{"id":7933,"date":"2018-12-19T15:59:08","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T15:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetofsuccess.com\/blog\/?p=7933"},"modified":"2020-02-09T16:38:57","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T16:38:57","slug":"inspirational-sports-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetofsuccess.com\/blog\/inspirational-sports-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"The 115 Most Inspirational Sports Quotes of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every generation has its favorite athletes. Usually, these are pretty good professionals that are adored by the masses. And while there are hundreds if not thousands of skilled athletes, the number of those who truly excel in their given profession is astonishingly low. But every once in a while, there comes a young individual along who grows into the talent of the century. These are the remarkable athletes that stand apart from the rest. These are the true champions that define an entire century within their area. It\u2019s not unusual that they manage to break a vast number of records and by doing so become immortal legends. Let\u2019s have a look at some of the most inspirational sports quotes from the champions that made history. (Be sure not to miss our collections on baseball quotes<\/a>, soccer quotes<\/a>, and basketball quotes<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Sporting arenas are the places where modern heroes are born. Their accomplishments in these arenas are broadcast to millions of people all around the world. It is, therefore, no surprise that the heroic deeds of the sports stars have inspired and motivated entire generations.<\/p>\n

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.\u201d
\n Michael jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The true questions, however, are: What has motivated these exceptional champions throughout their active carriers? What has inspired them to peak performance routinely?<\/p>\n

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One may also wonder where these athletes took the mental and physical strength to overcome severe injuries or setbacks.<\/p>\n

115 Inspirational Sports Quotes<\/h2>\n

Learning from the best sportsmen in their field can help you tremendously. The benefits of reading to thoughts and ideas of true sports champions are manifold. For one, it will help you to quickly develop a better feeling of their habits and attitudes. The same time, reading a carefully selected collection of inspirational sports quotes helps you to quickly get motivated<\/a>. No matter if you need a quick motivational boost or the necessary strength to overcome obstacles \u2013 the following quotes will help you to quickly turn things around.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s have a look at these motivational sports quotes<\/h4>\n

1.<\/h3>\n

“Winners never quit and quitters never win.”
\nVince Lombardi<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2.<\/h3>\n

“Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.”
\nDan Gable<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

3.<\/h3>\n

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”
\nMatt Biondi<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4.<\/h3>\n

“It\u2019s not whether you get knocked down; it\u2019s whether you get up.”
\nVince Lombardi<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

5.<\/h3>\n

“You miss 100% of the shots you don\u2019t take.”
\nWayne Gretzky<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

6.<\/h3>\n

“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.”
\nArnold Schwarzenegger<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

7.<\/h3>\n

“If you come in second, you’re just the first loser!”
\nTiger Woods<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

8.<\/h3>\n

“A champion is someone who gets up when he can\u2019t.”
\nJack Dempsey<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

9.<\/h3>\n

“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.”
\nGeorge Halas<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

10.<\/h3>\n

“The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.”
\nLes Brown<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

11.<\/h3>\n

“I’m playing; I’m here. I’m going to fight until they tell me they don’t want me anymore.”
\nSteve Nash<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

12.<\/h3>\n

“You\u2019re never a loser until you quit trying.”
\nMike Ditka<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

13.<\/h3>\n

“Winning is a habit. Unfortunately so is losing.”
\nVince Lombardi<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

14.<\/h3>\n

“If you aren\u2019t going all the way, why go at all?”
\nJoe Namath<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

15.<\/h3>\n

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn\u2019t work hard.”
\nTim Notke<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

16.<\/h3>\n

“If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.”
\nRonnie Lott<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

17.<\/h3>\n

“I’ve never lost a game I just ran out of time.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

18.<\/h3>\n

“If you don\u00b4t fall, how are you going to know what getting up feels like?”
\nStephen Curry<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

19.<\/h3>\n

“It\u2019s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”
\nBabe Ruth<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

20.<\/h3>\n

“Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.”
\nSteve Prefontaine<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

21.<\/h3>\n

“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. \u201d
\nWilliam Arthur Ward<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

22.<\/h3>\n

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”
\nBabe Ruth<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

23.<\/h3>\n

“To give any less than your best is to sacrifice a gift.”
\nSteve Prefontaine<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

24.<\/h3>\n

“Running isn’t a sport for pretty boys… It’s about the sweat in your hair and the blisters on your feet. It’s about getting out the door and running when the rest of the world is only dreaming about having the passion that you need to live each and every day with. It’s about being on a lonely road and running like a champion even when there’s not a single soul in sight to cheer you on. Running is all about having the desire to train and persevere until every fiber in your legs, mind, and heart is turned to steel. And when you’ve finally forged hard enough, you will have become the best runner you can be.”
\nPaul Maurer<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

25.<\/h3>\n

“The finest of athletes have, along with skill, a few more essential qualities: to conduct their life with dignity, with integrity, with courage and modesty. All these, are totally compatible with pride, ambition, determination, and competitiveness”
\nDonald Bradman<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

26.<\/h3>\n

“I\u2019ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.”
\nTom Landry<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

27.<\/h3>\n

“Winning isn’t everything but wanting to win is.”
\nVince Lombardi<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

28.<\/h3>\n

“Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.”
\nLou Holtz<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

29.<\/h3>\n

“In some sports, you can just get by on a lot of natural talent. In swimming, it helps to be long and lean, but you can\u2019t be good at it without putting in the work. There is a direct connection between what you put into it and what you get out of it.”
\nMichael Phelps<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

30.<\/h3>\n

“It isn\u2019t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it\u2019s the pebble in your shoe.”
\nMuhammad Ali<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

31.<\/h3>\n

“It ain’t over ’til it’s over.”
\nYogi Berra<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

32.<\/h3>\n

“A lot of football success is in the mind. you must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.”
\nBill Shankly<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

33.<\/h3>\n

“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.”
\nHeywood Broun<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

34.<\/h3>\n

“There is about world-class athletes carving out exemptions from physical laws a transcendent beauty that makes manifest God in man.”
\nDavid Foster Wallace<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

35.<\/h3>\n

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”
\nBillie Jean King<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

36.<\/h3>\n

“Make each day your masterpiece.”
\nJohn Wooden<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

37.<\/h3>\n

“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.”
\nDean Karnazes<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

38.<\/h3>\n

“Approach the game with no preset agendas and you’ll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts. \u201e
\nPhil Jackson<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

39.<\/h3>\n

“If you are afraid of failure you don\u2019t deserve to be successful!”
\nCharles Barkley<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

40.<\/h3>\n

“You can\u2019t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
\nMichael Phelps<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

41.<\/h3>\n

“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they\u2019ve got a second.”
\nWilliam James<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

42.<\/h3>\n

“Greatness, whether athletic or otherwise, doesn\u2019t come from those content on just being but from those who seek to be the difference.”
\nKirk Mango<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

43.<\/h3>\n

“Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.”
\nJohn Wooden<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

44.<\/h3>\n

“There may be people that have more talent than you, but there\u2019s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.”
\nDerek Jeter<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

45.<\/h3>\n

“If you can\u2019t outplay them, outwork them.”
\nBen Hogan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

46.<\/h3>\n

“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.”
\nPele<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

47.<\/h3>\n

“I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.”
\nSandy Koufax<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

48.<\/h3>\n

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.”
\nPhil Jackson<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

49.<\/h3>\n

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don\u2019t do things right once in a while. You do them right all the time. \u201e
\nVince Lombardi<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

50.<\/h3>\n

“God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure. \u201e
\nEric Liddell<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

51.<\/h3>\n

“Football is like life – it requires perserverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.”
\nVince Lombardi<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

52.<\/h3>\n

“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don\u2019t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can\u2019t find them, make them.”
\nKirk Mango<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

53.<\/h3>\n

“Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.”
\nArnold Palmer<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

54.<\/h3>\n

“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”
\nWayne Gretzky<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

55.<\/h3>\n

“In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.”
\nEric Liddell<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

56.<\/h3>\n

“Never underestimate the heart of a champion!”
\nDoc Rivers<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

57.<\/h3>\n

“There’s something about putting on a pair of skates, and getting out there and moving like nobody else can. Freedom is a word that comes to mind.”
\nRandy Gardner<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

58.<\/h3>\n

“Many people say I’m the best women’s soccer player in the world. I don’t think so. And because of that, someday I just might be.”
\nMia Hamm<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

59.<\/h3>\n

“Life isn’t about how comfortable I can be it is about learning how to get comfortable with being uncomfortable”
\nHeather Gillis<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

60.<\/h3>\n

“Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.”
\nMike Singletary<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

61.<\/h3>\n

“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game”
\nBabe Ruth<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

62.<\/h3>\n

“It\u2019s not the will to win that matters \u2014 everyone has that. It\u2019s the will to prepare to win that matters.”
\nPaul Bryant<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

63.<\/h3>\n

“The strong one doesn’t win, the one that wins is strong.”
\nFranz beckenbauer<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

64.<\/h3>\n

“Everyone has the fire, but the champions know when to ignite the spark.”
\nAmit Ray<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

65.<\/h3>\n

“When you\u2019ve got something to prove, there\u2019s nothing greater than a challenge.”
\nTerry Bradshaw<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

66.<\/h3>\n

“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

67.<\/h3>\n

“Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”
\nMichael Jordan<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

68.<\/h3>\n

“You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game. If that isn’t enough, in the second half, you have to give what’s left.”
\nYogi Berra<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

69.<\/h3>\n

“In baseball and in business, there are three types of people. Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened.”
\nTommy Lasorda<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

70.<\/h3>\n

“I haven’t celebrated coming in No. 2 too many times.”
\nMark Messier<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

71.<\/h3>\n

“One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.”
\nKnute Rockne<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

72.<\/h3>\n

“Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today.”
\nTim Fargo<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

73.<\/h3>\n

“I never worry about the problem. I worry about the solution.”
\nShaquille O\u2019Neal<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

74.<\/h3>\n

“You don’t just want to beat a team. You want to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see your face again.”
\nMia Hamm<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

75.<\/h3>\n

“What we glean from watching or actively participating in sporting contests is the sense of commitment needed to succeed and the diverse paths that lead to failure.”
\nKilroy J. Oldster<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

76.<\/h3>\n

“We can choose to accept the fact that a challenge may be quite impossible, or we can choose to challenge the impossible.”
\nAndre Bramble<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

77.<\/h3>\n

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
\nMuhammad Ali<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

78.<\/h3>\n

“A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.”
\nMary Lou Retton<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

79.<\/h3>\n

“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.”
\nBobby Unser<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

80.<\/h3>\n

“Most people who do a lot of exercise, particularly in the form of competitive athletics, have unneurotic, extraverted, optimistic personalities to begin with.”
\nRobert M. Sapolsky<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

81.<\/h3>\n

“The idea here is simple, if you can dream it, it is possible.”
\nErnest Riveras Tobia<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

82.<\/h3>\n

“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. \u201e
\nTed Williams<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

83.<\/h3>\n

“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.”
\nWilt Chamberlain<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

84.<\/h3>\n

“If a team wants to intimidate you physically and you let them, they\u2019ve won.”
\nMia Hamm<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

85.<\/h3>\n

“It is in experiencing and accepting the pain of defeat, that we may truly acknowledge the joy of victory.”
\nAndre Bramble<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

86.<\/h3>\n

“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.”
\nJohn Bingham<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

87.<\/h3>\n

“If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out.”
\nGeorge Brett<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

88.<\/h3>\n

“Sports are only sports until someone who doesn’t give a damn about sports has something to gain from them, then sports suddenly become economics.”
\nFredrik Backman<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

89.<\/h3>\n

“I love the suffering that goes into the sport, to become the best.”
\nTj Eisenhart<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

90.<\/h3>\n

“Every name looks fashionable when it’s etched in silver. (Stanley Cup)\u201d
\nBruce Boudreau<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

91.<\/h3>\n

“I’ll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.”
\nMickey Mantle<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

92.<\/h3>\n

“Sports benefit the spectators the least.”
\nMokokoma Mokhonoana<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

93.<\/h3>\n

“Fans don’t boo nobodies. \u201e
\nReggie Jackson<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

94.<\/h3>\n

“The greatest skill the best athletes in the world possess is their ability to listen.”
\nEmma Chase<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

95.<\/h3>\n

“Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.”
\nJoe Garagiola<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

96.<\/h3>\n

“Sqauash is the only gane where you call your \u2018opponent\u2019 a \u2018partner\u2019, and both of you play on the same side!”
\nSandeep Sahajpal<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

97.<\/h3>\n

“Sports creates complicated men, proud enough to refuse to admit their mistakes, but humble enough always to put their team first.”
\nFredrik Backman<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

98.<\/h3>\n

“In sports, it is not the strongest, who wins, but the most practical and skillful”
\nSunday Adelaja<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

99.<\/h3>\n

“Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can’t get you off. \u201e
\nBill Veeck<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

100.<\/h3>\n

“I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That’s when you’ve got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing’s a joke to me. I don’t feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face.”
\nHank Aaron<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

101.<\/h3>\n

“Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on. \u201e
\nPeter Ueberroth<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

102.<\/h3>\n

“He’s probably the only player who doesn’t play for 10 months and, if he scores a hat trick in his first game back, no one would be surprised.”
\nRyan Whitney<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

103.<\/h3>\n

“Tennis taught me to take chances, to take life as it comes. To hit every ball that comes to me no matter how hard it looks, to give it my best shot.”
\nThisuri Wanniarachchi<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

104.<\/h3>\n

“In sport the mind serves as the acolyte and apprentice of the body. Nothing interferes with the flow of the game more than the athlete who obsesses about his every move on the court. You move, you react, you recover, you drive, and the thinking is seamless and invisible in the secret codes of your game.”
\nPat Conroy<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

105.<\/h3>\n

“Scores give better decision than judges.”
\nAmit Kalantri<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

106.<\/h3>\n

“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.”
\nMia Hamm<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

107.<\/h3>\n

“Sports teach us the value of facing yourself and others honestly. You can only grow if you let go of denial and embrace what is real and true.”
\nCorey Irwin<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

108.<\/h3>\n

“Many think that the mark of a great champion is the nature and margin of their victories and the peaks they scale and reach. That\u2019s only part of it. The mark of the greatest of champions is how they react and respond to defeat. That is when they become enshrined in our hearts and minds
\nas they rise again and into the immortal pages of history.”
\nRasheed Ogunlaru<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

109.<\/h3>\n

“To the athlete, all things are forgiven”
\nAlec Waugh<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

110.<\/h3>\n

“Tomorrow I will run more courageously,
\nmore outrageously.”
\nTalismanist Giebra<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

111.<\/h3>\n

“I love Boxing; Rocky was created as a tribute to all boxing legends and for all athletes who are trying to get on track once again after getting knocked down in life and for me too \u2026I love it more than any one will ever do \u2026.love and respect”
\nSami Abouzid<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

112.<\/h3>\n

“Defeated misery is what all sport is about, eventually, if you follow the story for long enough; all sportsmen know this.”
\nNick Hornby<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

113.<\/h3>\n

“Soccer forces life to move on. There\u2019s always a new match. A new season. There\u2019s always a dream that everything can get better. It\u2019s a game of wonders.”
\nFredrik Backman<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

114.<\/h3>\n

“I have no sense of humor about losing”
\nRafael Nadal<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

115.<\/h3>\n

“There is no ‘i’ in team.\u201d
\nT. Jay Taylor<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I hope you enjoyed this collection of exceptionally inspirational sports quotes. What is your favorite sport and why?<\/p>\n

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