Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

The only way to prove that you are a good sport is to lose.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

A trophy is a prize that we all can fight for. A champion is a person who all fight with to be the best and they themselves already know who is best!

If you don't fall, how are you going to get up?

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and I sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes you excel.

It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

For me, the joy of achievement was the opportunity to know that I'm doing something well and in a meaningful way.

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

The game ain't over till it's over.

The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

It's not about the size of the dog in the fight, it's about the size of the fight in the dog.