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“Winning
is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.”
-Vince
Lombardi
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“The score never interested me, only the game.”
- Mae
West
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“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.”
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“It ain't over 'til it's over.”
-Yogi Berra |
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“Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat,
determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.”
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“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.”
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“If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared
legally dead.”
-Erma Bombeck |
“I've never lost a game I just ran out of time.”
- Michael Jordan |
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“Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to
succeeding.”
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“You’re never a loser until you quit trying.”
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“Hockey
is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a
sport for white men dressed like black pimps.”
-Tiger
Woods
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“Adversity cause some men to break; others to break records.”
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“Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve.
Find another way.”
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“A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.”
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“The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.”
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“I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.”
- Rodney Dangerfield |
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“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a
year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place.
If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”
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“Your biggest opponent isn’t the other guy. It’s human nature.”
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“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. ”
- William Arthur Ward |
“The thing about football - the important thing about football - is
that it is not just about football.”
- Terry Pratchett |
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“Show me a guy who’s afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy you
can beat every time.”
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“Football
is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable.”
-Tom
Landry
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“Baseball
was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.”
-Babe Ruth
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“If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.”
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“Sports
do not build character. They reveal it.”
-Heywood
Broun
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“Do you
know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.”
-Mike
Singletary
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“Champions
keep playing until they get it right.”
-Billie
Jean King
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“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”
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“Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.”
- Knute Rockne |
“Many men
go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are
after.”
-Henry
David Thoreau
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“Most talented players don’t always succeed. Some don’t even make the
team. It’s more what’s inside.”
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“The problem with winter sports is that -- follow me closely here --
they generally take place in winter.”
-Dave Barry |
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“If you
watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it,
it's golf.”
-Bob Hope
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“Show me
a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.”
-Vince
Lombardi
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“Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.”
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“You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta
suit up for them all.”
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“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in
winning.”
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“Approach
the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at
your overall efforts.”
-Phil
Jackson
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“Tennis
is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of
total tranquillity.”
-Billie
Jean King
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“Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat,
determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.”
- Dan Gable |
