Quotes on Athletic Motivational

Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead

Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pele. I have a great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer player, but how to be like a man.

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

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

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.

Don't give up. Don't ever give up.

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

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

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

You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

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.

A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.

When I'd get tired and want to stop, I'd wonder what my next opponent was doing. I'd wonder if he was still working out. I'd tried to visualize him. When I could see him working, I'd start pushing myself. When I could see him in the shower, I'd push myself harder.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

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