Once you start caring about peopleвЂ™s opinions of you, you give up control.вЂќ - Ronda RouseyДў9. вЂњOnce you give them the power to tell you youвЂ™re great, youвЂ™ve also given them the power to tell you youвЂ™re unworthy. The only lasting thing is self-motivation.вЂќ - Homer Rice В© rd.com, Getty ImagesДў8. But both those methods are only temporary. вЂњYou can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. вЂњSomewhere behind the athlete youвЂ™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 backвЂ¦ play for her.вЂќ - Mia HammДў5. вЂњPassion first and everything will fall into place.вЂќ - Holly HolmДў4. It's not a sprint to get in shape.' - Kerri Walsh JenningsДў3. YouвЂ™ve got to be a beast.вЂќ - Gabby DouglasДў2. вЂњYouвЂ™ve got to be confident when youвЂ™re competing. вЂњNo matter the circumstances that you may be going through, just push through it.вЂќ - Ray LewisДў1. Memories last forever.' - Mary Lou RettonДў0. вЂќ - Jackie Joyner-Kersee В© rd.com, Getty ImagesДЎ9. ThatвЂ™s what little girls are made of the heck with sugar and spice.вЂќ - Bethany HamiltonДЎ8. вЂњCourage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. It's all about perseverance, and these strength quotes will remind you why it's important to just keep going. All of that adversity helped me and drove me to want to be the best.вЂќ - Hayley Wickenheiser вЂњMany times, I had to dig deep and perform. вЂњI believe in the impossible because no one else does.вЂќ - Florence Griffith JoynerДЎ6. 'Always work hard, never give up, and fight until the end because it's never really over until the whistle blows.' - Alex MorganДЎ5. вЂњYou win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all.вЂќ - J. вЂњWhat makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.вЂќ - Andre AgassiДЎ3. вЂњMake sure your worst enemy doesnвЂ™t live between your own two ears.вЂќ - Laird Hamilton В© rd.com, Getty ImagesДЎ2. When you have the killer instinct to fight through that, it is very special.вЂќ - Eddie ReeseДЎ1. вЂњThe hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and you are still getting beat no matter what you do. So what if you fail? you wonвЂ™t know if you fail or succeed unless you try.вЂќ - Ann MeyersДЎ0. вЂњSomebody gives you an opportunity, say yes to it. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.вЂќ - Emil ZatopekД©. вЂњAn athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. вЂњThe five SвЂ™s of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit but the greatest of these is spirit.вЂќ - Ken DohertyДЁ. вЂњI just knew if it could be done, it had to be done, and I did it.вЂќ - Gertrude EderleД¦. вЂњOne man practicing sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it.вЂќ - Knute RockneДҐ. вЂњThe only way to prove that youвЂ™re a good sport is to lose.вЂќ - Ernie BanksД¤. 'I'd rather regret the risks that didn't work out than the chances I didn't take at all.' - Simone BilesДЈ. вЂњThe only one who can tell you 'you canвЂ™t win' is you and you donвЂ™t have to listen.вЂќ- Jessica Ennis-HillДў. We'll be cheering you on from the stands! Inspirational sports quotesДЎ. From leadership quotes and teamwork quotes, to confidence quotes and workout quotes, these words by some of the most notable athletes will give you that inspo you need to keep moving forward. Sometimes you just need a little motivation, and these sports quotes serve as that little push to give it your all. But even the best of the best suffer from feeling as if they are not good enough. Watching an athlete push themselves to conquer a seemingly inhumane feat is inspiring in itself-even when you're the athlete in this scenario.

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