Browsing Topic 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.

Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.

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.

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.

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

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.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’

A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.

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.

I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. Don’t tell me I can’t do something. Don’t tell me it’s impossible. Don’t tell me I’m not the greatest. I’m the double greatest.

Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.

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

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

It’s not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.

Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.

Most talented players don’t always succeed. Some don’t even make the team. It’s more what’s inside.

If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.

You can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.