Short Motivational Sports Quotes - Page 3

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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Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

Lance Armstrong

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

"It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life". Book by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins, May 22, 2000.

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Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

Larry Bird

Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.

Hank Aaron

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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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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During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. That means I played 7 years without ever hitting the ball.

Mickey Mantle

Sports, Baseball, Mean

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

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To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.

Picabo Street

Motivational, Sports, Determination

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Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it.

Ted Williams

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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If at first you don't succeed, you're obviously not me.

Madonna Ciccone

Success, Inspirational Sports, Firsts

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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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You can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Inspirational Sports, Motivational Sports, Believe

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If at first you don't succeed, you can always become an ultramarathoner.

Bruce Fordyce

Success, Inspirational Sports, Firsts

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Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature.

Bobby Knight

Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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I stare out the window and wait for spring.

Rogers Hornsby

Baseball, Inspirational Sports, Spring

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

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I found out that if you are going to win games, you had better be ready to adapt.

Scotty Bowman

Sports, Hockey, Winning

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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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The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.

John Madden

Inspirational, Positive, Leadership

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I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.

Tom Landry

Inspirational, Inspiring, Sports

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

Pat Riley

Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

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If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win.

Carl Lewis

Inspirational, Motivational, Confidence

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If at first you don't succeed, You're not an Alpha

Lisi Harrison

Success, Inspirational Sports, Firsts

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The way a team plays as a whole determines its success.

Babe Ruth

Teamwork, Business, Play

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

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Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success.

Ross Perot

Inspirational, Success, Motivational Sports

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One man cannot make a team.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Mark Twain

Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.53, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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