Quotes About Determination

We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor.

It was bad enough to have toppled from the Olympic heights to make my living competing with animals. But the competition wasn't even fair. No man could beat a race horse, not even for 100 yards.

If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line.

Hustle makes up for many a mistake.

The most important thing about winning is believing that you can win no matter who you are playing.

Don't tell me how rocky the sea is, just bring the ship in.

Without spontaneity in any sport, you cannot succeed.

Why did I want to win? because I didn't want to lose!

You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing becomes a habit.

I told myself after 2008 that I was done for good. But they say you can't keep a gymnast away from her sport.

What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!

I didn't get into this to pick up a new hobby. I don't want to just be a golfer. I want to be the best.

Stay calm and aggressive.

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face.

I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.

It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.

If you want to do something, anything, with all your heart, you will find a way.

Sport is how poor kids from poor countries pass through the eye of the needle to riches and recognition.

Let's win one for the Gipper.

I wish I could say it's easy, but honestly, to get ready for a big championship is not as easy as it seems.

Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors.

Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle.

We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose.

I don't believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that's the correct decision.