30 Insightful Quotes from Athletic Legends

Here are 30 Insightful Quotes from Athletic Legends, along with their winning year, and the player:

  1. “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan, Basketball (1996)
  2. “The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.” – Les Brown, Motivational Speaking (1992)
  3. “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King, Tennis (1982)
  4. “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.” – Pelé, Soccer (1999)
  5. “Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision.” – Muhammad Ali, Boxing (1978)
  6. “I am building a fire, and every day I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.” – Mia Hamm, Soccer 2004
  7. “You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” – Michael Jordan, Basketball (1989)
  8. “A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey, Boxing (1934)
  9. “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” – Vince Lombardi, Football (1961)
  10. “Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.” – Dan Gable, Wrestling (1972)
  11. “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, Boxing (1974)
  12. “Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.” – Mike Singletary, Football (1988)
  13. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda, Baseball (1986)
  14. “It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi, Football (1963)
  15. “Champions know there are no shortcuts to the top. They climb the mountain one step at a time. They have no use for helicopters!” – Judi Adler, Motivational Speaking (2009)
  16. “A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.” – Billie Jean King, Tennis (1987)
  17. “Champions don’t show up to get everything they want; they show up to give everything they have.” – Alexander den Heijer, Motivational Speaking (2015)
  18. “I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.” – Bruno Jenner, Decathlon (1976)
  19. “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 quit, however, it lasts forever.” – Lance Armstrong, Cycling (2001)
  20. “The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.” – Sam Snead, Golf (1974)
  21. “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” – Michael Jordan, Basketball (1991)
  22. “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vince Lombardi, Football (1959)
  23. “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, Skiing (1998)
  24. “The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.” – Joe Paterno, Football (1964)
  25. “It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” – Paul “Bear” Bryant, Football (1973)
  26. “There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” – Derek Jeter, Baseball (1996)
  27. “Winning isn’t everything, but the will to win is everything.” – Vince Lombardi, Football (1961)
  28. “What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110% all the time.” – Don Zimmer, Baseball (2001)
  29. “If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.” – Ronnie Lott, Football (1989)
  30. “Excellence is not a singular act but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly.” – Shaquille O’Neal, Basketball (1994)

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