Famous Quotes

  1. "Competition is won or lost on the six-inch playing field between the ears."
    – Yogi Berra (Baseball)
  2. "Ninety percent of the game is half mental."
    – Yogi Berra (Baseball)
  3. "You have to train your mind like you train your body."
    – Bruce Jenner (Track and Field)
  4. "The mind messes up more shots than the body."
    – Tommy Bolt (Golf)
  5. "When you have fun, it changes all the pressure into pleasure."
    – Ken Griffey Jr. (Baseball)
  6. "The only pressure I’m under is the pressure I’ve put on myself."
    - Unknown
  7. "The most important attribute a player must have is mental toughness."
    – Mia Hamm (Soccer)
  8. "Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift."
    – Chris Evert (Tennis)
  9. "Talent is never enough. With few exceptions, the best players are the hardest workers."
    – Magic Johnson (Basketball)
  10. "The bottom line is you can’t be afraid to fail."
    – Jerry Colangelo (Basketball)
  11. "Motivation gets you going. Discipline keeps you going."
    – Jim Ryun (Track and Field)
  12. "I firmly believe that the only disability in life is a bad attitude."
    – Scott Hamilton (Figure Skating)
  13. "A player who cannot control his temper on the court will never become a great player."
    – Bjorn Borg (Tennis)
  14. "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."
    – Eleanor Roosevelt (Inspirational)
  15. "The less tension and effort, the faster and more powerful you will be."
    – Bruce Lee (Martial Arts)
  16. "An anxious mind cannot exist in a relaxed body... When one is anxious, so is the other."
    - Unknown
  17. "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)
  18. "The team that makes the most mistakes will probably win. The doer makes mistakes, and I want doers on my team."
    – John Wooden (Basketball)
  19. "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)
  20. "You must have dreams and goals if you are ever going to achieve anything in this world."
    – Lou Holtz (Football)
  21. "Tell me where do you see yourself in three or four years?"
    - Unknown
  22. "I'm a firm believer in goal setting. Step by step. I can't see any other way of accomplishing anything."
    – Michael Jordan (Basketball)
  23. "When you believe in yourself and the people you surround yourself with, you will win something really big someday."
    – Dick Vermeil (Football)
  24. "Fretting about the shot you just made will get you another just like it."
    – Al Henderson (Golf)
  25. "It's not between me and the pitcher. It's between me and the ball."
    – Matt Williams (Baseball)