“Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” – Vince Lombardi
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing.” – Pelé
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King
“Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” – Vince Lombardi
“Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.” – Mike Singletary
“Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.” – George F. Will
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” – William Arthur Ward
“The only way to prove you are a good sport is to lose.” – Ernie Banks
“An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.” – Emil Zatopek
“The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.” – Joe Paterno
“You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” – Michael Phelps
“It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” – Paul Bryant
“Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estée Lauder
“A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.” – Billie Jean King
“Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.” – John Wooden
“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.” – Pelé
“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” – Dean Karnazes
“In sports and in life, being able to adapt is crucial.” – Unknown
“Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.” – Dan Gable
“Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind.” – Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” – Lance Armstrong
“The five S’s of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.” – Ken Doherty
“I figure practice puts your brains in your muscles.” – Sam Snead
“Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.” – Kobe Bryant
“I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.” – Simone Biles
“Good is not good when better is expected.” – Vin Scully
“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.” – Pat Riley
“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.” – Michael Jordan
“When you’re riding, only the race in which you’re riding is important.” – Bill Shoemaker
“There are only two options regarding commitment: you’re either in or you’re out. There’s no such thing as life in-between.” – Pat Riley
“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.” – Matt Biondi
“Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden
“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson
“Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.” – Arnold Palmer
“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.” – Michael Jordan
“Teamwork is the secret that makes common people achieve uncommon results.” – Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha
“What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.” – Andre Agassi
“In life, as in football, you won’t go far unless you know where the goalposts are.” – Arnold H. Glasgow
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Archie Griffin
“Set your goals high, and don’t stop until you get there.” – Bo Jackson
“Sports do not build character; they reveal it.” – Heywood Broun
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” – Michael Jordan
“Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.” – Lou Holtz
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell