Athletes quotes

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◆ I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

- Michael Jordan100

◆ It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up.

- Vince Lombardi99

◆ Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

- St Francis Of Assisi99

◆ I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.

- Michael Jordan99

◆ Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other

- Walter Elliot99

◆ Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

- Bill Russell99

◆ Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

- Vince Lombardi99

◆ If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.

- Bruce Lee99

◆ The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers!

- Dante Hall99

◆ Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.

- Lance Armstrong99

◆ It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.

- Muhammad Ali99

◆ If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?

- John Wooden99

◆ Just go out there and do what you have to do.

- Martina Navratilova99

◆ Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

- Vince Lombardi99

◆ I hated every minute of training, but I said, Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.

- Muhammad Ali99