Inspirational Quotes from Athletes

Pain is temporary, victory is forever. – Lance Armstrong

The only limit is your mind. – Usain Bolt

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. – Tim Notke

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. – Michael Jordan

It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey. – Muhammad Ali

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Ted Williams

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. – Pelé

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Kobe Bryant

The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory. – Serena Williams

Success isn’t about winning every battle, it’s about never giving up. – Tommy Lasorda

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky

Champions keep playing until they get it right. – Billie Jean King

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. – Babe Ruth

Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done. – David Goggins

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

The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday. – Troy Aikman

Inspirational Quotes from Athletes part 2

Your body can stand up to almost anything. It’s your mind that you have to convince. – Randy Couture

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. – Babe Ruth

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

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Albert Schweitzer

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination. – Tommy Lasorda

The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow. – John Cena

It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. – Vince Lombardi

If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward. – Martin Luther King Jr.

The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection, but by the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure. – Nike

Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you thought you couldn’t. – Rikki Rogers

Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. – Vince Lombardi

You have to dream before your dreams can come true. – Sachin Tendulkar

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

It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe. – Muhammad Ali

The harder you work, the luckier you get. – Gary Player

Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently. – Marie Forleo

The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose. – Ernie Banks

Greatness is achieved by focusing not on the outcome, but on the process. – Hayley Wickenheiser

It’s not about winning or losing, but it’s about giving 100% effort every time. – Pete Sampras

You miss 100% of the chances you don’t take. – Mia Hamm

When you have a dream, you have to grab it and never let go. – Carol Burnett

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning. – Pele

Failure is not falling down, but refusing to get back up. – Serena Williams

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. – Archie Griffin

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is constantly changing, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. – Mark Zuckerberg

Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day. – Bob Feller

Success is not about how many trophies you have, it’s about how many obstacles you’ve overcome. – Phil Jackson

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela