Encourage Your Young Athletes with a few Motivational Sports Quotes

I have come to the understanding that I am not a athlete, but I am a fan of the game(s). I love watching sports of all sorts. One thing I don’t take for granite is the preparation that it takes to get a individual to a professional status. I know Larry Bird didn’t become a NBA coach over night. It took years of playing and perfecting what he did best on and off the basketball court.

Today, I felt like sharing a few motivational sports quotes for those parents out there with kids in sports. Maybe this will help inspire you to support your young ones to be all they can be in the game(s) they play.

An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head. – Emil Zatopek

Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind. – Jackie Joyner-Kersee

What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose. – Andre Agassi

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you. – Arnold Palmer

Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there. – Bo Jackson

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination. – Tommy Lasorda

Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period. – Lou Holtz

If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough.- Mario Andretti

To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them. – Picabo Street

Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds. – Larry Bird

I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali

I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. – Tom Landry

It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters. – Evander Holyfield

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. – Babe Ruth

You’re never a loser until you quit trying. – Mike Ditka

It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up. – Vince Lombardi