Best Sports Spirit 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.

The minute you start talking about what you’re going to do if you lose, you have lost.

When you’re playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder.

If you don’t do what’s best for your body, you’re the one who comes up on the short end.

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

The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion.

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

Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquiring the experience is a matter of time.

The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players.

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.

Sweat plus sacrifice equals success.

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

When you’re riding, only the race in which you’re riding is important.

I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win.

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.

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