Top 200 Athlete Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.”

— Michael Jordan

102. “Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.”

— Vince Lombardi

103. “Life is a marathon, not a sprint; pace yourself accordingly.”

— Amby Burfoot

104. “I fear no one, but respect everyone.”

— Roger Federer

105. “I say, ‘Why not’ to everything.”

— Russell Westbrook

106. “If you think you’re perfect already, then you never will be.”

— Cristiano Ronaldo

107. “I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.”

— Michael Jordan

108. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”

— Wayne Gretzky

109. “Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.”

— Larry Bird

110. “To become a champion requires a good mental attitude toward preparation. You have to accept the most tedious task with pleasure.”

— Bruce Lee

111. “I never tried to prove anything to someone else. I wanted to prove something to myself.”

— Kobe Bryant

112. “Keep positive and keep pushing on and things will turn good.”

— Conor McGregor

113. “Maybe my pain was my motivation.”

— LeBron James

114. “A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.”

— Larry Bird

115. “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.”

— Michael Jordan

116. “It’s just a game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. ”

— Manny Pacquiao

117. “Run hard, be strong, think big!”

— Percy Cerutty

118. “Pain is temporary, but pride lasts forever.”

— Ryan Lochte

119. “Don’t impersonate. Innovate.”

— Conor McGregor

120. “Champions are brilliant at the basics.”

— John Wooden

121. “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”

— Michael Jordan

122. “You don’t stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running.”

— Christopher McDougall

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

— John Wooden

124. “My success isn’t a result of arrogance. It’s a result of belief.”

— Conor McGregor

125. “You can’t win together if you don’t work together.”

— Nick Saban

126. “Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.”

— Venus Williams

127. “I’ve never been afraid to fail.”

— Michael Jordan

128. “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”

— Muhammad Ali

129. “I didn't want to just be a body building champion. I wanted to be the best body builder of all time. ”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

130. “I’ll do whatever it takes to win.”

— Terrell Owens

131. “Listen if you want to be heard.”

— John Wooden

132. “We are stronger together than we are alone.”

— Walter Payton

133. “It’s like deja-vu, all over again.”

— Yogi Berra

134. “If you can accept losing, you can’t win.”

— Vince Lombardi

135. “To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.”

— Muhammad Ali

136. “I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.”

— Michael Jordan

137. “Football, bloody hell!”

— Alex Ferguson

138. “Stay humble, stay grounded, remember what got you to that level-and that’s hard work.”

— Tim Howard

139. “Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.”

— Johan Cruijff

140. “All I knew was that I NEVER wanted to be AVERAGE.”

— Michael Jordan

141. “Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”

— Michael Jordan

142. “Real champions fight through adversity.”

— Conor McGregor

143. “If you don’t think you were born to run you’re not only denying history. You’re denying who you are.”

— Christopher McDougall

144. “I’m not worried. My time will come.”

— Freddy Adu

145. “When something goes wrong, smile, because there’s always a next play.”

— Ray Lewis

146. “Keep trying. Stay humble, Trust your instincts. Most importantly, act. When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

— Yogi Berra

147. “To be the best and stay there, sweat is necessary.”

— Ray Lewis

148. “Success is peace of mind in knowing you did your best.”

— John Wooden

149. “I’m sure that I’m a winner. I’m sure that I win more than I lose.”

— Cristiano Ronaldo

150. “A man’s character is not judged after he celebrates a victory, but by what he does when his back is against the wall.”

— John Cena