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50 Great Motivational Quotes about Baseball to Inspire You

Admin — Mon, 08 May 2017 07:02:41 +0000

Major League Baseball is almost 150 years old and it was over fifty years ago that MLB player Rogers Hornsby said, “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring”.

Our hand-picked selection of baseball quotes explores the motivation that has driven some of the greatest MLB coaches and players to the very top of their profession.

The quotes are sorted chronologically by birth date of the originator. Enjoy and share with your friends!

Baseball has
the great advantage over cricket
of being sooner ended.
George Bernard Shaw

(1856 – 1950, Irish playwright,
and co-founder of the London School of Economics)

Collage of Shutterstock and WikiCommons images; Foreground: Beto Chagas, Background: chensiyuan

Any minute, any day,
some players may break
a long standing record.
That’s one of the fascinations
about the game,
the unexpected surprises.
Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr.

(1862 – 1956, better known as Connie Mack,
American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner)

The main idea
is to win.
John Joseph McGraw

(1873 – 1934, nicknamed “Little Napoleon” and “Muggsy”,
Major League Baseball player and manager)

Baseball is more
than a game to me,
it’s a religion.
William Joseph Klem

(1874 – 1951, known as the “Old Arbitrator” and the “father of baseball umpires”,
National League [NL] umpire in Major League Baseball)

Poets are
like baseball pitchers.
Both have their moments.
The intervals are the tough things.
Robert Lee Frost

(1874 – 1963, American poet)

Now there’s three things
you can do
in a baseball game:
You can win
or you can lose
or it can rain.
Charles Dillon “Casey” Stengel

(1890 – 1975, nicknamed “The Old Perfessor”,
American Major League Baseball outfielder and manager)

If you’re playing baseball
and thinking about managing,
you’re crazy.
You’d be better off
thinking about being an owner.
Charles Dillon “Casey” Stengel

(1890 – 1975, nicknamed “The Old Perfessor”,
American Major League Baseball outfielder and manager)

The older pitcher
acquires confidence
in his ballclub.
He doesn’t try
to do it all himself.
Burleigh Arland Grimes

(1893 – 1985, American professional baseball player)

If it wasn’t for baseball,
I’d be in either
the penitentiary
or the cemetery.
George Herman “Babe” Ruth, Jr.

(1895 – 1948, nicknamed “the Bambino” and “the Sultan of Swat”,
American professional baseball outfielder and pitcher
who played 22 seasons in the MLB)

People ask me
what I do in winter
when there’s no baseball.
I’ll tell you what I do.
I stare out the window
and wait for spring.
Rogers Hornsby, Sr. , nicknamed “The Rajah”

(1896 – 1963, American baseball infielder, and manager)

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Best 50 Winning and Success Quotes by Football Players and Coaches

Admin — Fri, 05 May 2017 20:58:21 +0000

If the topic is about winning and success, who is more exposed to it than a football player, coach, or manager of a football team who are massively pressed to perform in public, often on a weekly basis?

Of course, there is no question that winning and getting ahead of the competition is of uttermost importance not only in football (in whichever format) but also in business and personal life.

We have collected 50 outstanding quotes by football players, coaches, and managers over the last 100 years documenting the psychology of team success and winning.

The quotations are sorted in chronological order. Enjoy them and find inspiration and motivation to persist and also become a winner.

Find out
what the other team
wants to do.
Then take it away
from them.
George Halas

(1895 – 1983, former player, coach,
and pioneer in professional American football)

Image: Luis Louro (Shutterstock)

Win or lose,
do it fairly.
Knute Rockne

(1888 – 1931, former American football player and coach)

The key to winning
is poise under stress.
Paul Brown

(1908 – 1991, former American football coach)

Winning isn’t everything.
There should be
no conceit
in victory
and no despair
in defeat.
Sir Alexander Matthew “Matt” Busby

(1909 – 1994, Scottish football player and manager)

Winners never quit
and quitters never win.
Vince Lombardi

(1913 – 1970, former American football coach)

I want to build a team
that’s invincible,
so that they have to send
a team from bloody Mars
to beat us.
Bill Shankly

(1913 – 1981, former Scottish footballer and Liverpool manager)

It’s not the will that matters
– everyone has that.
It’s the will
to prepare to win.
Paul William “Bear” Bryant

(1913 – 1983, American college football player and coach)

It is better
to fail aiming high
than to succeed
aiming low.
William Edward “Bill” Nicholson

(1919 – 2004, English football player, coach, and manager)

Never change
a winning team.
Sir Alfred Ernest “Alf” Ramsey

(1920 – 1999, English footballer;
manager of the English national football team)

If ya dinnea score
ya dinnea win.
James “Jimmy” Sirrel

(1922 – 2008, Scottish football player and manager)

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The Best 50 Quotes by Basketball Players & Coaches

Admin — Fri, 05 May 2017 09:51:20 +0000

Basketball quotes are terrific not only for players, athletes and coaches.

“Don’t give up; don’t ever give up!” – These words are probably some of the most powerful ever said or written.

This motto was part of a legendary speech delivered by Jim Valvano, an American college basketball coach, for the cancer research foundation he initiated – just eight weeks before he died of cancer.

With over a century of stories and legends, basketball has had its share of stimulating and motivating ambassadors. There are very many fascinating speeches and motivational words.

Our collection of inspirational basketball quotes is sorted chronologically by birth date of the originator. Enjoy and stay motivated!

Be strong in body,
clean in mind,
lofty in ideals.
James Naismith

(1861 – 1939, Canadian American sports coach and innovator;
he invented the sport of basketball in 1891)

Team USA Chaunsey Billups drives to the basket in FIBA World Championship game between
USA and Lithuania on September 11, 2010 in Istanbul (Oleksiy Naumov | Shutterstock)

I am sure
that no man can derive
more pleasure
from money or power
than I do
from seeing a pair
of basketball goals
in some out of the way place.
James Naismith

(1861 – 1939, Canadian American sports coach and innovator;
he invented the sport of basketball in 1891)

Ability may get you
to the top,
but it takes character
to keep you there.
John Robert Wooden

(1910 – 2010, nicknamed the “Wizard of Westwood”,
American basketball player and coach)

Talent is God given.
Be humble.
Fame is man-given.
Be grateful.
Conceit is self-given.
Be careful.
John Robert Wooden

(1910 – 2010, nicknamed the “Wizard of Westwood”,
American basketball player and coach)

Success comes from knowing
that you did your best
to become the best
that you are capable
of becoming.
John Robert Wooden

(1910 – 2010, nicknamed the “Wizard of Westwood”,
American basketball player and coach)

The only correct actions
are those
that demand
no explanation
and no apology.
Arnold Jacob “Red” Auerbach

(1917 – 2006, American basketball coach)

Whatever you do in life,
surround yourself
with smart people
who’ll argue with you.
John Robert Wooden

(1910 – 2010, nicknamed the “Wizard of Westwood”,
American basketball player and coach)

Natural abilities
are like natural plants;
they need pruning by study.
Arnold Jacob “Red” Auerbach

(1917 – 2006, American basketball coach)

Basketball is a team game.
But that doesn’t mean
all five players
should have
the same amount of shots.
Dean Edwards Smith

(1931 – 2015, American head coach
of men’s college basketball)

Concentration and mental toughness
are the margins of victory.
William Felton “Bill” Russell

(*1934, retired American professional basketball player)

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25 Passionate Quotes from the Major League Baseball

Admin — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 05:57:48 +0000

It’s definitely ‘not cricket’, but Major League Baseball can trace its origins to folk and village games such as ‘stoolball’ and ‘rounders’, which have been enjoyed in England for many centuries.*

We have collected together 25 of the best baseball quotes from famous pitchers, catchers, managers, commentators, and insights from a baseman or two.

The quotes are sorted chronologically by birth date of the originator. We think they strike the right pitch and there are definitely no foul balls here.

Enjoy!

* For the benefit of the uninformed, Major League Baseball is one of America’s national pastimes and its popularity and success as a spectator sport have longevity of almost 150 years.

Humanity is the keystone
that holds nations and men together.
When that collapses,
the whole structure crumbles.
This is as true of baseball teams
as any other pursuit in life.
Connie Mack

(1862 – 1956, American MLB catcher, manager, and team owner)

Rochester Red Wings batter Danny Lehmann gets ready to swing during a game against
the Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees at PNC Field on July 9, 2011 in Scranton, PA (Richard Paul Kane | Shutterstock)

In playing or managing,
the game of baseball
is only fun for me
when I’m out
in front and winning.
I don’t give
a hill of beans
for the rest of the game.
John McGraw

(1873 – 1934, American MLB infielder and manager)

Baseball is a red-blooded sport
for red-blooded men.
It’s no pink tea,
and mollycoddles
had better stay out.
It’s a struggle for supremacy,
a survival of the fittest.
Ty Cobb

(1886 – 1961, American Major League Baseball outfielder)

Luck is
the great stabilizer in baseball.
Tris Speaker

(1888 – 1958, American baseball center fielder and manager)

Look at misfortune
the same way you look at success.
Don’t Panic!
Do your best and forget the consequences.
Walt Alston

(1911 – 1984, American MLB first baseman and manager)

Do what you love to do
and give it your very best.
Whether it’s business or baseball,
or the theater, or any field.
If you don’t love what you’re doing
and you can’t give it your best,
get out of it.
Life is too short.
You’ll be an old man
before you know it.
Al Lopez

(1908 – 2005, American Major League Baseball catcher and manager)

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Best 50 Short Motivational Quotes from the World of Sports – Win!

Admin — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 14:35:13 +0000

Whether you are looking for short motivational quotes or just for some famous words from the world of sports then you should find something of interest in the following quotes collection.

Short sayings stick. They are much easier committed to memory than long-winded pieces of advice and lengthy team talks.

Our collection of short motivational sports quotes is sorted chronologically by birth year of the unforgettable originator.

May they motivate and inspire you, and aid your outlook on life and/or business… Enjoy, and remember always to keep it short and sweet!

Be strong in body,
clean in mind,
lofty in ideals.
James Naismith

(1861 – 1939, Canadian American sports coach and innovator;
he invented the sport of basketball in 1891)

Image: R. Gino Santa Maria (Shutterstock)

When you see
a good move,
look for a better one.
Emanuel Lasker

(1868 – 1941, German chess player, mathematician,
and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years)

The beauty of a move
lies not in its’ appearance
but in the thought
behind it.
Aron Nimzowitsch

(1886 – 1935, Russian-born, Danish leading chess master)

Show me a good
and gracious loser
and I’ll show you
a failure.
Knute Rockne

(1888 – 1931, former American football player and coach)

No one ever won
a game by resigning.
Ksawery Tartakower

(1887 – 1956, also known as Savielly Tartakower,
Polish and French chess grandmaster)

A champion is someone
who gets up
when he can’t.
William Harrison “Jack” Dempsey

(1895 – 1983, “The Manassa Mauler”,
American professional boxer and cultural icon of the 1920s)

Strategy requires thought,
tactics require observation.
Machgielis “Max” Euwe

(1901 – 1981, Dutch chess Grandmaster)

You can learn
a line from a win
and a book from a defeat.
Paul Brown

(1908 – 1991, American football coach)

Winners never quit
and quitters never win.
Vince Lombardi

(1913 – 1970, American football coach)

Aim for the sky
and you’ll reach the ceiling.
Aim for the ceiling
and you’ll stay on the floor.
Bill Shankly

(1913 – 1981, Scottish footballer and Liverpool manager)

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Best 50 Inspirational and Motivational Football Quotes

Admin — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:30:41 +0000

We have collected 50 of the top inspirational quotes about football, courtesy of a few of the most renowned coaches and players of the last 100 years.

Let’s learn some great lessons in life from the game of football in its various guises (sorry to all the purists, we’ve included a few ‘American’ football quotes too!).

These inspiring and intelligent football quotes are sorted chronologically by the author’s birth year and can just as easily be applied to everyday life. Enjoy!

Nobody
who ever gave his best
regretted it.
George Halas

(1895 – 1983, former player, coach, owner
and pioneer in professional American football)

Image: Luis Louro (Shutterstock)

Show me
a good and gracious loser
and I’ll show you
a failure.
Knute Rockne

(1888 – 1931, former American football player and coach)

In life,
as in football,
you won’t go far
unless you know
where the goalposts are.
Arnold H. Glasow

(1905 – 1998, former American humorist)

You can learn a line
from a win
and a book
from a defeat.
Paul Brown

(1908 – 1991, former American football coach)

The difference between
a successful person and others
is not a lack of strength,
not a lack of knowledge,
but rather a lack of will.
Vince Lombardi

(1913 – 1970, former American football coach)

Aim for the sky
and you’ll reach the ceiling.
Aim for the ceiling
and you’ll stay
on the floor.
Bill Shankly

(1913 – 1981, former Scottish footballer
and Liverpool manager)

A lot of football success
is in the mind.
You must believe
you are the best
and then make sure
that you are.
Bill Shankly

(1913 – 1981, former Scottish footballer
and Liverpool manager)

Don’t give up
at half time.
Concentrate on winning
the second half.
Paul Bear Bryant

(1913 – 1983, former American
college football player and coach)

Setting a goal
is not the main thing.
It is deciding
how you will go
about achieving it
and staying
with that plan.
Tom Landry

(1924 – 2000, former American
football player and coach)

A winner
never stops trying.
Tom Landry

(1924 – 2000, former American
football player and coach)

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