Quoting the Champions – Inspiring Quotes about Sports
Sports don’t build character. They reveal it. – Heywood Broun
The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose. – Ernie Banks
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing. – Pelé
Sports is the universal language of winning and losing. – Greg Glassman
The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning. – Pelé
Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences. – Kobe Bryant
Sports are the closest thing we have in this world to pure truth. – Dave Krieger
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky
Champions keep playing until they get it right. – Billie Jean King
It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. – Vince Lombardi
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs
Sports are the ultimate entertainment because you are participating. – David Beckham
Don’t count the days, make the days count. – Muhammad Ali
When you win, say nothing, when you lose, say less. – Paul Brown
You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get. – Michael Phelps
It’s not the will to win that matters, everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters. – Paul Bear Bryant
Quoting the Champions – Inspiring Quotes about Sports part 2
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. – Tim Notke
Sports do not build character. They reveal it. – John Wooden
I’ve failed over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed. – Michael Jordan
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will. – Vince Lombardi
The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same. – Colin R. Davis
True champions aren’t always the ones that win, but those with the most guts. – Mia Hamm
The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory. – Les Brown
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
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. – George Halas
The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. – Mark Zuckerberg
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 will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. – Joe Paterno
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. – Phil Jackson
You can’t just beat a team – you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again. – Mia Hamm
If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission. – Anonymous
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. – Henry David Thoreau
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. – Steve Jobs
Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences. – Kobe Bryant
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. – Vince Lombardi
The more I practice, the luckier I get. – Gary Player
The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose. – Ernie Banks
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
Sports do not build character. They reveal it. – John Wooden
Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing. – Vince Lombardi
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. – Joe Paterno
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will. – Vince Lombardi
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. – Phil Jackson