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Quotes About Courage

I had to put it on the line, but it was my Tour to win and mine to lose.
~ Cadel Evans
I run to see who has the most guts.
~ Steve Prefontaine
I decided I wasn't going to come down. I was going to fly. I was going to stay up in the air forever.
~ Jesse Owens
We have not yet begun to fight.
~ Patrick Henry
He doesn't know the meaning of the word fear. Of course, there are lots of other words he doesn't know either.
~ Sid Gillman
There is no position in sport as noble as goaltending.
~ Vladislav Tretiak
It's not how hard you pushed along the way. It's having something in you to finish.
~ Michael Jordan
To believe in yourself and to follow your dreams... This is success!
~ Sasha Azevedo
You can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.
~ Arnold Schwarzenegger
If the lion didn't bite the tamer every once in a while, it wouldn't be exciting.
~ Darrell Waltrip
Fear is part of the process. If you weren't scared, you'd be in trouble.
~ Bruce Jenner
If you can do it, it ain't braggin'... it's a matter of self-confidence. I got where I did because I wasn't no shrinking violet.
~ Dizzy Dean
There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but I find they have less horror when among them than when in anticipation.
~ Umberto Eco
The most important thing about winning is believing that you can win no matter who you are playing.
~ Lawrence Dallaglio
Stay calm and aggressive.
~ Gabrielle Reece
Too many players are so afraid to do anything that they seldom venture to do anything.
~ John Kessel
Let's win one for the Gipper.
~ Knute Rockne
Get in front of the ball, you won't get hurt. That's what you've got a chest for, young man.
~ John McGraw
Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair
~ Nelson Mandela
There were mornings when I just didn't want to get out of bed. But once again, I'm in an adverse situation and having to deal with something new and learn how to do it.
~ Picabo Street
All though I didn't meet him. His legend and his saga and his story is just that. Jackie Robinson, we all have to tip our hat to him. Because he made the game available to guys like me.
~ Dave Winfield
I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.
~ Scott Hamilton
Fear causes people to draw back from situations. It brings on mediocrity, it dulls creativity, it sets one up to be a loser in life.
~ Fran Tarkenton
It feels good to show some courage.
~ Joe Namath