Positive Motivational Quotes

“Golf gives you an insight into human nature, your own as well as your opponent’s.”

Grantland Rice

“(Evander) Holyfield’s biggest asset, of course, was his ticker. He doesn’t know how to quit. Without a doubt, he has the biggest heart I’ve ever encountered in this business, which is why he’s such a great champion.”

Mills Lane

“Nobody is hurt. Hurt is in the mind. If you can walk, you can run.”

Vince Lombardi

“Aint no man can avoid being born average, but ain’t no man got to be common.”

Satchel Paige

“You always have to focus in life on what you want to achieve.”

Michael Jordan

“I know that I’m never as good or bad as a single performance. I’ve never believed my critics or my worshippers, and I’ve always been able to leave the game at the arena.”

Charles Barkley

“Luck is the residue of design.”

Branch Rickey

“When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it. Admit it, learn from it, don’t repeat it.”

Paul “Bear” Bryant

“I like praise. But if I’m doing bad, I want to hear about it. That’s what drives you.”

Kobe Bryant

“The Olympics are a dinosaur, running out of cities… if you use the politics of a nation to judge whether or not to compete with that nation, you might as well say that international sport is dead.”

Sebastian Coe

“I know how the pain of cycling can be terrible; in your legs, your chest, everywhere. You go into oxygen debt and fall apart. Not many people outside cycling understand that.”

Greg LeMond

“There’s no such thing as natural touch. Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls.”

Lee Trevino

“In football and in business preparation precedes performance.”

Bill Walsh

“God gets you to the plate, but once you’re there you’re on your own.”

Ted Williams

“My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you’ll win.”

Carl Lewis

“I swing big, with everything I’ve got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.”

Babe Ruth

“I barely raise my arms when I score. I don’t want people mad at me for making them look stupid. I don’t want them looking for me.”

Brett Hull

“The hadest part of any slump is looking up at the scoreboard and seeing your stats in huge numbers.”

Jason Giambi

“Baseball is what we were. Football is what we have become.”

Mary McGrory

“Athletic competition clearly defines the unique power of our attitude.”

Bart Starr

“The world of sports provides the first early test where a man meets obstacles and dangers and pressures. It is where a man begins to excel.”

Arnold Hano

“If I ever need a brain transplant, I want one from a sportswriter, because I’ll it’s never been used.”

Joe Paterno