SPORTS SAYINGS AND QUOTES

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” – Heywood Broun

“The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.” – Les Brown

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

“The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.” – Ernie Banks

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” – Michael Jordan

“Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” – Vince Lombardi

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King

“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

“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela QUOTES ABOUT RISKS

“You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is when real joy can occur.” – Arthur Ashe

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.” – Joe Paterno

“Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.” – George F. Will

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden

“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” – Michelangelo

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke

“I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.” – Tom Landry

“What do do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.” – Dean Smith

“Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.” – Dan Gable

“Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the court and you really can’t tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way.” – Jim Courier

“You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” – Michael Phelps