“The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.” – Bobby Knight
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
“The only way to prove you are a good sport is to lose.” – Ernie Banks
“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.” – Pele
“It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” – Paul “Bear” Bryant
“Sports do not build character, they reveal it.” – Heywood Broun
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King
“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” – Bobby Unser
“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” – Babe Ruth
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
“Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” – Vince Lombardi
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Mark Twain
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
“Good is not good when better is expected.” – Vin Scully
“The more I practice, the luckier I get.” – Gary Player
“I’ve missed more than 9000 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
“The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.” – Les Brown
“The greatest glory in life is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vince Lombardi
“I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.” – Michael Jordan
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pele
“You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” – Michael Phelps
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” – Michael Jordan
“There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” – Derek Jeter
“The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.” – Vince Lombardi
“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does—that makes you a winner right there.” – Venus Williams
“If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.” – Carl Lewis
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden
“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.” – Marv Levy
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You can’t get much done in life
if you only work on the days when you feel good.” – Jerry West
“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.” – Pele
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'” – Muhammad Ali
“You can’t win unless you learn how to lose.” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
“The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it’s possible to achieve the American dream.” – Tommy Hilfiger
“The difference between try and triumph is a little umph.” – Marvin Phillips
“Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.” – John Wooden
“A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.” – Mary Lou Retton
“I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.” – Bruce Jenner
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan
“The biggest challenge in life is being yourself… in a world trying to make you like everyone else.” – Unknown
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Archie Griffin
“A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.” – David Brinkley
