20 Famous Sports Quotes for Motivation

Some of the best motivation comes from famous sports quotes. Some of the best battles won over adversity, against all odds, to enjoy the sweetest victory, happens in sports. So many times, athletes dig deep within themselves and tap into strong wills to push on and presevere. Its the type of motivational fuel that pumps us up and sparks us to action. With that, reference the following famous sports quotes. Let them serve as a reminder that now is your time. Its your turn to experience victory and success.

20 Famous Sports Quotes for Motivation

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential. These are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ~ Eddie Robinson, College Football Coach

Losing does not make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder. ~ Bear Bryant, College Football Coach

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds. ~ Larry Bird, Hall of Fame Basketball Player

You don't have to be better than everybody else, you just have to be better than you ever thought you couild be. ~ Ken Venturi, US Open Golf Champion

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. ~ Motivational Sports Quote by Lance Armstrong

If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I'm going to show everybody, I'm going to work hard to get better and better. ~ Sports Motivation Quote by Magic Johnson

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that! ~ Rocky Balboa (Speaking to his son in Rocky Balboa - 2006)

You learn a lot more from the lows because it makes you pay attention to what you`re doing. ~ John Elway, Hall of Fame Quarterback

In my mind, I'm always the best. If I walk out on the court (and) I think the next person is better, I've already lost. ~ Famous Sports Quotes by Venus Williams

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance. ~ Motivational Sport Quote by Scott Hamilton

Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise. ~ Sports Quotes by Kobe Bryant

I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat. ~ Famous Sports Quotes by Michael Jordan

I hated every minute of training, but I said, "Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. ~ Sports Motivation Quote by Muhammad Ali

Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price. ~ Famous Sports Quotes by Vince Lombardi

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. ~ Motivational Sport Quote by John Wooden

The key is not the will to win... everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important. ~ Famous Sports Quotes by Bobby Knight

If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score? ~ Motivational Quote by Vince Lombardi

If things came easy, then everybody would be great at what they did, let's face it. ~ Famous Sports Quotes By Mike Ditka

Ask me to play. I'll play. Ask me to shoot. I'll shoot. Ask me to pass. I'll pass. Ask me to steal, block out, sacrifice, lead, dominate. ANYTHING. But it's not what you ask of me. It's what I ask of myself. ~ Sports Motivation by LeBron James

In basketball -- as in life -- true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way. ~ Motivational Quotes by Phil Jackson

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