Quotes on Athletic Inspirational

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

Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature.

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.

Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

It's not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.

One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.

I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.

The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.

The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.