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

Ninety percent of the game is half mental. ~ Yogi Berra

You have to train you mind like you train your body. ~ Bruce Jenner

The mind messes up more shots than the body. ~ Tommy Bolt

The mind is a powerful thing and most people don't use it properly. ~ Mark McGwire

The whole idea is to get an edge. Sometimes it takes just a little extra something to get that edge, but you have to have it. ~ Don Shula

The most important part of a player's body is above his shoulders. ~ Ty Cobb

The most important attibute a player must have is mental toughness. ~ Mia Hamm

Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift. ~ Chris Evert

Under pressure you can perform fifteen percent better or worse. ~ Scott Hamilton

Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing. ~ Peyton Manning

In a close game I check my pulse. I know if it gets over one hundred it's going to affect my thinking. ~ Phil Jackson

Mentally I try to stay at a medium level, not too high or too low. ~ Todd Zeile

What has benefited me the most is learning I can't control what happens outside of my pitching. ~ Greg Maddox

My message is simple: take control of your life. ~ Charles Barkley

I worked very hard. I felt I could play the game. The only thing that could stop me was myself. ~ Jim Abbot

This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows. ~ Oga Korbut

It is important to look at yourself and identify your gremlins. In sports, as in life, the first step to success is getting out of your own way. ~ Mind Gym Book

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. ~ Earl Weaver

Build your weakness until they become your strengths. ~ Knute Rockne

You must have dreams and goals if you are ever going to achieve anything in this world. ~ Lou Holtz

Be the dream. ~ John Chaney

I'm a firm believer in goal setting. Step by step. I can't see any other way of accomplishing anything. ~ Michael Jordan

It's all about the journey, not the outcome. ~ Carl Lewis

Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers. ~ Magic Johnson

The harder you work the harder it is to surrender. ~ Vince Lombardi

Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goal. ~ Jim Lefebvre

In spite of all the distractions, remained focused on the job. ~ Reggie Jackson

Really it comes down to your philosophy. Do you want to play it safe and be good or do you want to take a chance and be great? ~ Jimmy Johnson

The bottom line is you can't be afraid to fail. ~ Jerry Colangelo

Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it lit. ~ Mary Lou Retton

All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street folks will say, "There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived." ~ Ted Williams

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