Motivation Quotes

When you need a push, these words deliver. The fuel for getting started and keeping going.

22152 quotes

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"If you want to be great, you have to work hard and stay focused."
Michael Jordan
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"My competitiveness is what drives me."
Michael Jordan
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"You must want to play the game."
Michael Jordan
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"I want to wake up every morning and do whatever it takes to be successful."
Michael Jordan
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"I hate losing more than I like winning."
Michael Jordan
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"Enthusiasm is the greatest asset you can possess."
Pelé
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"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."
Pelé
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"I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary."
Pelé
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"I believe in the power of positive thinking."
Pelé
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"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."
Vince Lombardi
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"There is no place for the chronically discouraged."
Vince Lombardi
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"Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser."
Vince Lombardi
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"If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm."
Vince Lombardi
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"If winning is not everything, why do we keep score?"
Vince Lombardi
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"The Green Bay Packers never lost a football game. They just ran out of time."
Vince Lombardi
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"Every time a player goes out to play, he should play as though his life depends on it."
Vince Lombardi
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"Second place is just the first loser."
Vince Lombardi
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"Impossible is nothing."
Muhammad Ali
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"Don't count the days; make every day count."
Muhammad Ali
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"The worst thing that can happen to a fighter is to lose the desire to fight."
Muhammad Ali
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"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Muhammad Ali
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"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run."
Babe Ruth
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"If I'd just tried for them dinky singles, I could've batted around .600."
Babe Ruth
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"There's nothing wrong with striking out if you're aiming for the fences."
Babe Ruth
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"Success comes to those who want it badly enough."
Babe Ruth
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"The biggest thing I've learned is that you have to stay hungry. Hunger is what keeps you going."
Mia Hamm
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"Every single day, I step onto the pitch wanting to prove myself."
Mia Hamm
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"I've always been driven by the desire to improve, not by external validation."
Mia Hamm
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"I played with a chip on my shoulder because I wanted to prove I belonged."
Mia Hamm
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"I believe that passion is the fuel that drives excellence."
Mia Hamm