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| Inspirational Sports Quotes |
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
Andre Gide
Train, don't strain.
Arthur Lydiard
Inspiration cannot be willed, though it can be wooed.
Anthony Storr
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
Beverly Sills
Most ball games are lost, not won.
Casey Stengel
You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.
Chris Evert
If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win.
Carl Lewis
Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible.
Frank L. Gaines
I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.
Gale Sayers
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
George Herbert
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.
George F. Will
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Henry J. Kaiser
The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.
John Madden
If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?
Joe Namath
You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all.
J. Askenberg
Nothing will work unless you do.
John Wooden
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.
Jack Canfield
The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.
Ken Doherty
Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our potential.
Liane Cardes
Just remember this: No one ever won the olive wreath with an impressive training diary.
Marty Liquori
The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.
Max Lerner
You are never a loser until you quit trying.
Mike Ditka
Number one is just to gain a passion for running. To love the morning, to love the trail, to love the pace on the track. And if some kid gets really good at it, that's cool too.
Pat Tyson
Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
Paul "Bear" Bryant
My jump was imperfect, my run-in was too short and my hands were too far back at takeoff. When I manage to iron out these faults, I am sure I can improve.
Sergei Bubka
Restlessness is discontent - and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man - and I will show you a failure.
Thomas Alva Edison
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination.
Tommy Lasorda
They can because they think they can.
Virgil
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
Japanese proverb