Motivational Quotes for Athletes

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
- Muhammad Ali

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.

Every professional was once an amateur.
- Nike

If you can't outplay them, outwork them.
- Ben Hogan

Tough times don't last. Tough people do.
- Robert H. Schuller

When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.

Look in the mirror. That's your competition.

Giving up is simply not an option.
- Nike

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
- Haile Gebrselassie

Skill is only developed by hours and hours of hard work.
- Usain Bolt

The only one who can tell you "you can't" is you. and you don't have to listen.

I start early, and I stay late, day after day after day.
- Lionel Messi

Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves. Quitters take bad breaks & use them as reasons to give up.
- Nancy Lopez

Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind.
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Worrying gets you nowhere. if you turn up worrying about how you’re going to perform, you’ve already lost. Train hard, turn up, run your best and the rest will take care of itself.
- Usain Bolt

When you walk up to opportunities door, don’t knock. Kick it in, smile and introduce yourself.
- Dwayne Johnson

The greatest mistake is to continue to practice a mistake.
- Bobby Bowden

Effort creates action. Action creates momentum. Momentum creates success.

I’m just taking every day to get better, every year to get better. And you know, I’m going to be at the top at some point.
- Paul George

In order to win the game, you must first not lose it.
- Chuck Noll

Greatness is a lot of small things done well. Day after day, workout after workout, obedience after obedience, day after day.
- Ray Lewis

I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
- Michael Jordan

I’m here. I’m not going anywhere. No matter what the injury – unless it’s completely debilitating – I’m going to be the same player I’ve always been. I’ll figure it out. I’ll make some tweaks, some changes, but I’m still coming.
- Kobe Bryant

Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
- Larry Bird

Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears.
- Laird Hamilton

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
- Wayne Gretzky

Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.
- Ross Perot

The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle.

When you feel like quitting thing, think about why you started.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.
- Lou Holtz

Success Belong Only To Those Who Are Willing To Work Harder Than Anyone Else.

A strong person can go through a lot of things and still not be bitter.