Quotes for players

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is. – Vince Lombardi

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. – Tim Notke

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. – Joe Paterno

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

Don’t wait for the perfect moment, take the moment and make it perfect. – Zoey Sayward

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill

It’s not how you start the game, but how you finish it that matters. – Unknown

Champions keep playing until they get it right. – Billie Jean King

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky

The harder you work, the luckier you get. – Gary Player

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. – Lance Armstrong

Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion. – Michael Jordan

A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t. – Jack Dempsey

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed. – Michael Jordan

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there. – Venus Williams

Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the perseverance through failure. – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy. – Arthur Ashe

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships. – Michael Jordan

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will. – Vince Lombardi

Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the court and you really can’t tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way. – Jim Courier

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt

I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. – George S. Patton

Success is not about the destination, it’s about the journey. – Zig Ziglar

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela

Great achievements are born out of great opportunities. – Herb Brooks

The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow. – Unknown

Don’t watch the clock, do what it does. Keep going. – Sam Levenson

It’s not about how good you are, it’s about how good you want to be. – Paul Arden

The true champion believes in the impossible. – Unknown

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win. – Roger Bannister

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will. – Vince Lombardi

The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory. – Les Brown

Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball is. – Bob Feller

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

Success comes when you are focused, committed, determined, and willing to hustle and work hard. – Unknown

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph. – George Washington

Success is not in what you have, but who you are. – Bo Jackson

Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement. – Matt Biondi

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character. – John Wooden

Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. – John Wooden

Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision. – Muhammad Ali

Do not wait for opportunity to come knocking on your door. Knock on opportunity’s door and seize it. – Unknown

You are the only person who can determine your success. Don’t let anyone else define it for you. – Unknown