A Collection Of Motivational Quotes
For Sport & Life

To me it's all about personal performance and winning...
that's about it really
Daniel Vettori
Champions aren't made in Gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill. Muhammad Ali
Life is not a spectator sport...If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your time. Jackie Robinson
The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people. Theodore Roosevelt
Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle, and a victory. Anon'
Live as if everything you do will eventually be known. Hugh Prather
In the final analysis, each of us is responsible for what we are. We cannot blame it on our mothers... Helen Lawrenson
You are the person who has to decide.
Whether you'll do it or toss it aside.
You are the person who makes up your mind.
Whether you'll lead or linger behind.
Whether you'll try for a goal that's afar.
Or just be contented to stay where you are.
Edgar A Guest
You must get involved to have impact. No one is impressed with the won-lost record of the referee. John H Holcomb
A heart to resolve, a head to contrive and a hand to execute. Edward Gibbon
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty;
Winston Churchill
Success breeds confidence. Beryl Markham
Do not turn back when you are just at the goal. Publilius Syrus
"Young man, the secret of my success is that at an early age I discovered I was not God". Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jnr
Today you have 100% of your life left. Tom Hopkins
You will never find time for anything, if you want time you must make it. Charles Buxton
Dance like no one is watching.
Love like you'll never be hurt.
Sing like no one is listening.
Live like it's heaven on earth.
William Purkey
Winning is making a total committment to something you believe in - regardless of the outcome. Joseph Paterno
Practice is the best of all instructors. Pubilius Syrus
Champions know that success is inevitable; that there is no such thing as failure, only feedback. They know that the best way to forecast the future is to create it. Michael J Gelb
The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually fearing you'll make one. Elbert Hubbard
The important thing to recognise is that it takes a team, and the team ought to get credit for the wins and the losses. Successes have many fathers, failures have none. Phillip Caldwell
No one ever achieved greatness by playing it safe. Harry Gray
Good, Better, Best; never let it rest till your good is better and your better is best. Anon'
The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become that best that you can become. Harold Taylor
Happiness is not a goal, it's a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt
Backbone beats wishbone every time. Anon'
It's the plugging away that will win you the day,
So don't be a piker old pard!
Just draw on your grit, it's so easy to quit--
It's the keeping your chin up that's hard.
Robert W Service
Diligence is the mother of good luck. Benjamin Franklin
Disaster has elements of danger and opportunity. Me :-)
When your not in possession get into position. Bill Nicholson