68 Of The All Time Best Motivational Sports Quotes That Will Help You Start Your Day Off Right

“If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.”

— Ben Hogan, keepinspiring.me

“If at first you don’t succeed, you are running about average.”

— M.H. Alderson, keepinspiring.me

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”

— Billie Jean King, keepinspiring.me

“You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours.”

— Herb Brooks, keepinspiring.me

“What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.”

— Andre Agassi, keepinspiring.me

“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.”

— Pele, keepinspiring.me

“I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me peace of mind.”

— Peyton Manning, keepinspiring.me

“My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.”

— Hank Aaron, keepinspiring.me

“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, keepinspiring.me

“You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”

— Michael Phelps, keepinspiring.me

“Be better than you are. Set a goal that seems unattainable, and when you reach that goal, set another one even higher.”

— Herb Brooks, herbbrooksfoundation.com

“The desire to succeed needs to be stronger than the fear of failure.”

— Gary Mack, amazon.com

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”

— John Wooden, keepinspiring.me

“Adversity cause some men to break; others to break records.”

— William A. Ward, keepinspiring.me

“Some people say I have attitude – maybe I do…but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.”

— Venus Williams, keepinspiring.me

“Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.”

— Babe Ruth, keepinspiring.me

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'”

— Muhammad Ali, keepinspiring.me

“A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.”

— Jack Dempsey, keepinspiring.me

“It is said that 10 percent of life is what happens to us and 90 percent is how we choose to react to it.”

— Gary Mack, amazon.com

“Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.”

— Dan Gable, keepinspiring.me

“Great moments are born from great opportunities.”

— Herb Brooks, herbbrooksfoundation.com

“Everybody has a plan 'til they get hit in the mouth.”

— Mike Tyson, reddit.com

“The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.”

— Wayne Gretzky, keepinspiring.me

“Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games.”

— Babe Ruth, reddit.com

“Somebody may beat me, but they're going to have to bleed to do it.”

— Steve Prefontaine, reddit.com

“Failure I can live with. Not trying is what I can’t handle.”

— Sanya Richards-Ross, blog.shareitfitness.com

“There’s always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I’ve learned on the track: If you work hard, things will work out.”

— Lolo Jones, blog.shareitfitness.com

“The things you learn from sports – setting goals, being part of a team, confidence – that’s invaluable. It’s not about trophies and ribbons. It’s about being on time for practice, accepting challenges and being fearful of the elements.”

— Summer Sanders, blog.shareitfitness.com

“Risk something or forever sit with your dreams.”

— Herb Brooks, herbbrooksfoundation.com