Best Inspirational Athlete Quotes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.

Rest if you must, but never quit.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

You have to train your mind like you train your body.

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

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

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

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.