Inspirational Sports Sayings and Sports Quotes

We've selected the very best inspirational sports sayings and sports quotes from a large number of sources. Here are the greatest sports quotes, from some of the most inspirational coaches and players who have ever played, including Muhammad Ali, Vince Lombardi, Joe Paterno, and Yogi Berra.




Jack Dempsey Inspirational Sports Saying:

"A champion is someone who gets up, even when he can't."
~ Jack Dempsey
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Michael Jordan Inspirational Sports Quote:

"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
~ Michael Jordan
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Vince Lombardi Inspirational Sports Saying:

"It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up."
~ Vince Lombardi
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Inspirational Sports Quote from an Unknown Source:

"Somewhere behind the athlete you've become, the hours of practice, the coaches who push you, and the fans who cheer for you, is the little girl who fell in love with the sport and never looked back. Play for her."
~ Unknown
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Vince Lombardi Sports Saying:

"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. "
~ Vince Lombardi
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Sports Quote from an Unknown Source:

"If you only play a defensive game, it is impossible to win."
~ Unknown
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John Wooden Sports Saying:

"Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. "
~ John Wooden
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Jerry Barber Inspirational Sports Saying:

"The more I practice, the luckier I get. "
~ Jerry Barber
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Muhammad Ali Inspirational Sports Quote:

"Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision. "
~ Muhammad Ali
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Vince Lombardi Sports Quote:

"We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time. "
~ Vince Lombardi
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Emmitt Smith Inspirational Sports Quote:

"For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream."
~ Emmitt Smith
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Vince Lombardi Inspirational Sports Saying:

"Winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else. "
~ Vince Lombardi
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Joe Paterno Sports Saying:

"The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital."
~ Joe Paterno
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Vince Lombardi Inspirational Sports Saying:

"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. "
~ Vince Lombardi
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Yogi Berra Inspirational Sports Quote:

"It ain't over till it's over. "
~ Yogi Berra
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