Legends of Sports

Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.
- John Wooden


It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog!
- Archie Griffin


"We don't claim to be the best, but we're damn hard to beat."
- Adam Barnes


"In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are."
- Althea Gibson


One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than fifty preaching it.
- Knute Rockne


Losers quit when they're tired. Winners quit when they've won.
- Author Unknown

Show me a man who never failed and I'll show you a man who never tried anything hard enough.
- Allen Waimsley


There's no substitute for guts.
- Paul "Bear" Bryant


Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.
- Knute Rockne


Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.
- Lou Holtz


Also see,

Famous Athletics Quotes

Quotes by famous Boxers

Quotes by football coaches

Best sports inspirational quotes