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Sports have a unique power to inspire, challenge, and unite people across cultures and generations. The words of athletes, coaches, and thinkers often capture the dedication, resilience, and passion that define competition. The following quotes reflect the spirit of sports and the lessons they teach both on and off the field.    ◀ Back
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Life is a sports make it count.
- Derrick Adkins
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People focus on role models; it is more effective to find antimodels - people you don't want to resemble when you grow up
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a baby. We lost gracefully. And when someone won, he didn't act like he'd just become king of the world, either. Athletes in my day were simply humble in our victory.
I believe we were more mature then...Maybe it's because the media puts so much pressure on athletes; maybe it's also the money. In my day we competed for the love of the sport...In my day we patted the guy who beat us on the back, wished him well, and that was it.
- Louis Zamperini
Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II
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If you're not at the front, you're not in the race.
- David Millar
Racing Through the Dark
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That's Bill Brady. He goes through months of withdrawal after football season is over. In order to cope with football withdrawal, he'll stand in font of his window that overlooks the street and look for pedestrians. After he spots one, he'll make a beeline to his porch, then pause for a bit to crouch down and yell out 'hut hut hike' before running full bore to tackle or sack the passerby.
- Jasun Ether
The Beasts of Success
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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
- Babe Ruth
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Always have a 'Plan C
- Zoltan Andrejkovics
The Invisible Game: The Mindset of a Winning Team
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Don't count the days, make the days count.
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The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.
- Phil Jackson
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Sports is to war as pornography is to sex.
- Jonathan Haidt
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Don't let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.
- Michael Jordan
I Can't Accept Not Trying: Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence
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The thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.
- Terry Pratchett
Unseen Academicals
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You don't just want to beat a team. You want to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see your face again.
- Mia Hamm
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It's Thursday afternoon, and we have sports. These are the choices for the girls: watching an invitational cricket game; studying in one of the classrooms; or watching the senior rugby league. As you can imagine, I'm torn.
- Melina Marchetta
Saving Francesca
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Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.
- Knute Rockne
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I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell.
- Sir Alex Ferguson
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Soccer forces life to move on. There’s always a new match. A new season. There’s always a dream that everything can get better. It’s a game of wonders.
- Fredrik Backman
Britt-Marie var här
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Athletes are born winners, there not born loosers, and the sooner you understand this, the faster you can take on a winning attitude and become sucessful in life.
- Charles R. Sledge Jr.
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There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.
- Bobby Orr
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Any game becomes important when you know and love the players.
- W.P. Kinsella
Shoeless Joe
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GrayG: I feel like I can tell you anything.

IvyMac: You can. That's what friends do.

GrayG: I've never been friends with a girl before.

IvyMac: I'm honored to be your first.
- Kristen Callihan
The Friend Zone
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I haven't celebrated coming in No. 2 too many times.
- Mark Messier
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On the road we're somebody else's guests and we play in a way that they're
not going to forget we visited them.
- Knute Rockne
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Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.
- Peter Ueberroth
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Life is a sports make it count.
- Derrick Adkins
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People focus on role models; it is more effective to find antimodels - people you don't want to resemble when you grow up
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a baby. We lost gracefully. And when someone won, he didn't act like he'd just become king of the world, either. Athletes in my day were simply humble in our victory.
I believe we were more mature then...Maybe it's because the media puts so much pressure on athletes; maybe it's also the money. In my day we competed for the love of the sport...In my day we patted the guy who beat us on the back, wished him well, and that was it.
- Louis Zamperini
Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If you're not at the front, you're not in the race.
- David Millar
Racing Through the Dark
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
That's Bill Brady. He goes through months of withdrawal after football season is over. In order to cope with football withdrawal, he'll stand in font of his window that overlooks the street and look for pedestrians. After he spots one, he'll make a beeline to his porch, then pause for a bit to crouch down and yell out 'hut hut hike' before running full bore to tackle or sack the passerby.
- Jasun Ether
The Beasts of Success
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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
- Babe Ruth
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Always have a 'Plan C
- Zoltan Andrejkovics
The Invisible Game: The Mindset of a Winning Team
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Don't count the days, make the days count.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.
- Phil Jackson
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Sports is to war as pornography is to sex.
- Jonathan Haidt
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Don't let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.
- Michael Jordan
I Can't Accept Not Trying: Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence
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The thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.
- Terry Pratchett
Unseen Academicals
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You don't just want to beat a team. You want to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see your face again.
- Mia Hamm
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It's Thursday afternoon, and we have sports. These are the choices for the girls: watching an invitational cricket game; studying in one of the classrooms; or watching the senior rugby league. As you can imagine, I'm torn.
- Melina Marchetta
Saving Francesca
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.
- Knute Rockne
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell.
- Sir Alex Ferguson
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Soccer forces life to move on. There’s always a new match. A new season. There’s always a dream that everything can get better. It’s a game of wonders.
- Fredrik Backman
Britt-Marie var här
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Athletes are born winners, there not born loosers, and the sooner you understand this, the faster you can take on a winning attitude and become sucessful in life.
- Charles R. Sledge Jr.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.
- Bobby Orr
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Any game becomes important when you know and love the players.
- W.P. Kinsella
Shoeless Joe
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GrayG: I feel like I can tell you anything.

IvyMac: You can. That's what friends do.

GrayG: I've never been friends with a girl before.

IvyMac: I'm honored to be your first.
- Kristen Callihan
The Friend Zone
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I haven't celebrated coming in No. 2 too many times.
- Mark Messier
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On the road we're somebody else's guests and we play in a way that they're
not going to forget we visited them.
- Knute Rockne
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Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.
- Peter Ueberroth
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Life is a sports make it count.
- Derrick Adkins
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
People focus on role models; it is more effective to find antimodels - people you don't want to resemble when you grow up
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a baby. We lost gracefully. And when someone won, he didn't act like he'd just become king of the world, either. Athletes in my day were simply humble in our victory.
I believe we were more mature then...Maybe it's because the media puts so much pressure on athletes; maybe it's also the money. In my day we competed for the love of the sport...In my day we patted the guy who beat us on the back, wished him well, and that was it.
- Louis Zamperini
Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
If you're not at the front, you're not in the race.
- David Millar
Racing Through the Dark
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
That's Bill Brady. He goes through months of withdrawal after football season is over. In order to cope with football withdrawal, he'll stand in font of his window that overlooks the street and look for pedestrians. After he spots one, he'll make a beeline to his porch, then pause for a bit to crouch down and yell out 'hut hut hike' before running full bore to tackle or sack the passerby.
- Jasun Ether
The Beasts of Success
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
- Babe Ruth
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Always have a 'Plan C
- Zoltan Andrejkovics
The Invisible Game: The Mindset of a Winning Team
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Don't count the days, make the days count.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.
- Phil Jackson
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Sports is to war as pornography is to sex.
- Jonathan Haidt
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Don't let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.
- Michael Jordan
I Can't Accept Not Trying: Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.
- Terry Pratchett
Unseen Academicals
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You don't just want to beat a team. You want to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see your face again.
- Mia Hamm
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It's Thursday afternoon, and we have sports. These are the choices for the girls: watching an invitational cricket game; studying in one of the classrooms; or watching the senior rugby league. As you can imagine, I'm torn.
- Melina Marchetta
Saving Francesca
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.
- Knute Rockne
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I can't believe it. I can't believe it. Football. Bloody hell.
- Sir Alex Ferguson
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Soccer forces life to move on. There’s always a new match. A new season. There’s always a dream that everything can get better. It’s a game of wonders.
- Fredrik Backman
Britt-Marie var här
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Athletes are born winners, there not born loosers, and the sooner you understand this, the faster you can take on a winning attitude and become sucessful in life.
- Charles R. Sledge Jr.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.
- Bobby Orr
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Any game becomes important when you know and love the players.
- W.P. Kinsella
Shoeless Joe
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
GrayG: I feel like I can tell you anything.

IvyMac: You can. That's what friends do.

GrayG: I've never been friends with a girl before.

IvyMac: I'm honored to be your first.
- Kristen Callihan
The Friend Zone
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I haven't celebrated coming in No. 2 too many times.
- Mark Messier
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
On the road we're somebody else's guests and we play in a way that they're
not going to forget we visited them.
- Knute Rockne
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.
- Peter Ueberroth
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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