“Tonight is not about the past and it's not about the future. It's about right now. And you guys have gotta want this night to last forever.”— Billy Donovan, amazon.com
“At that moment a voice came over me and said, Look up, get up, and don't ever give up. You tell everyone or anyone that has ever doubted, thought they did not measure up or wanted to quit, you tell them to look up, get up and don't ever give up.”— Michael Irvin, espn.com
“If you don't feel those butterflies in your stomach now...when we walk out that door, they turn to dragons. Because they get bigger and they get stronger and we use them. And those dragons are going to breathe fire.”— Coach Scott Quinnell, aplus.com
“Local sports leagues let you get in shape and sweat out your stress by playing kickball, softball or any other sport you enjoy, and they're full of athletic, fun-loving guys.”— Marina Khidekel, glamour.com
“Just an FYI: It takes twice as much energy to throw a baseball 100mph than it does to throw one at 70mph. Do The Physics.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com
“Slowest pitch in Baseball to reach catcher? 30mph, thrown at 45-deg angle. Any slower at any other angle hits ground.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com
“Anyone who's just driven 90 yards against huge men trying to kill them has earned the right to do Jazz hands.”— Craig Ferguson, books.google.com
“I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger”— Mia Hamm, amazon.com
“Before success can truly become routine, there must be that transition from that wanting/hoping to have success toward honestly knowing you can earn success with your talents and work ethic.”— George M Gilbert, amazon.com
“The hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and you are still getting beat no matter what you do. When you have the killer instinct to fight through that, it is very special”— Eddie Reece, rd.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
“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
“To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are”— Gary Mack, amazon.com
“Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back… play for her.”— Mia Hamm, keepinspiring.me
“It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.”— Jackie Joyner-Kersee quotes, amazon.com