41 Best Sports Quotes of All Time

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Gaurav Tiwari

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Quotes are not just a piece of line, but are breathtaking sentences of an individual’s life whether it’s a student or any professional sportsperson. Athletes need these quotes to boost their morale and retain their dedication and hard work in their work. Motivational quotes are one of the best sources which fulfill players with extreme enthusiasm and take them to the verge of success.

Some of the great athletes come up with loads of inspiring and motivating sentences which boosts players with much energy and spirit needed to win the game.

Undoubtedly, there are thousands of quotes that can be mentioned here but here are some of the best sports quotes of all time ; which can never be faded from the hearts of sports players.

40 Best Motivational Sports Quotes

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

2. “ You have to do something in your life that is honorable and not cowardly if you are to live in peace with yourself.” -Larry Brown

3. “ A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.” – Mary Lou Retton

4. “An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.” -Emil Zatopek

5. “ 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

6. "Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”-Marv Levy

7. “ Set your goals high and don’t stop till you get there.”-Bo Jackson

8. “Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.” -Ross Perot

9. “Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible.” -Frank L. Gaines

10. “ Number one is just to gain a passion for running. To love the morning, to love the trial, to love the pace on the track. And if some kid gets really good at it, that’s cool too.” -Pat Tyson

11. “ When you’ve got something to prove there’s nothing greater than a challenge.” -Terry Bradshaw

12. “ Something I learned early is to not worry about what I can’t control… But what I can control is my attitude, my effort, and my focus every single day.” -Tim Tebow

13. “ You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”- Michael Jordan

14. “I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success. Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.” -Kobe Bryant

15. “If you do a little mistake everyone kills you but this is normal, this is life & I’m ready for it.”- Cristiano Ronaldo

16. “I don’t count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count.” -Muhammad Ali

17. “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.” -Mike Tyson

18. “If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.” -Mark Spitz

19. “ Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.” -Cal Ripken Jr.

20. “ Labels are for filling. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not people.” -Martina Navraitilova

21. “ You always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” -Joe Montana

22. “Tennis is mostly mental. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.” -Venus Williams

23. “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

24. “The road to easy Street goes through the sewer.” -John Madden

25. “To Uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them”. -Picabo Street

26. “ Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.” -Mike Singletary

27. “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.” -Pele

28. “I’ve never been afraid of big moments. I get butterflies… I get nervous and anxious, but I think those are all good signs that I’m ready for the moment.” -Stephen Curry

29. “If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat. -Hershel Walker.

30. "Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.” -Rocky Balboa

31. “What you lack in Talent can be made up with desire ,hustle and giving 110 percent all the time”.-Don Zimmer

32. “The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggle within yourself- the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us- that’s where it’s at.” -Jesse Owens

33. “ 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.”-Lance Armstrong

34. “ The only way to prove you are a good sport is to lose. -Ernie Banks

35. "Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t." -Jerry Rice

36. "Never buy gold, simply earn it”. -Mary Kom

37. “The harder you practice the luckier you get”.-Gary Player

38. “There is no talent here, this is hard work. This is an obsession.”-Conor McGregor

39. “You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them.” -Satchel Page

40. “It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.” -Lionel Messi

41. “It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.” -Vince Lombardi

These are some of the best sports of all time which can be used for self motivation in order to achieve success.