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Inspiring Quotes for Sports

Winning isn’t everything, but it beats anything that comes in second. – Paul Bear Bryant

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. – Tim Notke

Champions keep playing until they get it right. – Billie Jean King

Sports do not build character. They reveal it. – John Wooden

The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose. – Ernie Banks

Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. – Bobby Unser

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

Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the field and you really can’t tell whether he won or lost. – Jim Courier

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination. – Tommy Lasorda

Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds. – Larry Bird

You are never really playing in a game. You are always playing against yourself. – Arthur Ashe

Don’t count the days, make the days count. – Muhammad Ali

There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you. – Derek Jeter

It’s not about the size of the dog in the fight, it’s about the size of the fight in the dog. – Mark Twain

The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory. – Les Brown

Inspiring Quotes for Sports part 2

Success is measured not by the trophies we gather, but by the lives we touch. – John C. Maxwell

You don’t inspire your teammates by showing them how amazing you are. You inspire them by showing them how amazing they are. – Robyn Benincasa

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

Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got this. – Chantal Sutherland

To be a great champion, you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are. – Muhammad Ali

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. – Lance Armstrong

The only disability in life is a bad attitude. – Scott Hamilton

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

Good is not enough if better is possible. – Vin Scully

The greatest glory in sport is not winning, but in rising after every fall. – Nelson Mandela

Success isn’t owned, it’s leased. And rent is due every day. – J.J. Watt

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination. – Tommy Lasorda

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. – Babe Ruth

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

Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do. – Shaquille O’Neal

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning. – Pele

Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure. – Aisha Tyler

It’s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference. – Paul Bear Bryant

You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get. – Michael Phelps

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

Sports teaches you teamwork, sacrifice, discipline, and how to handle a win or a loss. – Jim Harbaugh

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. – Muhammad Ali

True victory is not winning against another, but winning against yourself. – Yogi Bhajan

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. – Pelé

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. – Steve Prefontaine

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

The purpose of sport is to create better human beings. – George Sheehan

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

Sports can change the world. – Nelson Mandela

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