Motivational Quotes For Athletes

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By englightenedsoul

  • "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."   –John Wooden
  • "It isn't what you do, but how you do it."  -John Wooden
  • "I hated every minute of training, but I said, "Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion."  -Muhammad Ali
  • "I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win."  -Michael Jordan
  • "Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results."  -Lao Tzu
  • "If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them."  -Bruce Lee quote
  • "You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals."  -Edmund Hillary
  • "The only one who can tell you 'you can't ' is you. And you don't have to listen."  -Nike
  • "We must train from the inside out. Using our strengths to attack and nullify any weaknesses. It's not about denying a weakness may exist but about denying its right to persist."   -Vince McConnell
  • "There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."  -Beverly Sills
  • "Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our potential."    -Liane Cardes
  • "The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit."  -Ken Doherty
  • Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.  -Andre Gide
  • Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.  -Jack Canfield

  • "Every time you stay out late; every time you sleep in; every time you miss a workout; every time you don't give 100% - You make it that much easier for me to beat you."  -Unknown
  • "We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give."  -Winston Churchill
  • "I have failed many times, but I have never gone into a game expecting myself to fail."   -Michael Jordan
  • "Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent."  -Marilyn vos Savant
  • Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.  -Magic Johnson
  • Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goal.  -Jim Lefebvre
  • “People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success."  -Norman Vincent Peale

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Motivational Quotes For Athletes
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Comments On Motivational Quotes For Athletes

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feenix Level 7 Commenter 13 months ago

Enlightenedsoul, WHAT A POST!!! Not only are the foregoing quotes motivational for athletes, they can serve motivate everyone. Thank you and I'm bookmarking this article.

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