Quotes on Best Athlete

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

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.

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

You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The best leader follows the will of the people. All of the embody the virtue of non-competition. Not that they don't love to compete, but they do it in the spirit of play. In this they are like children and in harmony with the Tao.

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

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

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

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

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.

I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.

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.