Famous Quotes

“Competition is won or lost on the six-inch playing field between the ears.”
– Yogi Berra (Baseball)

“Ninety percent of the game is half mental.”
– Yogi Berra (Baseball)

“You have to train your mind like you train your body.”
– Bruce Jenner (Track and Field)

“The mind messes up more shots than the body.”
– Tommy Bolt (Golf)

“When you have fun, it changes all the pressure into pleasure.”
– Ken Griffey Jr. (Baseball)

“The only pressure I’m under is the pressure I’ve put on myself.”
– Unknown

“The most important attribute a player must have is mental toughness.”
– Mia Hamm (Soccer)

“Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift.”
– Chris Evert (Tennis)

“Talent is never enough. With few exceptions, the best players are the hardest workers.”
– Magic Johnson (Basketball)

“The bottom line is you can’t be afraid to fail.”
– Jerry Colangelo (Basketball)

“Motivation gets you going. Discipline keeps you going.”
– Jim Ryun (Track and Field)

“I firmly believe that the only disability in life is a bad attitude.”
– Scott Hamilton (Figure Skating)

“A player who cannot control his temper on the court will never become a great player.”
– Bjorn Borg (Tennis)

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt (Inspirational)

“The less tension and effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.”
– Bruce Lee (Martial Arts)

“An anxious mind cannot exist in a relaxed body… When one is anxious, so is the other.”
– Unknown

“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part.”
– Pierre de Coubertin (Founder of the modern Olympic Games)

“The team that makes the most mistakes will probably win. The doer makes mistakes, and I want doers on my team.”
– John Wooden (Basketball)

“Success is perishable and often outside our control. In contrast, excellence is something that’s lasting, dependable, and largely within a person’s control.”
– Joe Paterno (Football)

“You must have dreams and goals if you are ever going to achieve anything in this world.”
– Lou Holtz (Football)

“Tell me where do you see yourself in three or four years?”
– Unknown

“I’m a firm believer in goal setting. Step by step. I can’t see any other way of accomplishing anything.”
– Michael Jordan (Basketball)

“When you believe in yourself and the people you surround yourself with, you will win something really big someday.”
– Dick Vermeil (Football)

“Fretting about the shot you just made will get you another just like it.”
– Al Henderson (Golf)

“It’s not between me and the pitcher. It’s between me and the ball.”
– Matt Williams (Baseball)