Inspirational Quotes for Sports

Sports, champion, dedication, hard work: These words are pretty related. To be able to achieve championship in sports, dedication and hard work must be provided. An athlete must be dedicated and put his all to achieve his goal – winning.

But sports is not all about winning. It’s just a tip of an iceberg. Below the surface lies all the effort, dreams, dedications and hardships. It takes a lot of motivation to be able to accomplish all these. So if you know someone who’s doing their best to achieve their goal in sports, be sure to give them more motivation and inspiration.

Here are some inspirational quotes for sports that will hopefully give them some boost to their determination. We also include some inspiring quotes for sports with images.

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

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

• Kill them with success and bury them with a smile. – Usain Bolt

• Sports do not build character they reveal it.

• Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up. – Rocky Balboa

• Pain is temporary, greatness is forever.

• An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head. – Emil Zatopek

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

• Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just illusions. – Michael Jordan

• Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. – Lou Holtz

• Look in the mirror. That’s your competition.

• Success isn’t given. It’s earned. On the track, on the field, in the gym. With blood, sweat, and the occasional tear.

• In the end we will only regret the chances we didn’t take.

• Play like you’re in first. Train like you’re in second.

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

• Don’t wish for it, work for it.

• I play for the name on the front of my jersey. And make sure they remember the name on the back.

• But effort? Nobody can judge that because effort is between you and you. – Ray Lewis

• Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind. – Jackie Joyner – Kersee

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

• 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

• I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else, I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be. – Ken Venturi

• Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

• 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

• Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing. – Vince Lombardi

• Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

• Winners never quit and quitters never win.

• Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

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

• Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you.

• The five S’s of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit. – Ken Doherty

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

• Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. – Thomas A. Edison

• Don’t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong.

• Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible. – Frank L. Gaines T

• Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play. – Mike Singletary

• Good is not good when better is expected. – Vin Scully

• You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours. – Herb Brooks

• I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it. – Sandy Koufax

• Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. – Ted Williams

• When you’re riding, only the race in which you’re riding is important. – Bill Shoemaker

• 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

• If you can’t outplay them, outwork them. – Ben Hogan

• Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.

• If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail. – Mark Spitz

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

• Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential. – Liane Cardes

• Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears. – Laird Hamilton

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

• A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever. – Mary Lou Retton