

"Sunday Conversation: Brett Favre". Interview with Suzy Kolber, www.espn.com. November 24, 2004.

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Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.

Jesse Ventura

Inspirational Sports, Wrestling, Winning

Jesse Ventura (2008). “Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!: From the Minnesota Governor's Mansion to the Baja Outback : Reflections and Revisionings”, Skyhorse Publishing Company Incorporated

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

Pat Riley

Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

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Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.

Michael Phelps

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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

Pat Riley

Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

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A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

Jackie Robinson

Inspirational, Life, Basketball

"I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson". Book by Jackie Robinson and Alfred Duckett, 1972.

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You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

Michael Phelps

Inspirational, Sports, Dream

FaceBook post by Michael Phelps from Jan 19, 2012

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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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Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

Wilma Rudolph

Inspirational, Motivational, Running

"50 stunning Olympic moments No35: Wilma Rudolph's triple gold in 1960" by Rob Bagchi, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2012.

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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Babe Ruth

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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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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Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back... play for her.

Mia Hamm

Girl, Sports, Volleyball

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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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Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

Arnold Palmer

Inspirational, Sports, Hard Work

FaceBook post by Arnold Palmer from Oct 04, 2016

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If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?

Joe Namath

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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You're never a loser until you quit trying.

Mike Ditka

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.

Mia Hamm

Inspirational, Motivational, Soccer

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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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You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.

Gordie Howe

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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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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There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.

Derek Jeter

Motivational, Inspiring, Success

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