Sport Quotes – Inspiration and Motivation from Athletic Greats

The only way to prove that you can do it is to do it.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

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.

The only way to truly test your limits is to push past them.

Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

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

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.

Your only limit is you.

Don’t stop when you’re tired, stop when you’re done.

Pressure is a privilege.

Pain is weakness leaving the body.

The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.

The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.

If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.

Sport Quotes – Inspiration and Motivation from Athletic Greats part 2

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

The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.

Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.

Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible’.

Dream big. Work hard. Stay focused. Surround yourself with good people.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love for what you are doing.

The true champion believes in the impossible.

If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Winning starts with beginning.

Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live.

The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it.

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Champions are made when no one is watching.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

Great things never come from comfort zones.

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

Success is not just about making money. It’s about making a difference in people’s lives.

The pain of discipline is far less than the pain of regret.

You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.

Sports do not build character, they reveal it.

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

Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the court and you really can’t tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way.