"Inspirational Sports Quotes
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• "You can play hard. You can play aggressive. You can give 120% but if one guy is out of position then someone is running through the line of scrimmage and he is going to gain a bunch of yards."
       New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick
• "As kickers, we're not out there much. Our teammates build the  cake; and sometimes we're fortunate enough to put the icing on it."
       Adam Vinatieri
• "As a player, it says everything about you if you made the Hall of Fame. But, then again, there is something about winning the Super Bowl."
       Former NFL Quarterback Terry Bradshaw
• "There are a lot of guys who are respected but not liked."
       Ron Santo
• "A World Series Trophy is a wonderful thing to behold."
       Hall of Famer Willie Stargell
• "When I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I am out there to win."
       Former Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier
• "Go for the moon. If you don't get it you will still be heading for a star."
       NBA Great Willis Reed
• "We had a lot of adversity, but we found a way."
       St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday
• "You're going to feel good. But no matter how much you rehab you do, you can't speed up the healing process. I would rather see a guy come back in 14 months and pitch seven, eight or nine more years then come back in 10 months and get hurt again. You cannot mess with mother nature and father time. Nature will heal it if you give it time."
       Tommy John
• "I didn't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared  so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on the field and be prepared to play a good game."
       Legendary Dallas Cowboys Coach Tom Landry
• "If I can slow it down in my mind, things will be fine."
       Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers
• "To do anything less than your very best, would be to sacrifice the gift."
       Steve Prefontaine
• "We can be happy tonight, but tomorrow we have to come back and get back to business."
       WNBA Star Tamika Catchings
• "Most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even make the team. It's more what's inside."
       Brett Favre
• "Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me."
       Cal Ripken, Jr.
• "We're not playing fantasy football here."
       Bill Polian, Indianapolis Colts Vice-Chairman
• "I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton.  He told me on days that he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. That's what I try to do."
       Randy Johnson
• "The strongest thing I put into my body is steak and eggs. I just eat. I'm not a supplement guy. Steroids are not even a thought."
       Jim Thome
• "I'm just taking advantage of good pitches. I am seeing the ball well and my confidence is high."
       Jose Bautista
• "It's a beautiful day for a ballgame. Let's play two."
       Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks
• "Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty can be important role models."
       Former Basketball player and United States Senator Bill Bradley
• "The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others."
       Hall of Fame NFL Coach Don Shula
• "You hear the same thing every year but that is because it is true.  In a short series, pitching is very dominant."
       Former Dodger Pitcher Carl Erskine
• "If you're going to win a game you're going to have to come up with big hits. That's the bottom line."
       New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter
• "He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
       Muhammad Ali
• "It's no fun if they don't run."
       Former Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers catcher Don Werner
• "We need to have preparation to win. A disciplined team will win more close games over a period of time."
       Jim Leyland
• "I felt that I was a good all-around ballplayer.  I had good speed, a good arm and could play the outfield."
       Roger Maris
• "In my heart  and mind, I know I can hit anybody. I am always relaxed. It is hard to explain. It's like playing with my kids. It feels natural."
       Albert Pujols
• "Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not."
       Jack Nicklaus
• "I didn't have evil intentions, but I did have power."
       Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew
• "You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days you feel good."
       Jerry West
• "A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart."
       Tom Brady
• "My motto was to always keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling bad or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was to keep swinging."
       Hank Aaron
• “Ask not what your teammates can do for you; ask what you can do for your teammates.”
       Magic Johnson
• "A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works hard to develop them into skills, and uses those skills to accomplish his goals."
       Larry Bird
• "I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me piece of mind."
       Indianapolis Colts Quarterback Peyton Manning
• "Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it takes awhile for the defense to catch up."
       Arnold "Red" Auerbach; Legendary Head Coach, General Manager, and President of the Boston Celtics
• "The thing I learned when I was playing was that your best way of winning was to make it difficult for the other team to score in the last three innings."
       Tony LaRussa, longtime Major League Manager
• "Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart."
       NBA Coach Phil Jackson
• "There's always some kid who may be watching me for the first time or the last time. I owe him my best."
       Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio
• "I never have known a day when I did not learn something new about this game."
        Hall of Fame Manager Connie Mack
• "A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be."
        The Great One, Wayne Gretzky
• "Don't worry about losing. Think about winning."
        Duke Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski
• "I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it."
        Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax
• "I never have been afraid to fail."
        Michael Jordan
• "Defense, to me, is the key to playing baseball."
        Hall of Famer Willie Mays
• "The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital"
        Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno
• "I want to be to the White Sox what Derek Jeter is to the Yankees.."
        Chicago White Sox infielder Gordon Beckham
• "I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory and that is what life is all about."
        Vince Lombardi, Green Bay Packers Football Coach
• "Make each day your masterpiece."
        Legendary UCLA Basketball Coach John Wooden