"Citius, Altius, Fortius!"
("Faster, Higher, Stronger!)
The Olympic motto
(proposed by Pierre de Coubertin on the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894)

"Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the court and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way."

Jim Courier
(former world number 1 professional tennis player; he holds the record for being the youngest man to have reached the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments)

“Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.”

Lou Brock
(American former professional baseball player)

"Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding."

Jim Valvano
(American college basketball coach, famous for his inspirational 1993 ESPY Awards speech, given just eight weeks before he died of cancer)

"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."

Vince Lombardi
(the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight league championships)

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

Tommy Lasorda
(former Major League baseball player and manager)

"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best."

Tim Duncan
(American professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs)

"Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play."

Mike Singletary
(football coach and former professional football player)

"Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records"                   

William Arthur Ward

"Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: a desire, a dream, a vision."

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay)