These great sports quotes have been assembled from all kinds of sources. Some of them are sports quotes from athletes, some of them from coaches, and some of them will be from famous people outside of sports.

The famous quotes from sports figures you find here will help lift your game and spirits to a higher level.

Since I love volleyball, volleyball sports quotes are great, but there are a lot of gems that are stated by other people. I wanted to dedicate this page to these great sports quotes and being able to share them with you.

Great Sports Quotes

People acting together as a group can accomplish more things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.

– Franklin D. Roosevelt

It’s never an upset if the so-called underdog has all along considered itself the better team.

– Woody Hayes

You can turn the negative around and use it as a motivating force in your lie. One of my biggest desires has always been to prove certain people wrong – to prove to them I can do it despite what they think or say.

– Tony Dorsett

Don’t mistake activity for achievement. Practice it the right way.

– John Wooden

Most people are about as happy as they make-up their minds to be.

– Abraham Lincoln (While this really doesn’t have to do with great sports quotes, I thought it was a great quote none the less.)

If you don’t invest very much, then defeat doesn’t hurt much and winning is not very exciting.

– Dick Vermeil

Whether you’re trying to excel in athletics or any other field, always practice. Look, listen, learn, and practice. Practice, practice, practice. There is no substitute for work, no short cuts to the top.

– Frank Robinson

I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. Don’t tell me I can’t do something. Don’t tell me it’s impossible. Don’t tell me I’m not the greatest. I’m the double greatest.

– Muhammad Ali

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; Nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

– Thomas Jefferson

I’ve always believed that anybody with a little guts and the desire to apply himself can make it. He can make anything he wants to make of himself.

– Willie Shoemaker

In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for that last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.

– Larry Bird

You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

– Jerry West

I hope you enjoyed these great sports quotes and found a few that motivated to achieve more. Good luck in all you do!

Got a great sports quote to add? What is the saying that inspires, motivates, encourages, or makes you laugh? We all need that motivation and I appreciate you sharing those motivating quotes with the rest of us.