Best Athlete Motivational Quotes

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.

Another day, another opportunity to prove everyone who doubts you wrong.

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.

There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.

That’s where obsession comes in — when you care about something 24 hours a day.

Those times when you get up early… those times when you stay up late… when you’re too tired… you don’t want to push yourself, but you do it anyway.

Work 100 percent, but enjoy every moment along the way.

What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110 percent all the time.

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge.

Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.

Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.

You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind.

A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.

If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.

You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours.

You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave – win or lose.

It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.

I know what I have to do, and I’m going to do whatever it takes. If I do it, I’ll come out a winner, and it doesn’t matter what anyone else does.

You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.

An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.

The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.

What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you’ll win… channel your energy. Focus.

It’s a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get.

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.