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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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We spend 8 hours a day, for 10 months a year, for nearly 17 years sending our kids to school to prepare them for life.

In all of that time there is never a course in overcoming adversity, goal setting, sacrifice, perseverance, teammates, or family.

I guess that's what wrestling is for.
- John A. Passaro
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A soft moan escapes me, making him smile even more. He's too good at this.
- Collette West
Night Games
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A sport has its own built-in integrity, doesn't need an artificial one. Athletics carries its own set of truths, and those truths are diminished and manipulated by people with agendas.
- Chris Crutcher
King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography – The Riveting, Laugh-Out-Loud Funny Young Adult Coming-of-Age Memoir
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I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.
- Mia Hamm
Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life
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Ice hockey is the closest thing to religion permitted by the Soviet Union.
- Tom Clancy
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
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Fiction means never letting the pure truth get in the way of a good story.
- Nathaniel Robert Winters
The Adventures of the Omaha Kid
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Plane Ride -


In our sport it is natural and necessary to set up goals to inspire us. We all want to achieve the next level, the break-thru performance. What we (all of us) must not forget is that the journey to these goals is the best part. The daily process of obtaining success takes up the majority of our time and effort throughout our lives. Remember to appreciate what you’ve done in the past and what you are doing in the present on your way to higher goals. This will allow you to always strive for something more without missing out on the fact that your path to success is as much a starting point as it is a finish line.
- Matthew Alan
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A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.
- Bernard Malamud
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With sports, you have no time to reflect. You just do.
- Terri Giuliano Long
In Leah's Wake
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Baseball, of all sports, and maybe of all human endeavors, has no room for cynicism.
- Howard Frank Mosher
Waiting For Teddy Williams: A Touching Literary Coming-of-Age Baseball Story – Faith, Family, and Dreams
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You either commit yourself as a professional racing driver that's designed to win races or you come second or you come third or fifth and am not design to come third, fourth or fifth, I race to win.
- Ayrton Senna
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The problem with winter sports is that -- follow me closely here -- they generally take place in winter.
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Pain? Yes, of course. Racing without pain is not racing. But the pleasure of being ahead outweighed the pain a million times over. To hell with the pain. What's six minutes of pain compared to the pain they're going to feel for the next six months or six decades. You never forget your wins and losses in this sport. YOU NEVER FORGET.
- Brad Alan Lewis
Assault on Lake Casitas
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We don't want to tell our dreams. We want to show them.
- Cristiano Ronaldo
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Be cool to people. Be nice to as many people as you can. Smile to as many people as you can, and have them smile back at you.
- Joe Rogan
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The score never interested me, only the game.
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Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game
- Babe Ruth
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Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.
- Tiger Woods
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Stay true to yourself and listen to your inner voice. It will lead you to your dream.
- James Ross
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Guys care about sports teams. I'm not talking about simply rooting; I'm talking about a relationship that guys develop, a commitment to a sport team that guys take way more seriously than, for example, wedding vows.
- Dave Barry
Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys
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(Baseball) is a game with a lot of waiting in it; it is a game with increasingly heightened anticipation of increasingly limited action
- John Irving
A Prayer for Owen Meany
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Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
- Dan Gable
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As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.
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Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.
- Phil Jackson
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We spend 8 hours a day, for 10 months a year, for nearly 17 years sending our kids to school to prepare them for life.

In all of that time there is never a course in overcoming adversity, goal setting, sacrifice, perseverance, teammates, or family.

I guess that's what wrestling is for.
- John A. Passaro
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A soft moan escapes me, making him smile even more. He's too good at this.
- Collette West
Night Games
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A sport has its own built-in integrity, doesn't need an artificial one. Athletics carries its own set of truths, and those truths are diminished and manipulated by people with agendas.
- Chris Crutcher
King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography – The Riveting, Laugh-Out-Loud Funny Young Adult Coming-of-Age Memoir
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.
- Mia Hamm
Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Ice hockey is the closest thing to religion permitted by the Soviet Union.
- Tom Clancy
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Fiction means never letting the pure truth get in the way of a good story.
- Nathaniel Robert Winters
The Adventures of the Omaha Kid
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Plane Ride -


In our sport it is natural and necessary to set up goals to inspire us. We all want to achieve the next level, the break-thru performance. What we (all of us) must not forget is that the journey to these goals is the best part. The daily process of obtaining success takes up the majority of our time and effort throughout our lives. Remember to appreciate what you’ve done in the past and what you are doing in the present on your way to higher goals. This will allow you to always strive for something more without missing out on the fact that your path to success is as much a starting point as it is a finish line.
- Matthew Alan
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.
- Bernard Malamud
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
With sports, you have no time to reflect. You just do.
- Terri Giuliano Long
In Leah's Wake
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Baseball, of all sports, and maybe of all human endeavors, has no room for cynicism.
- Howard Frank Mosher
Waiting For Teddy Williams: A Touching Literary Coming-of-Age Baseball Story – Faith, Family, and Dreams
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You either commit yourself as a professional racing driver that's designed to win races or you come second or you come third or fifth and am not design to come third, fourth or fifth, I race to win.
- Ayrton Senna
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The problem with winter sports is that -- follow me closely here -- they generally take place in winter.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Pain? Yes, of course. Racing without pain is not racing. But the pleasure of being ahead outweighed the pain a million times over. To hell with the pain. What's six minutes of pain compared to the pain they're going to feel for the next six months or six decades. You never forget your wins and losses in this sport. YOU NEVER FORGET.
- Brad Alan Lewis
Assault on Lake Casitas
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We don't want to tell our dreams. We want to show them.
- Cristiano Ronaldo
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Be cool to people. Be nice to as many people as you can. Smile to as many people as you can, and have them smile back at you.
- Joe Rogan
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The score never interested me, only the game.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game
- Babe Ruth
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.
- Tiger Woods
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Stay true to yourself and listen to your inner voice. It will lead you to your dream.
- James Ross
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Guys care about sports teams. I'm not talking about simply rooting; I'm talking about a relationship that guys develop, a commitment to a sport team that guys take way more seriously than, for example, wedding vows.
- Dave Barry
Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
(Baseball) is a game with a lot of waiting in it; it is a game with increasingly heightened anticipation of increasingly limited action
- John Irving
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
- Dan Gable
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.
- Phil Jackson
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We spend 8 hours a day, for 10 months a year, for nearly 17 years sending our kids to school to prepare them for life.

In all of that time there is never a course in overcoming adversity, goal setting, sacrifice, perseverance, teammates, or family.

I guess that's what wrestling is for.
- John A. Passaro
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A soft moan escapes me, making him smile even more. He's too good at this.
- Collette West
Night Games
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A sport has its own built-in integrity, doesn't need an artificial one. Athletics carries its own set of truths, and those truths are diminished and manipulated by people with agendas.
- Chris Crutcher
King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography – The Riveting, Laugh-Out-Loud Funny Young Adult Coming-of-Age Memoir
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.
- Mia Hamm
Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Ice hockey is the closest thing to religion permitted by the Soviet Union.
- Tom Clancy
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Fiction means never letting the pure truth get in the way of a good story.
- Nathaniel Robert Winters
The Adventures of the Omaha Kid
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Plane Ride -


In our sport it is natural and necessary to set up goals to inspire us. We all want to achieve the next level, the break-thru performance. What we (all of us) must not forget is that the journey to these goals is the best part. The daily process of obtaining success takes up the majority of our time and effort throughout our lives. Remember to appreciate what you’ve done in the past and what you are doing in the present on your way to higher goals. This will allow you to always strive for something more without missing out on the fact that your path to success is as much a starting point as it is a finish line.
- Matthew Alan
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.
- Bernard Malamud
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
With sports, you have no time to reflect. You just do.
- Terri Giuliano Long
In Leah's Wake
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Baseball, of all sports, and maybe of all human endeavors, has no room for cynicism.
- Howard Frank Mosher
Waiting For Teddy Williams: A Touching Literary Coming-of-Age Baseball Story – Faith, Family, and Dreams
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You either commit yourself as a professional racing driver that's designed to win races or you come second or you come third or fifth and am not design to come third, fourth or fifth, I race to win.
- Ayrton Senna
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The problem with winter sports is that -- follow me closely here -- they generally take place in winter.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Pain? Yes, of course. Racing without pain is not racing. But the pleasure of being ahead outweighed the pain a million times over. To hell with the pain. What's six minutes of pain compared to the pain they're going to feel for the next six months or six decades. You never forget your wins and losses in this sport. YOU NEVER FORGET.
- Brad Alan Lewis
Assault on Lake Casitas
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We don't want to tell our dreams. We want to show them.
- Cristiano Ronaldo
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Be cool to people. Be nice to as many people as you can. Smile to as many people as you can, and have them smile back at you.
- Joe Rogan
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The score never interested me, only the game.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game
- Babe Ruth
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.
- Tiger Woods
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Stay true to yourself and listen to your inner voice. It will lead you to your dream.
- James Ross
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Guys care about sports teams. I'm not talking about simply rooting; I'm talking about a relationship that guys develop, a commitment to a sport team that guys take way more seriously than, for example, wedding vows.
- Dave Barry
Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
(Baseball) is a game with a lot of waiting in it; it is a game with increasingly heightened anticipation of increasingly limited action
- John Irving
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
- Dan Gable
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.
- Phil Jackson
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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