Everyone needs some inspiration once in a while, and athletes are never short on words about determination and perseverance. These are the best inspirational sports quotes from athletes and coaches who have been champions. We hope they encourage you to stick through a tough physical therapy session, commit that extra hour to practicing your sport or inspire you play harder.
20. "It's hard to beat a person who never gives up." – Babe Ruth
19. "If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do." - Michael Phelps
18. "Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life." – Jackie Robinson
17. "Set your goals high and don't stop till you get there." – Bo Jackson
16. "There is no continuum for success. Focus on the progress, not the results." – Nick Saban
15. "If you don't practice, you don't deserve to win." – Andre Agassi
14. "Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do." – Pele
13. "I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice." – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
12. "There are only two options regarding commitment: you're either in or you're out. There's no such thing as life in-between." – Pat Riley
11. "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." - Steve Prefontaine
10. "Always be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class and be humble." – John Madden
9. "Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." – Lou Holtz
8. "Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the 'me' for the 'we.'" – Phil Jackson
7. "Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion." – Muhammad Ali
6. "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." – Wayne Gretzky
5. "Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practices and the coaches who have pushed you is the little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back. Play for her." – Mia Hamm
4. "Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts." – Dan Gable
3. "Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." – Michael Jordan
2. "The game ain't over 'til it's over." - Yogi Berra
1. "It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up." – Vince Lombardi
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