Quotes on Short Sports

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.

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

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

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

The essence of sports is that while you're doing it, nothing else matters, but after you stop, there is a place, generally not very important, where you would put it.

When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

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.'

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.