Famous Quotes & Sayings

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.

Earl Monroe

Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

You can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

Dick Fosbury

I was told over and over again that I would never be successful, that I was not going to be competitive and the technique was simply not going to work. All I could do was shrug and say "We'll just have to see".

Joe Frazier

When I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I am out there to win.

Jesse Ventura

Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.

Katarina Witt

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Rest if you must, but never quit.

Michael Owen

If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.

Steffi Graf

You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.

Wilma Rudolph

The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

Richie Benaud

From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.

Steve Waugh

I don't like waiting in airports for my bags. Even worse, I don't like waiting in airports when my bags are lost.

Ty Cobb

I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.