Sports Quotes
The drama and competition of sport has led to some fantastic quotes over the years. The pressure involved has also led to some hilarious outburts as well.
Sports quotes can cover a wide range of topics such as leadership, winning, sportsmanship, money and more...
There are famous sports quotes from such legends as Vince Lombardi that have been inspiring and motivating sports players, coaches and fans for years. How about this one for motivation: "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
Check out this collection for more quotes that give a similar lift. On this first page you'll find quotes dealing with sports in a general way. If you want to get more sport specific, check out these other sports quotes pages:
Famous Football Quotes
Otherwise, here's the collection of general sports quotes. Enjoy!
Famous Sports Quotes"Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect." (Vince Lombardi)
"If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning is not very exciting."
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
"I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures."
"It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get back up."
"Sports is human life in microcosm."
"There are only two options regarding commitment; you're either in or you're out. There's no such thing as life in-between."
"The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move."
"American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity."
“Practice as if you are the worst, perform as if you are the best."
"It's not whether you win or lose - but whether I win or lose."
"f winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?"
"Sports Do Not Build Character...They Reveal It."
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”
“Sports is the toy department of human life.”
"When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle. If you do, someday the cellophane will crackle off a fresh pack, one that belongs to you, and the cards will be stacked in your favor."
"Adversity cause some men to break; others to break records."
"Champions keep playing until they get it right."
"I don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes."
"If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out."
"Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser."
"The key is not the "will to win" - everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important."
"Success is where preparation and opportunity meet."
"A tough day at the office is even tougher when your office contains spectator seating."
"I was called "Rembrandt" Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas."
"One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn't do you any good."
"Winners never quit and quitters never win."
"You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black."
“Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond.”
"Deserve Victory."
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