Top 200 Athlete Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “Dedication, hard work all the time, and belief.”

— Cristiano Ronaldo

52. “Anything is possible as long as you want it, you work for it. Doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks, the only person that can really put pressure on you is yourself.”

— Michael Phelps

53. “I play each point like my life depends on it.”

— Rafael Nadal

54. “What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.”

— Steve Prefontaine

55. “There is no harm in dreaming of becoming the world’s best player. It is all about trying to be the best. I will keep working hard to achieve it but it is within my capabilities.”

— Cristiano Ronaldo

56. “There are two things I really like to do: whoop ass and look good. I’m doing one of them right now and on Saturday night, I’m doing the other.”

— Conor McGregor

57. “Arsene Wenger asked me to have a trial with Arsenal when I was 17. I turned it down. Zlatan doesn’t do auditions.”

— Zlatan Ibrahimovic

58. “You have to wonder at times what you’re doing out there. Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.”

— Steve Prefontaine

59. “Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.”

— Vince Lombardi

60. “If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, then they can sure make something out of you.”

— Muhammad Ali

61. “Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you’re going to be right.”

— Muhammad Ali

62. “The first step to achieving your goal, is to take a moment to respect your goal. Know what it means to you to achieve it.”

— Dwayne Johnson

63. “Dream big, because dreams do happen.”

— Alex Morgan

64. “I pursue this dream and carry on. I don’t dwell too much on the outside, I just focus on the inside.”

— Conor McGregor

65. “God is good all the time. Every time.”

— Russell Wilson

66. “Injuries are our best teachers.”

— Scott Jurek

67. “We don’t want to tell our dreams. We want to show them.”

— Cristiano Ronaldo

68. “Each time I step on the basketball court, I never know what will happen. I live for the moment. I play for the moment.”

— Michael Jordan

69. “It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.”

— Muhammad Ali

70. “If tomorrow wasn’t promised, what would you give for today?”

— Ray Lewis

71. “Start where you are, use what you have.”

— Arthur Ashe

72. “Wins and losses come a dime a dozen. But effort? Nobody can judge that. Because effort is between you and you.”

— Ray Lewis

73. “Believe in your dreams and work hard for them.”

— Wanderlei Silva

74. “Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but because of lack of commitment.”

— Vince Lombardi

75. “Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts.”

— Kobe Bryant

76. “You can always do more than you think you can.”

— John Wooden

77. “Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home.”

— Michael Phelps

78. “Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.”

— Lance Armstrong

79. “I work hard and fight easy.”

— Conor McGregor

80. “Those times when you get up early and you work hard; those times when you stay up late and you work hard; those times when you don’t feel like working, you’re too tired, you don’t want to push yourself, but you do it anyway; that is actually the dream. That’s the dream. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.”

— Kobe Bryant

81. “There’s nothing wrong with getting knocked down, as long as you get right back up.”

— Muhammad Ali

82. “If you make it, great. If you miss it, what’s there to be afraid of?”

— Kobe Bryant

83. “Boards don’t hit back.”

— Bruce Lee

84. “Being weak is a choice, so is being strong.”

— Frank Zane

85. “If I can take it, I can make it.”

— Louis Zamperini

86. “If you’re willing to put yourself and your dreams on the line, at the very least you’ll discover an inner strength you may not have known existed.”

— Kurt Warner

87. “Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.”

— Kobe Bryant

88. “It’s not bragging if you can back it up.”

— Muhammad Ali

89. “If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

90. “Doubt is only removed by action. If you’re not working then that’s when doubt comes in.”

— Conor McGregor

91. “I’m cocky in prediction, I’m confident in preparation, but I am always humble in victory or defeat.”

— Conor McGregor

92. “Attack each day with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.”

— Jim Harbaugh

93. “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.”

— Bobby Unser

94. “Winning isn’t everything, but the will to win is everything.”

— Vince Lombardi

95. “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”

— Babe Ruth

96. “Be quick, but don't hurry.”

— John Wooden

97. “Don’t stop when you are tired. Stop when you are done.”

— David Goggins

98. “We’re not just here to take part, we’re here to take over.”

— Conor McGregor

99. “I’m just a regular person who believes life is simple, and I like a simple life.”

— Manny Pacquiao

100. “Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.”

— Vince Lombardi