Quotes on Motivational Inspirational Sports

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

The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.

The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.

Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you've got a kingdom.

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

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

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.

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

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

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

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

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.

Winners never quit and quitters never win.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

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

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.