Here are some sayings that should ring true above all in sports.
“If you don’t learn to lose, you can’t win either.” Kareem Abdul – Jabbar
“If winning isn’t important, why do they keep score?” Vince Lombardi
“Don’t be afraid to make mistakes; be afraid of not learning from them.” Anonymous
“The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start at all.” John Bingham
“Failure makes some men break, and others break records.” William Arthur Ward
“Don’t let rumors distract you; act according to what you yourself believe in.” Michael Jordan
“A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.” Muhammed Ali
“If you win, don’t gloat; if you lose, don’t make excuses.” Albert Payson Terhune
“It’s better to be strong than to be beautiful and useless.” Lilith Saintcrow
“There is a saying in Tibet: one should draw strength from tragedy. No matter how hard the hardships or how painful the experience, the real catastrophe is when we lose hope.” Dalai Lama XIV
“It is easier to raise children than to deal with helpless citizens.” Frederick Douglass
“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a big heart.” Jose N. Harris
“When you experience pain, you feel your true strength.” Jim Morrison
“You don’t always have to be strong; it’s enough to feel strong.” Jon Krakauer
“The smaller the portion on my plate, the better a person I am.” Elizabeth Gilbert
“It is easier to change a person’s faith than to improve their diet.” Margaret Mead
“Strength is the ability to break a bar of chocolate into pieces with your fingers and eat only one piece.” Judith Viorst
“Suffering is one of life’s best and greatest teachers.” Bryant McGill
“The only way to get even better at your sport is to lose (once in a while).” Ernie Banks
“Are you good at what you do? The problem is that to prove it, you have to lose from time to time.” Craft M. Pentz
“As long as you learn from your losses, you haven’t lost anything.” Austin O´Malley
“Almost winning means nothing but losing.” Toba Beta
“Whoever said that winning isn’t important, that taking part is what counts, was probably a hardened loser.” Anonymous
“Losers quit when they’re tired; winners quit when they’ve won.” Anonymous
“Chance favors those who are prepared for it.” Pasteur
“Learn to accept challenges; that is the foundation of life, and whoever doesn’t go along with it dies.” Belle Davis
“Those who dare to fall from great heights are also favored by great victories.” Robert F. Kennedy
“In the world of doers, there is a saying that the insane are the normal ones.” Akiro Kurosawa
“Confronting life’s challenges is unavoidable; whether you are a success or a failure is a matter of choice.” Roger Crawford
“Something important can only be created in solitude.” Goethe
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Benjamin Franklin
“The hardest part of success is finding someone who is genuinely happy about your achievements and success.” Bette Midler
Author: Janar Rückenberg (translation)
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