Sports & Competition Quotes

Quotes about athletic performance, competition, and the champion mentality.

• I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. - Michael Jordan
• It's not the will to win that matters — everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters. - Paul Bear Bryant
• Champions keep playing until they get it right. - Billie Jean King
• You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Wayne Gretzky
• Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. - Tim Notke
• The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning. - Pelé