Motivational Quotes For Athletes

Inspiration to Excel In Your Sport

Motivational quotes for athletes is an inspiring collection of motivation quotes to spur achievement and success in sports.

Motivational Quotes For Athletes List

Motivation gets you going. Discipline keeps you going. ~ Jim Ryan

The only discipline that lasts is self discipline. ~ Bum Phillips

I firmly believe that the only disability in life is a bad attitude. ~ Scott Hamilton

A bad attitude is worse than a bad swing. ~ Payne Stewart

Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself. ~ Pat Summitt

Don't let what you can't do interfere with what you can do. ~ John Wooden

The biggest thing is to have a mind-set and a belief you can win every tournament going in. ~ Tiger Woods

When you believe in yourself and the people you surround yourself with, you will win something really big someday. ~ Dick Vermeil

What you are thinking, what shape your mind is in, is what makes the biggest difference of all. ~ Willie Mays

Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course: the space between your ears. ~ Bobby Jones

When I'm playing in my groove there is no thinking. Everything just happens. ~ Ozzie Smith

Learn to control your emotions or they will control you. ~ Edgar Martinez

A ballplayer who loses his head and can't keep his cool is worse than no player at all. ~ Lou Gehrig

Of all the hazards, fear is the worst. ~ Sam Snead

The absolute worst thing a receiver can do is worry about not catching the ball or about getting hit. ~ Jerry Rice.

We all choke. Winners know how to handle choking better than losers. ~ John McEnroe

You have to learn how to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. ~ Lou Piniella

Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing. ~ Billie Jean King

You must be present to win. ~ Alex Rodriguez

Each time I step on the basketball court, I never know what will happen. I live for the moment. I play for the moment. ~ Michael Jordan

Be quick but never in a hurry. ~ John Wooden

Never hurry when it counts. ~ JoAnne Carner

The less tension and effort, the faster and more powerful you will be . ~ Bruce Lee

The way to run faster is with four-fifths effort. Just take it nice and easy. ~ Bud Winters

You can observe a lot just by watching. ~ Yogi Berra

It's not between me and the pitcher. It's between me and the ball. ~ Matt Williams

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare to win is vital. ~ Joe Paterno

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. ~ Wayne Gretzky

Be decisive. A wrong decision is generally less disastrous than indecision. ~ Bernhard Langer

If there is doubt in your mind - how can your muscles know what they are expected to do? ~ Harvey Penick

Slumps are like a soft bed, easy to get into and hard to get out of. ~ Johnny Bench

a full mind is an empty bat. ~ Branch Rickey

To succeed in baseball, as in life, you must make adjustments. ~ Ken Griffey Jr.

Sometimes you have to get worse before you get better. ~ Tom Watson

Consistency is what counts. You ahve to do things over and over again. ~ Hank Aaron

The greatest and toughest art in golf is "playing badly well." All the greats have been masters at it. ~ Jack Nicklaus

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field. ~ Vince Lombardi

My baseball career was a long, long initiation into a single secret: At the heart of all things is love. ~ Sadaharu Oh

Every time your back is against the wall, there is only one person who can help you. And that's you. It comes from the inside. ~ Pat Riley

It's not the size of a man, but the size of his heart that matters. ~ Evander Holyfield

Sports can do so much. It's give me confidence, self esteem, discipline, and motivation. ~ Mia Hamm

Successful competitors want to win. Head-cases want to win at all costs. ~ Nancy Lopez

I'm a totally different person on the mount than I am on the street. ~ Ryan Nolan

I won't even call a friend the day of a match. I'm scare of disrupting my concentration. ~ Chris Evert

When the game is over I just want to look at myself in the mirror, win or lose, and know I gave it everything I had. ~ Joe Montana

The softest pillow is a clear conscience. ~ John Wooden

I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up. ~ Orel Hershiser

I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated. ~ Emmitt Smith

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