The Greatest Sports Quotes: The Ultimate Collection of Sports Quotes

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“The Greatest Sports Quotes”

We have put together a collection of sports quotes from some of the greatest figures in sports history.

From Lionel Messi to Vince Lombardi, from Serena Williams to Sam Snead, these sporting legends have left us nuggets of wisdom and inspiration we can use in all walks of life.

“The Greatest Sports Quotes” is a wonderful way to carry around some of these motivational sayings in your pocket. For moments when you need a lift, or just want to lose yourself in the thoughts of others.

This 30-page PDF will sit nicely on your phone, tablet or laptop, and when you want some wisdom from MJ, or a pick-me-up from Martina, we have it for you.

Sports quotes can inspire you in everyday life, not just on and off the field. Words of wisdom you can take with you everywhere you go. From famous coaches and heavyweight boxers to immortal baseball legends like Mickey Mantle;

“During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.” — Mickey Mantle

But not every sports quote made our book… there are some others however that we thought should definitely make the cut!

Famous Sports Quotes: A Few Examples

Kill them with success and bury them with a smile." ― Usain Bolt

"As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want." ― Mike Tyson

“The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.” – John Madden

"Success isn't owned, it's leased. And rent is due every day." - J.J. Watt

“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” – Michael Jordan

“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

“I’ve never lost a game. I just ran out of time.” — Michael Jordan

“Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.” — Billie Jean King

“Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.”— George Steinbrenner

"Be the hardest working person you can be. That's how you separate yourself from the competition." ― Stephen Curry

"The most important thing about winning is believing that you can win no matter who you are playing." ― Lawrence Dallaglio

“The man who has no imagination has no wings.” – Muhammad Ali

“Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pele. I have a great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer player, but how to be like a man.” – Pele

“Victory is in having done your best. If you’ve done your best, you’ve won.” – Billy Bowerman

“Today, you have 100% of your life left.” – Tom Landry

“Do you know what my favourite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.” - Mike Singletary

"Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t." ― Jerry Rice

“To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.”– Picabo Street

"You can’t win unless you learn how to lose." ― Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

"It’s all about the journey, not the outcome." ― Carl Lewis

"If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough." ― Mario Andretti

"If you are afraid of failure you don’t deserve to be successful!" ― Charles Barkley

"If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters." ― Michael Owen

"Life is meant to be a challenge because challenges are what make you grow." ― Manny Pacquiao

"I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you." ― Kobe Bryant

"Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost." ― Martina Navratilova

"Sports do not build character. They reveal it." — Heywood Broun

“At one point in your life you either have the thing you want or the reasons why you don’t.” – Andy Roddick

“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” – John Wooden

“When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.” - Diego Maradona

“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” – Dean Karnazes

"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard." ― Tim Notke

"A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning." ― Pat Riley

“The secret is to believe in your dreams; in your potential that you can be like your star, keep searching, keep believing and don’t lose faith in yourself.” - Neymar

“I don’t plan on being disappointed. We plan on being really good, and obviously, we plan on winning.” – Gregg Troy

“You might not be able to outthink, out market or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.” – Lou Holtz

“I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.” – Larry Bird

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth

“Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.” – Michael Jordan

“Number one is just to gain a passion for running. To love the morning, to love the trail, to love the pace on the track. And if some kid gets really good at it, that’s cool too.”– Pat Tyson

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

“I never worry about the problem. I worry about the solution.” – Shaquille O’Neal

“Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.” – Vince Lombardi

“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.” – Mia Hamm

“Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it’s because you’ve started to think of failure.” – Tommy Lasorda

“I’ve had to learn to fight all my life – got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.” – Serena Williams

"Each day you must choose, the pain of discipline or the pain of regret." ― Eric Mangini

"You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy." ― Arthur Ashe

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