Classic, Inspiring Sports Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
Inspiring sports quotes really can make a difference: Often, in sports, it takes a little encouragement to help us push through physical exhaustion, or a difficult situation in a game. Sometimes, a quote can help us focus intently, to muster the extra effort to press on. We have gathered what we think are some of the most inspiring sports quotes and sayings ever spoken, by some of the greatest coaches that have ever lived, and some of the most talented athletes ever to play their sports. Hopefully, you can find an inspiring quote here that strikes a chord with you, or whoever you're coaching, and helps you to become champions in whatever your sport.
"You're never a loser until you quit trying."
"Its not the will to win that matterseveryone has that. Its the will to prepare to win that matters."
"Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way."
"There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either IN or you're OUT. There is no such thing as life in-between."
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."
"It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters."
"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever."
"I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat."
"If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?"
"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination."
"You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take."