Sports Competition Quotes

When your Islamic discourse with someone becomes a debate, that's when you know that you have to stop. The psychology of a debate is like a sports competition, and no one likes to lose. So even if you make a good point, the other person isn't going to congratulate you. They are thinking about revenge.

The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast program of physical education and sports competitions for all young people.

The Six W's: Work will win when wishing won't.

It's not how big you are, it's how big you play.

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.

You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life.

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.

The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

There is no such thing as life in-between.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

You're never a loser until you quit trying.

You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.

One man cannot make a team.

There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back... play for her.

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

I believe it is right when not only me, but also my colleagues - the prime minister, ministers, deputies of the State Duma - when they, like today, for example, participate in two marathons, when they visit football matches, when they themselves take part in sport competitions. That is how, inter alia, millions of people start feeling interest in and love for fitness and sports. I believe it is extremely important.

Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest. Until your Good is Better, and your Better is your Best.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.

Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success.

Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.