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Sports Quotes: Inspirational Sayings and Hard Core Sports Quotes

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

The sports quotes below are for diehard fans. You will find a mix of inspirational quotations with a few hardline truths about what it's like to be a professional coach or player.

For all you women out there who lament the seasonal loss of your husband to spectator sports, I have included a few quotations just for you. And of course, women are really into sports now, so you may want to add your favorite quotations or sayings that your coach, dad or mom used to say to you to bring out the best in your performance.

NEW! Share your favorite sports quote with the world. It can be a saying of your own, one your parents or coaches have used to motivate you or a quip from your favorite athlete. Read and rate the quotations submitted by our visitors.

"In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses."

~Russell Baker~

"Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors."

~Frank Gifford~

Inspirational Sports Quotes

"Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the ‘me’ for the ‘we.’"

~Phil Jackson~



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Sports Quotes

"The one nice thing about sports is that they prove men do have emotions and are not afraid to show them."

~Jane O'Reilly~

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"There are two kinds of coaches—those who have been fired and those who will be fired."

~Ken Loeffler~



Sports Quotations

"If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead."

~Erma Bombeck~

"The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones."

~Lou Holtz~

"Football isn’t a contact sport; it’s a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport."

~Vince Lombardi~

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Inspirational Sports Quotes 9:

"A successful coach is one who is still coaching."

~Ben Schwartzwalder


Sports Quotes

"You can only really yell at the players you trust."

~Bill Parcells~

Sports Quotations

"Football is … a wonderful way to get rid of aggressions without going to jail for it."

~Heywood Hale Broun~



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John Wooden Sayings  starstarstarstarstar
Famous John Wooden Sayings:

"Talent is God-given. Be humble.
Fame is man-made. Be thankful.
Vanity is self-given. Be careful."

Get fit working ...

Great Sports Quote  starstarstarstarstar
Learning how to win is half the battle, learning how to deal with losing is the other.


I thought of this sports quote after we lost our first football ...

Advice to an Athlete  starstarstarstarstar
Train like you're in second. Play like you're in first.

Fight  starstarstarstarstar
I'm a fighter and fighters always win.

Sports Quote about Teamwork  starstarstarstarstar
An athlete who plays team sports cannot win a game by himself. Being part of the TEAM is how it's done. Rather than focusing on personal glory, a true ...

What an athlete lives for.  starstarstarstarstar
People don't play sports because its fun. Ask any athlete, most of them hate it, but they couldn't imagine their life without it. Its part of them, the ...

Frustrating walk in life  starstarstarstarstar
I am sitting here thinking what to tell my youth football team today for a positive message before the game and this came to my mind. "If you feel like ...

Baseball Quote I Live By!  starstarstarstarstar
Baseball Quote : It's not where you start, but where you end up and knowing what you have to do to get there.

My Story:

As a Native American ...

Inspirational Sports Quote: Prove Someone Wrong  starstarstarstarstar
Inspirational Sports Quote

I have a coach who thought I was a good for nothing football player who just played basketball to stay in shape. So he barely ...

Motivational Sports Quote  starstarstarstar
During my son's varsity baseball game, I saw a kid on the other team who wore a jersey with this motivational sports quote on the back:

"The will to ...

The best player or the best teammate?  Not rated yet
My favorite sports quote comes from the Atlanta Braves super utility player, Martin Prado, who caught my eye by his team-first attitude and his amazing ...

Building Strength  Not rated yet
A sports quote that was said to my daughters fastpitch team:

"Pain is only weakness leaving the body."

Practice hard, Play harder, enjoying rewards ...

Talent  Not rated yet
Good conditioned players will beat tired talented players any day.

Basketball  Not rated yet
The school that I have been attending for three years playing basketball sucks. But I love my teammates no matter what.

Next year I'll be a senior ...

Reveal Character  Not rated yet
"Sports do not build character, they reveal it."
-John Wooden

Never give up!  Not rated yet
"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I ...

Inspirational Sports quote  Not rated yet
Remember the four letters, PPCC. Practice, Preparation, Commitment, Compete.
Practice and Preparation are the ones that can come from the coaches.
Commitment ...

Lift the spirits after a brokenhearted loss  Not rated yet
A loss isn't a loss of spirit unless you let it be.

Losing is what drives champions to shine through when they are underrated, unappreciated, and underestimated....

Practice  Not rated yet
Practice like you're in last, act like the underdog, play like you're in first, and win humbly.

Basketball  Not rated yet
"In basketball, there isn't a single winner. The team with the most points is the winner, as well as the team that has done the most work is the true winner....

Good, Better, Best  Not rated yet
This is one one my favorite sports quotes ever. My amazing volleyball coach taught us this in seventh grade, and I think about this quote not only in volleyball ...

Get what you want  Not rated yet
Don't say you cant. Say you can... then you will.

Vision of a Champion  Not rated yet
"The vision of a champion is someone bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching."

Sports motivation  Not rated yet
" It's easier to go down a hill than up it, but the views much better at the top."

"It's when a coach stops giving corrections you should be worried....

I've worked to hard to long to let anything stand on the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down. - Mia Hamm  Not rated yet
I play volleyball and am a high school freshman this coming school year. I used to have my mind set that I would make the sophomore team cause I was scared ...

sports quotes  Not rated yet
I love to win and hate to lose. That's why I give 110%.

Fear is Not an Option  Not rated yet
They say, "Fear not ..." Some say when you are fearful, your dream could die, but I like fear because it means I'm close ... it means I'm ready.

Famous John Wooden Quotes  Not rated yet
Famous John Wooden Quotes:

"Ability is what gets you to the top.
Character is what keeps you there."

"A life not lived for the betterment of
others ...

John Wooden Quote  Not rated yet
It's what you learn after you already know it all, that counts.

~ John Wooden quote

Get fit working out just 7 minutes per day.

Sports Quotes  Not rated yet
7 days of no sports makes one weak! :)

Motivational Sports Sayings  Not rated yet
Motivational Sports Sayings

Only the mediocre are always at their best.

~ Jean Giraudoux

Those who think they can be at the top of their game ...

Best Sports Quote  Not rated yet
Best Sports Quote

Champions don't talk...they perform.

Add 10 inches to your vertical jump

True Men  Not rated yet
"The best men are those who dedicate themselves to what they believe in, but true men dedicate themselves to what they love."

Sports Quote by Michael Jordan  Not rated yet
I love this sports quote by Michael Jordan, in fact, I live by it. The quotation is: "I have failed many times, but I have NEVER gone into a game expecting ...

Running Quote  Not rated yet
Running Quote

My coach told me I ran like a girl. I said, "If you ran a little bit faster, then you could too."

An exciting way to create a new reality ...

When Hurt, Don't Hide It  Not rated yet
In sports, you know when you are tired, so tell the coach. There's nothing to hide, you need some rest. It's better to give your all for 3 minutes than ...

Football Quotes  Not rated yet
"Pain lets you know your ass is still alive. When you stop feeling the pain, that's when you have to worry."


I am a football player from North Alabama ...

120 Percent  Not rated yet
"I've learned through high school sports that if i wasn't willing to give 120%, there was someone else that would."

~ Author Unknown

Mindset of a Champion  Not rated yet
Mindset of a Champion

A champion is someone who gets up even when they think they can't.

Inspiring Sports Quotes  Not rated yet

Inspiring Sports Quotes

"The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours."

~ Peggy Fleming
...

Game Time Emotions  Not rated yet
Walking through the tunnel onto that ice in game seven, I have a million thoughts running through my head. It doesn't matter that my girl is being a bitch,...

Running Quotes  Not rated yet
Running Quotes

You aren't a loser until you quit.

Fight to the finish.

You have to want to run. Crave it. Need it.

~Me

I will run when I ...

Sports Quotes - My 3 W's  Not rated yet
Sports Quotes:

In Sports and Business...

"work" "will" and "win"

This is the mantra that will bring you success!

Inspirational Sports Quote  Not rated yet
Pain is temporary, quitting is forever.

Desire to Win  Not rated yet
The desire to win is that passion that fuels a champion.

The Athlete  Not rated yet
The athlete who never gives up is the one who is ultimately a winner.

Athletes and Egos  Not rated yet
In order for a team to be successful, its players must leave their egos at home, and change the ME to WE.

The varsity baseball team I play on is filled ...

Insightful Sports Quote  Not rated yet
You can't win a game by yourself, but you can lose one.

Rocky Movie Quote  Not rated yet
"It's not about how hard you hit, it's how hard you can get hit and keep getting back up."

~ Rocky


I'm a teenage female boxer and this quote motivates ...

Boxing  Not rated yet
Flesh blood, two hands and a heart beat, fear nothing. For the spirit of christ dwells in me.AMEN

I have the spirit of Christ in me. ROM:8-9
The spirit ...

Learn to Fight  Not rated yet
Learn to fight, for he is not a man if he can't fight for what he wants.

Success Reflects Character  Not rated yet
Your success reflects your character.

Don't say you're going to do it, do it and say you did it.

Never quit, do the job and finish it with all your ...

Sports Potential Quote  Not rated yet
To realize you have potential in sports is to realize you can achieve skill.

Coach-able  Not rated yet
Perhaps the greatest thing to ever be told is that you are coach-able.

Liverpool Sports Quote  Not rated yet
Cut my veins and I bleed Liverpool Red.

-Steven Gerrard (captain of Liverpool and midfielder of England)

Practice  Not rated yet
Perfect practice makes practice perfect.

Sports Quote: Practice as you play, and play as you practice!  Not rated yet
I just love this sports quote it's great

Running  Not rated yet
Running is like coffee...
it keeps you focused,
keeps you energized,
and best of all, it's addicting!

Football Quote 51  Not rated yet
Winning isn't everything ... it is the only thing.

True Champions  Not rated yet
True champions aren't the ones who always win, but the ones with the most guts.

~Mia Hamm

Tonya McGregor  Not rated yet
A great team puts in a great effort.

Championship Character  Not rated yet
This sports quote is on the back of the cross country t shirts at my school, and I thought it was an amazing quotation.

"Champions do not become champions ...

Quote for Athletes  Not rated yet
"Remember: When you're not training, someone out there is, and when you meet them, they will beat you."

Best Sports Quote   Not rated yet
Best sports quote:

"Play every game like it's your last."

That really just means to me that I don't say "Oh I have a game coming up next week, I'...

Great Sports Quote  Not rated yet
Great Sports Quote:

We didn't lose that game, we just ran out of time.

I am a die-hard Philadelphia Eagles fan and during the 2007-2008 season when ...

Inspiration Sports Quote: A Winner  Not rated yet
"A winner is someone who recognizes the talent that they received at birth, works as hard as he can to turn that talent into skill, and uses that skill ...

Inspirational Sports Quote  Not rated yet
"The road to success is always under construction."

Inspirational Sports Quote  Not rated yet
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."

-Steve Prefontaine


Learn how to adopt the physiology of excellence and accelerate ...

Rugby Quote  Not rated yet
Rugby is a beast game played by gentleman.
The object is to "kill" the opposing team, then buy them drinks after the game is over.


Learn how to adopt ...

What teamwork really is  Not rated yet
Sacrificing the "me" for "we".




Learn how to adopt the physiology of excellence and enhance your success in all you do from school to sports ...

Great Sports Quote - Failure is not a Factor  Not rated yet
I made up this quote because I am an athlete and I love playing sports. I thought it was very inspiring and motivational. Go Big or Go Home!


Adopt ...

Sports Quotation - Worth  Not rated yet
It isn't worth winning if you don't have to fight for it.



Best Sports Quote Ever  Not rated yet
Being second is being the first loser.

I've been in second place my whole life (and never first) until last year when I've been winning everything ...

Great Sports Quote  Not rated yet
Players who work might not play in the first game, but will play in the last.

Living the dream like everyone else.

My Sports Quotes   Not rated yet
Putting over 1000 hours of practice prepares you for that ONE moment, in that ONE situation, in that ONE game.

It's one thing to be physically tough;...

you always miss 100% of the shots you don't take  Not rated yet
it means that you will never make a shot if you're not confident enough to take it.

Sports Quote: Amazing Things Can Happen But Teams Have to Work  Not rated yet
"Amazing things can happen, but teams have to work." Our Parker School Bulls team is good, we just don't recognize our full potential. See we were faced ...

Sports Quotation  Not rated yet
Attack everyday with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.

High School Track Runners  Not rated yet
My coach once told me the most important thing of my track career ... If you have several people telling you your freshman and sophomore year that you ...



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