Motivational Quotes For Athletes By Athletes

1.Motivational quotes by basketball athletes

“If you push me towards a weakness, I will turn that weakness into a strength.” – Michael Jordan

“I have failed many times, but I have never gone into a game expecting myself to fail.” – Michael Jordan

“One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

“I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.” – Larry Bird

“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.” – Tim Duncan

“Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.” – Magic Johnson

“If you are afraid of failure you don’t deserve to be successful!” – Charles Barkley

“You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.” – Jerry West

“Basketball doesn’t build character. It reveals it.” – Unknown

“What do do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.” – Dean Smith

“Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.” – Bobby Knight

“There are only two options regarding commitment. You’re either IN or you’re OUT. There is no such thing as life in-between.” – Pat Riley

“Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden

“Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.” – Jim Valvano

2. Motivational quotes by baseball athletes

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

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

“Show me a guy who’s afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy you can beat every time.” – Lou Brock

“Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it.” – Ted Williams

“Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.” – Satchel Paige

“It ain’t over till it’s over.” – Yogi Berra

“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

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth

3.Motivational quotes by football athletes

“One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it.” – Knute Rockne

“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

“You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.” – Homer Rice

“Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.” – Lou Holtz

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

“If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.” – Ronnie Lott

“If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all?” – Joe Namath

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

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

“You’re never a loser until you quit trying.” – Mike Ditka

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

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” – Vince Lombardi

“Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” – Jerry Rice

4. Motivational quotes by soccer athletes

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

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

“If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.” – Michael Owen

“If a team wants to intimidate you physically and you let them, they’ve won.” – Mia Hamm

“It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there.” – Mia Hamm

“The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when no one else is watching.” – Anson Dorrance

“If we perform as a unit and if every single player gives it his very best, everything can happen.” – Oliver Kahn

“Everything is practice.” – Bill Shankley

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

5. Motivational quotes by boxing athletes

“A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey

“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

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion.” – Muhammad Ali

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” – Muhammad Ali

“It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.” – Evander Holyfield

6. Motivational quotes by hockey athletes

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” – Wayne Gretzky

“The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day.” – Wayne Gretzky

“Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.” – Wayne Gretzky

“You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave–win or lose.” – Gordie Howe

7. Motivational quotes by swimming athletes

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.” – Matt Biondi

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

“The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.” – Esther Williams

8. Motivational quotes by gymnastics and “track and field” athletes

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

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

“You have to train your mind like you train your body.” – Bruce Jenner

“This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows.” – Olga Korbut

“Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It’s our goal in life to find it and keep it lit.” – Mary Lou Retton

“It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me.” – Dan O’Brien

“Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.” – Edwin Moses

9. Motivational quotes by running athletes

“Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like muscles of the body.” – Lynn Jennings

“I know what I have to do, and I’m going to do whatever it takes. If I do it, I’ll win, and it doesn’t matter what anyone else does.” – Florence Griffith Joyner

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

“To give any less than your best is to sacrifice a gift.” – Steve Prefontaine

“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” – Dean Karnazes

“It’s all about the journey, not the outcome.” – Carl Lewis

“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” – Wilma Rudolph

“When I race my mind is full of doubts – who will finish second, who will finish third?” – Noureddine Morceli

10. Motivational quotes by tennis athletes

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

“What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.” – Andre Agassi

“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

“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.” – Venus Williams

11. Motivational quotes by other athletes

“Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.” – Arnold Palmer (Professional golfer)

“Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears.” – Laird Hamilton (Professional Surfer)

“If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough.” – Mario Andretti (Racing driver)

“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 (Alpine ski racer)

“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger (Professional bodybuilder)

“We must train hard. It’s not about denying a weakness may exist but about denying its right to persist.” – Vince McConnell (Personal coach)

“If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.” – Fred Devito (Fitness trainer)

“Under pressure you can perform fifteen percent better or worse.” – Scott Hamilton (Figure skater)

“If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything.” – Clara Hughes (Cyclist and speed skater)

“Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.” – Sasha Cohen (figure skater)

“Competing at the highest level is the greatest test of one’s character.” – Russell Mark (Double trap clay target shooter and shooting coach)

“Success for an athlete follows many years of hard work and dedication.” – Michael Diamond (target shooter)

“Every time you sleep in, every time you miss a workout, you make it that much easier for me to beat you.” – Unknown

“If good luck exist, it is that which results from hard work and preparation.” – Unknown

“You can have results or you can have your excuses. You cannot have both.” – Unknown

“Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.” – Unknown

“The man who cannot believe in himself cannot believe in anything else.” – Unknown

“Quitters never win, and winners never quit.” – Unknown