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Quotes About Motivation

If we, as coaches, aren't teachers, we are nothing
~ John Wooden
It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.
~ Lou Holtz
Well, I think just a desire to come back and be a part of the game again.
~ Mario Lemieux
The meaning of volleyball, is to give meaning to volleyball, as the meaning of coaching is to give meaning to coaching.
~ John Kessel
Karch inspired his partners, his opponents and the world of volleyball players to be better than they were, to be great... In the end, who could do more for a sport than that?
~ Mike Dodd
Most of the pressure comes from myself, not from others. I don't need a manager or a pundit to put pressure on me. I do all that myself before others do it.
~ Ruud van Nistelrooy
I go out there and train as hard as anybody else.
~ Natalie du Toit
Whether you want to be the best at your job, or at sports, just do your best. Give it everything you have.
~ Nick Newell
My inspiration was the game itself, not any individual player in it.
~ Nomar Garciaparra
Business is the ultimate sport. In business, as in sport, the one thing you can control is effort.
~ Mark Cuban
The most costly disease is boredom costly for both individual and society.
~ Norman Cousins
For a while, I think in 1994, it got to where I didn't want to practice.
~ Payne Stewart
Our players are mad, but it's good mad.
~ Nancy Lopez
I try to focus and compete and do positive things for the sport.
~ Usain Bolt
A lot of the high-level sports are really in your mind.
~ Ronald Graham
Any team sport, there are certain team targets and those targets should always be in the forefront.
~ Sachin Tendulkar
I think the sport needs the help to continue to motivate athletes.
~ Usain Bolt
I took it personal. I got slammed quite a bit.
~ Steve Carlton
I'm not as far along as Jack Nicklaus was at this age, but I'm trying.
~ Tiger Woods
I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful.
~ John Wooden
all about that action boss
~ Marshawn Lynch
Life is a sports make it count.
~ Derrick Adkins
Your brain commands your body to "Run forward! Bend! Scoop up the ball! Peg it to the infield!" Then your body says "Who me?"
~ Joe DiMaggio
Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.
~ Michael Jordan