Motivational Inspirational sports Saying

Motivational Inspirational sports Saying

Never give up, never give in, and when the upper hand is ours, may we have the ability to handle the win with the dignity that we absorbed the loss.
Doug Williams

Quitting is only a short cut to losing.
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If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score? The sports page records people's accomplishments; The front page nothing but their failures.
Vincent Lombardi

What is mine is yours, and what's yours is mine.
William Shakespare

Discipline and concentration are a matter of being interested.
Tom Kite

Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportmanship are all necessary for winning.
Fred Perry

You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.
Gordie Howe

It is all very well to say that a man should play for the pure love of the game. Perhaps he ought, but to the working man it is impossible.
J.J. Bentley

Ask not what your teammates can do for you Ask what you can do for your teammates.
Magic Johnson

"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious."
Vince Lombardi

You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do.
A J Kitt

If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it, you have won your race. Your goal can be to come in first, to improve your performance, or just finish the raceits up to you.
Dave Scott

It is amazing what can be accomplished when nobody cares about who gets the credit.
Robert Yates

The game isn't over till it's over.
Yogi Berra

When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle. If you do, someday the cellophane will crackle off a fresh pack, one that belongs to you, and the cards will be stacked in your favor.
Pat Riley

Football is like life, it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
Vince Lombardi

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
Vince Lombardi

Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: A desire, a dream, a vision.
Muhammed Ali

If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
Mario Andretti

Set your goals high and don't stop 'till you get there.
Bo Jackson

You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.
Dale Earnhardt

You'll miss 100% of the shots you never take.
Wayne Gretzky

Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick.
George Leonard

All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about their business with blinders on; nothing will distract them from achieving their aims.
Lou Holtz

The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept defeat.
Merlin Olsen

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
Stan Smith

Just go out there and do what you've got to do.
Martina Navratilova

I've always felt it was not up to anyone else to make me give my best. Sports do not build character. They reveal it.
Heywood Hale Broun

"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that."
Bill Shankly

Success has ruined many a man.
Ben Franklin

By union the smallest states thrive. By discord are destroyed.
Sallust

The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.
James Baldwin

What is happening to me? Crazy, some would say. Where is my friend when I need you most? Gone away.



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