57 Sports Quotes

A collection of sports quotes and sayings for encouragement and inspiration. Many of the sayings that are used in sports also apply to life. Let these words of wisdom be ones that you apply in your day to day life.


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  1. Hoop It Up Basketball Saying
    Poems of Encouragement



  2. Physical fitness can neither be achieved by wishful thinking nor outright purchase. Joseph Pilates
    Inspirational Poems



  3. Champions keep playing until they get it right. Billie Jean King
    Don't Quit Poem



  4. You will never win if you retreat. You will never win if you just take a back seat. Catherine Pulsifer, Win or Defeat
    Poems About Winning



  5. Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did. Nelson Mandela
    Poems On Life Lessons



  6. Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character. Alan Armstrong
    Attitude Poems



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  8. Batter UP! Baseball Saying
    Never Give Up Poems



  9. In the cheers of our grandchildren's games, we find echoes of our own victories and struggles, reminding us that life's adventures continue through the generations. Amber R. Treeman
    Poems About Grandchildren



  10. The breakfast of champions is not cereal, it's the opposition. Nick Seitz
    Thought Provoking Quotes



  11. An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head. Emil Zatopek
    Poems About Hope



  12. Baseball is the only place in the world that it is OK to steal. Baseball Saying
    Wisdom Poems



  13. One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it. Knute Rockne
    Actions Speak Louder Than Words Poems



  14. Bowling is a Ball Bowling Saying
    Funny Poems



  15. I play the game for the game's own sake. Sherlock Holmes
    Attitude Quotes



  16. One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn't do you any good. Abe Lemmons
    Sustainability Quotes  



  17. Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.
  18. Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there. Bo Jackson
    Goals Quotes



  19. Dont look back. Something might be gaining on you. Satchel Paige
    Wisdom Quotes



  20. Right now, your competition is training. Unknown
    Be The Best You Can Be



  21. Effort is a measure of a Man. William James
    Positive Quotes



  22. Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. John Wooden
    Inspirational Quotes



  23. I'll always be Number 1 to myself. Moses Malone
    Optimistic Quotes



  24. If at first you don't succeed, you are running about average. M.H. Alderson
    Challenge Quotes



  25. You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. Michael Jordan
    Motivational Quotes



  26. Every day you have to test yourself. If you don't, it's a wasted day. Terry Butts
    Adaptability Quotes



  27. Adversity cause some men to break; others to break records. William A. Ward
    Adversity Quotes



  28. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Wayne Gretzky
    Choices Quotes



  29. The more I practice, the luckier I get.
  30. The more I practice, the luckier I get. Jerry Barber
    Action Quotes



  31. All sports are games of inches. Dick Ritger
    Poems about Life



  32. You must not only aim right, but draw the bow with all your might. Henry David Thoreau
    Knowledge Quotes



  33. Winners don't wait for chances, they take them Author Unknown
    Positive Quotes About Change



  34. It's not over til it's over. Yogi Berra
    Thoughtful Quotes



  35. I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been. Wayne Gretzky
    Experience Quotes



  36. It is not how big you are, it's how big you play.
  37. It is not how big you are, it's how big you play. Author Unknown
    Risk Quotes



  38. Winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else. Vince Lombardi
    Work Quotes



  39. You must play boldly to win. Arnold Palmer
    Believe Quotes



  40. Going the Distance Sports Saying
    Training Quotes



  41. I figure practice puts your brains in your muscles. Sam Snead
    Fitness Quotes



  42. Players win games, teams win championships. Bill Taylor
    Quotes About Helping Others



  43. We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time. Vince Lombardi
    Time Quotes



  44. Love is playing every game as if it's your last. Michael Jordan
    Enjoy Life Quotes



  45. Sports do not build character. They reveal it. Haywood Hale Broun
    Opportunity Quotes



  46. Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical. Yogi Berra
    Humorous Quotes



  47. If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard. Jesse Owens
    Defeat Quotes



  48. Never, never, never give up. Winston Churchill
    Discouragement Quotes



  49. You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too. Roy Campanella
    Life Quotes



  50. Sport is a preserver of health. Hippocrates
    Health Quotes



  51. You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional. Joe Paterno
    Be An Example Quotes



  52. You must remain focused on your journey to greatness. Les Brown
    Dream Quotes



  53. Champions keep playing until they get it right.
  54. Champions keep playing until they get it right. Billie Jean King
    Solutions Quotes



  55. Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth
    Failure Quotes



  56. "What does the Golden Rule mean most to you?"....He told the Golden Rule of any sport: "To me, it means to go the second mile." William Arthur Ward
    The Golden Rule



  57. Ingenuity plus courage plus work equals miracles. Bob Richards
    Courage Quotes



  58. I learn teaching from teachers. I learn golf from golfers. I learn winning from coaches. Harvey Penick
    Learning Quotes



  59. It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day. Willie Mays
    Difficult Times Quotes



  60. Victory belongs to the most persevering. Napoleon
    Patience Quotes



  61. You can't make a great play unless you do it first in practice. Chuck Noll
    Proverbs



  62. Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. Satchel Paige
    Overwhelmed Quotes



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