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Athletic Competition Quotes

“It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get.”

“As an athlete, you'll never feel bad about losing, but what you will feel bad about is underperforming. That's a real thing and it happens a lot when we don't live up to our potential. And that keeps you up at night and can give you years and years of regret. It could be a relationship, it could be a homework assignment, or it could be an athletic competition. If you don't go out and perform to the best of your ability, it will really bother you.”

“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”

“You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.”

“To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.”

“Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back... play for her.”

“Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.”

“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.”

“You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life.”

“In the end, it's extra effort that separates a winner from second place. But winning takes a lot more that that, too. It starts with complete command of the fundamentals. Then it takes desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice. And finally, it takes a great deal of love, fairness and respect for your fellow man. Put all these together, and even if you don't win, how can you lose?”

“The more I practice, the luckier I get.”

“You're never a loser until you quit trying.”

“There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.”