Motivating Words of Athletes

Pain is temporary, but quitting lasts forever. – Lance Armstrong

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed. – Michael Jordan

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

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

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt

It’s not about the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. – Archie Griffin

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you’re doing, you will be successful. – Albert Schweitzer

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

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

You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy. – Arthur Ashe

When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful. – Eric Thomas

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. – Jimmy Dean

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

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill

Motivating Words of Athletes part 2

I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. – Tom Landry

It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters. – Paul Bear Bryant

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

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

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

I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying. – Michael Jordan

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

The best way to predict the future is to create it. – Peter Drucker

If you’re not practicing, someone else is, and when you meet them, they will win. – Bill Bradley

I am building a fire, and every day I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match. – Mia Hamm

Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision. – Muhammad Ali

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

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

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill

Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there. – Bo Jackson

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

The only failure is not to try. – George Clooney

In the end, it’s extra effort that separates a winner from second place. It takes desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice. – Jesse Owens

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

It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that’s where transformation happens. That’s how change occurs. – Jillian Michaels

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs

I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. – Michael Jordan

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

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. – Zig Ziglar

The best revenge is massive success. – Frank Sinatra

Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire. – Jennifer Lee

Dreams don’t work unless you do. – John C. Maxwell

Do what you love, and you will never work a day in your life. – Confucius

Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement. – Matt Biondi

Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. – Steve Jobs

If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough. – Mario Andretti