“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
“Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.”
– Arnold Palmer
“You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
– Michael Phelps
“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”
– Muhammad Ali
“In baseball and in business, there are three types of people. Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened.”
– Tommy Lasorda
“One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.”
– Knute Rockne
“Winners never quit and quitters never win.”
– Vince Lombardi
“Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.”
– Lou Holtz
“If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.”
– Ronnie Lott
“Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.”
– Mike Singletary
“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second.”
– William James
“When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge.”
– Terry Bradshaw
“I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.”
– Sandy Koufax
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”
– Michael Jordan
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
– Tim Notke
“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
“Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.”
– Vince Lombardi
“Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”
– Michael Jordan
“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”
– Babe Ruth