Quoting the Champions – Inspiring Quotes about Sports

Sports don’t build character. They reveal it. – Heywood Broun

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

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

Sports is the universal language of winning and losing. – Greg Glassman

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

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences. – Kobe Bryant

Sports are the closest thing we have in this world to pure truth. – Dave Krieger

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

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

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

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

Quoting the Champions – Inspiring Quotes about Sports part 2

Sports are the ultimate entertainment because you are participating. – David Beckham

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

When you win, say nothing, when you lose, say less. – Paul Brown

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

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

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

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

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

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

The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same. – Colin R. Davis

True champions aren’t always the ones that win, but those with the most guts. – Mia Hamm

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

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. – Mia Hamm

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. – George Halas

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. – Mark Zuckerberg

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

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. – Joe Paterno

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. – Phil Jackson

You can’t just beat a team – you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again. – Mia Hamm

If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission. – Anonymous

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. – Henry David Thoreau

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences. – Kobe Bryant

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. – Vince Lombardi

The more I practice, the luckier I get. – Gary Player

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

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

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

Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing. – Vince Lombardi

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. – Joe Paterno

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

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. – Phil Jackson

Sports don’t build character. They reveal it. – Heywood Broun

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

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

Sports is the universal language of winning and losing. – Greg Glassman

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

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences. – Kobe Bryant

Sports are the closest thing we have in this world to pure truth. – Dave Krieger

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

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

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

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

Sports are the ultimate entertainment because you are participating. – David Beckham

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

When you win, say nothing, when you lose, say less. – Paul Brown

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

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

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

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

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

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

The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same. – Colin R. Davis

True champions aren’t always the ones that win, but those with the most guts. – Mia Hamm

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

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. – Mia Hamm

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. – George Halas

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. – Mark Zuckerberg

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

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. – Joe Paterno

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. – Phil Jackson

You can’t just beat a team – you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again. – Mia Hamm

If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission. – Anonymous

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. – Henry David Thoreau

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences. – Kobe Bryant

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. – Vince Lombardi

The more I practice, the luckier I get. – Gary Player

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

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

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

Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing. – Vince Lombardi

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. – Joe Paterno

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

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. – Phil Jackson