Quotes on sport and psychology
Motivational quotes from athletes and sports psychologists, sorted by theme and author. One quote a day, and on the key ones a Sports Talk psychologist adds a note on why it works.
Quote of the day
«I hated every minute of training, but I said to myself: «Don’t leave, suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion»»
— Muhammad Ali
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“You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
“I hated every minute of training, but I said to myself: «Don’t leave, suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion»”
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.”
“I start early and I stay late, day after day, year after year. It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.”
“Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion”
“Today's diary check-in is an investment in tomorrow's form.”
“Sport is what you do, not who you are.”
“Train your mind as much as you train your body.”
“The mind guides the body. If we control what we think, that positively affects what we do.”
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”
“I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
“For me, success isn't about how much money I can make—that was never the point. Success is doing what nobody else can do.”
When a sports psychologist helps
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