Memorable Sports And Competition Quotes

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"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Michael Jordan
"The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer."
John Madden
"A champion is someone who gets up when he can't."
Jack Dempsey
"It's not the will to win that matters; everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters."
Paul Bryant
"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination."
Tommy Lasorda
"If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat."
Herschel Walker
"Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up."
Dean Karnazes
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"I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Michael Jordan
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
Mark Twain
"The pain of discipline is nothing like the pain of disappointment."
Justin Langer
"You're never a loser until you quit trying."
Mike Ditka
"I've never lost a game. I just ran out of time."
Michael Jordan
"In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are."
Arnold H. Glasgow
"Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there."
Bo Jackson
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Michael Jordan
"You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self-motivation."
Homer Rice
"Winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else."
Vince Lombardi
"Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it."
Ted Williams
"The key is not the will to win. Everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important."
Bobby Knight
"Adversity cause some men to break; others to break records."
William Arthur Ward
"I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat."
Tom Landry
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"The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital."
Joe Paterno
"Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you."
Arnold Palmer
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do."
Pele
"A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever."
Mary Lou Retton
"Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it."
Lou Holtz
"You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy."
Arthur Ashe
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."
Tim Notke
"Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won."
Billy Bowerman
"The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory."
Les Brown
"Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is."
Vince Lombardi
"It's not the will to win that matters — everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters."
Paul Bryant
"You find that you have peace of mind when you know that you have done your best."
John Wooden
"Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement."
Matt Biondi
"Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle."
Wilma Rudolph
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"Good is not good when better is expected."
Vin Scully
"The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose."
Ernie Banks
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships."
Michael Jordan
"When you've got something to prove, there's nothing greater than a challenge."
Terry Bradshaw
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog."
Mark Twain
"Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel."
Napoleon Hill
"There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do."
Derek Jeter
"Don't aspire to be the best on the team. Aspire to be the best for the team."
Unknown
"Champions are not the ones who always win races – champions are the ones who get out there and try."
Kara Goucher
"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
Michael Jordan
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."
Vince Lombardi
"The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning."
Pelé
"It's not about the size of the dog in the fight, it's about the size of the fight in the dog."
Mark Twain
"I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Michael Jordan
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Wayne Gretzky
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
John Wooden
"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run."
Babe Ruth
"The more I practice, the luckier I get."
Gary Player
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard."
Tim Notke
"Champions keep playing until they get it right."
Billie Jean King
"You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them."
Michael Jordan
"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."
Vince Lombardi
"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination."
Tommy Lasorda
"A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning."
Billie Jean King
"Success is where preparation and opportunity meet."
Bobby Unser
"The only way to prove you are a good sport is to lose."
Ernie Banks
"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill
"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get."
Michael Phelps
"Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts."
Dan Gable
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"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
"I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me."
Charlie Chaplin
"Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion."
Michael Jordan
"Passion first and everything will fall into place."
Holly Holm
"It's not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters."
Paul Bryant
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