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 Jordan
It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. Mark Twain
Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you. Satchel Paige
As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day. Michael Jordan
If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score? Vince Lombardi
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. Dan Gable
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. Rogers Hornsby
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. Yogi Berra
I want to rip out his heart and feed it to Lennox Lewis. I want to kill people. I want to rip their stomachs out and eat their children. Mike Tyson
You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get. Michael Phelps
Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. Vince Lombardi
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. Wayne Gretzky
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. George Orwell
I'd just as soon play tennis with the net down. Robert Frost
Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended. George Bernard Shaw