Top 200 Sports Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “I am the greatest.”

— Muhammad Ali

102. “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.”

— Jesse Owens

103. “I love football, football is my life.”

— Wayne Rooney

104. “A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.”

— Steve Prefontaine

105. “Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.”

— Michael Jordan

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

— Dean Karnazes

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

— Muhammad Ali

108. “Frazier’s got two chances. Slim, and none. And Slim just left town.”

— Muhammad Ali

109. “Discipline is knowing what to do. Knowing when to do it. Doing it to the best of your abilities. Doing it that way every single time.”

— Bobby Knight

110. “If you train your mind for running, everything else will be easy.”

— Amby Burfoot

111. “I swing big, with everything I’ve got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.”

— Babe Ruth

112. “I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that I’ve met, and I think that I thrive on that.”

— Michael Jordan

113. “I’ve never tried to hide the fact that it is my intention to become the best.”

— Cristiano Ronaldo

114. “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”

— Bruce Lee

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

— Michael Jordan

116. “All I know is grind.”

— Ray Lewis

117. “I’m going to work so that it’s a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it.”

— Steve Prefontaine

118. “Sport is a preserver of health.”

— Hippocrates

119. “Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.”

— Lou Holtz

120. “If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.”

— Mario Andretti

121. “Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication.”

— Mike Krzyzewski

122. “The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die.”

— Steve Prefontaine

123. “Excellence is not a skill, excellence is an attitude.”

— Conor McGregor

124. “Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth.”

— Mike Tyson

125. “Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.”

— Michael Jordan

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

— Muhammad Ali

127. “Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.”

— Billie Jean King

128. “We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.”

— Vince Lombardi

129. “We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers.”

— Woodrow Wilson

130. “I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.”

— Muhammad Ali

131. “There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning.”

— John Wooden

132. “It’s not really that much big of a deal – you brush it off and you come back. Defeat is the secret ingredient to success.”

— Conor McGregor

133. “Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.”

— Pat Summitt

134. “Work hard, be yourself, and have fun!”

— Michelle Kwan

135. “There’s always room for improvement.”

— Joey Logano

136. “It never gets easier; you just go faster.”

— Greg LeMond

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

— Kobe Bryant

138. “Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.”

— Paul Tournier

139. “Set your goal and keep moving forward.”

— Georges St-Pierre

140. “Chance favors the prepared mind.”

— Louis Pasteur

141. “I am always motivated. I am ambitious and I want to always improve.”

— Cristiano Ronaldo

142. “Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.”

— Muhammad Ali

143. “When you pay attention to detail, the big picture will take care of itself.”

— Georges St-Pierre

144. “I pray hard, work hard, and leave the rest to God.”

— Florence Griffith Joyner

145. “If you try your best, you can always be better.”

— Nonito Donaire

146. “If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.”

— Kathrine Switzer

147. “You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.”

— Jerry West

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

— Bo Jackson

149. “Flexibility is the key to stability.”

— John Wooden

150. “Don’t let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.”

— Michael Jordan