“In sport, if you want to be the best you have to compete against the best - I would much rather have come tenth and be judged against everyone than come first and be judged against just a few.” IfsWantFirstsSportsBeing The BestJudged Author:Daley Thompson
“I'm going to go out and try to be the best player I can be and help the Chicago Bears win.” TryingI CanHelpingWinningSportsPlayerBearsBeing The BestChicagoBest Players Author:Brian Griese
“Whether you want to be the best at your job, or at sports, just do your best. Give it everything you have.” WantGivingJobsSportsBeing The BestMma Author:Nick Newell
“If you stay consistent to the sport you will eventually get good, but you have to just want it more to be the best.” IfsWantSportsBeing The BestConsistentMma Author:Devon Alexander
“If you want to make it as a sportsperson - Become knowledgeable in the sport you want to participate in. Think about the sport and what it can offer in its entirety. You shouldn't want to become a professional sportsperson because of the money. There's a lot more to gain from being involved in sport. Work hard to get what you want. If it's your ambition, go for it. You don't have to be the best in the world to make it as an elite athlete. You need to be a grafter and be prepared to sacrifice.” IfsThinkingWorldWantNeedsHardSportsSacrificeHard WorkInvolvedOffersAmbitionGainsPreparedAthleteWhat You WantBeing The BestElitesBe PreparedKnowledgeableEntiretyElite Athletes Author:Hope Powell
“Our sports [softball] is a game of failure already so my dad always says to parents who he is a pitching coach and he's been my pitching coach since I was 11 years old is if they can be the best kid on the team, let them experience that and then obviously the challenge has to come later on but you don't get that opportunity very often and confidence is such a huge part of this game and in life in general.” IfsYearsKidsOpportunityGamesSportsParentChallengesTeamHugeDadMy DadCoachesBeing The BestPitchingSoftball Author:Jennie Finch
“Either black people end up being the best in sports, or else it's show business. You know, we all got rhythm.” PeopleKnowsEndsShowsSportsBlackRhythmBeing The BestBlack PeopleShow Business Author:Diana Ross
“I know that when I have had whatever run-ins I have had throughout my career, I have had them because I have done the things that I feel like I need to do to be the best, and that is why I am in this sport, that is what drives me.” KnowsNeedsFeelsDoneRunningSportsCareersBeing The Best Author:Brad Keselowski
“Things have been invented because of alcohol. Like the taser, okay? Yeah! The morning after pill, okay? The reach-around. Judge Judy. What has pot given the world? Hackey sack? YEAH! Hilarious ring tones? OH GAH! Ultimate Frisbee Championships? It sucks to be a champion at a sport that can't get you laid. It's an unneeded skill like, I dunno, being the best banjo player. Or a squirter.” WorldHas BeensHumorFunnyGivenSportsMorningPlayerJudgingSkillsOkayUltimateYeahAlcoholRingsChampionToneBeing The BestPotChampionshipPillsBanjosMorning AfterFrisbeeTasersBanjo PlayersJudge Judy Author:Dave Attell
“It's really neat when you become a role model. It's also a lot of responsibility. But if you see it as a platform where you can pour into others for Jesus with love, that's where I want to be. Becoming known or noticed in my sport isn't what drives me to work hard and want to be the best I can be. It's Jesus. That's why I play. I play to glorify Him. I worship Him with the gifts I've been given.” IfsWantI CanHardPlayJesusGivenSportsResponsibilityKnownRolesHard WorkBecomingWorshipModelsBeing The BestRole ModelsPlatformsNeatGlorify Author:Tobin Heath
“When God wants me to lose, then that's when I'll lose. But until then, I'm going to be at the top of my game and keep working hard anddedicating myself to the sport of boxing and to being the best entertainer that I can be.” WantI CanHardGamesSportsLosesBoxingBeing The BestWant MeEntertainers Author:Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
“I skated like it's a sport, went for everthing and just gave it my best shot. It turned out freat. I had nothing to lose. You might be the best in your heart, but not in other people's sight.” PeopleHeartMightSportsLosesShotsSightBeing The BestNothing To LoseBest Shot Author:Michelle Kwan