"The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose." - Ernie Banks


"I've missed more than 9,000 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 Jordan


"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up." - Vince Lombardi


"If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it." - Ronnie Lott


"I am building a fire, and every day I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match." - Mia Hamm


  • Goal Setting Quotes by Athletes

Here are some great goal setting quotes from athletes to inspire you:

"The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning." - Pele

"The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose." - Babe Ruth

"The only person who can tell you 'you can't' is you. And you don't have to listen." - Nike

"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get." - Michael Phelps

"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible." - Arthur C. Clarke

"If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it." - Ronnie Lott

"Success isn't owned. It's leased, and rent is due every day." - J.J. Watt

"It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up." - Vince Lombardi

"The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to win." - Muhammad Ali

"The more I practice, the luckier I get." - Gary Player