100 Winning Quotes To Take You to The Top

Srija Chanda
Dec 12, 2023 By Srija Chanda
Originally Published on Jan 11, 2021
Edited by Jacob Fitzbright
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Famous Quotes About Winning

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1. "Not all dreamers are winners, but all winners are dreamers. Your dream is the key to your future."-Mark Gorman.

2. "You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying. To the best you can do everyday."-Jason Mraz.

3. "Winning doesn't always mean being first. Winning means you're doing better than you've ever done before."-Bonnie Blair.

4. "Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almost."-Kobe Bryant.

5. "It's not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters."-Paul Bryant.

6."Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is."– Vince Lombardi.

7. "The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it."-Vince Lombardi.

8. "We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat, They do not exist."– A.J. Balfour

9. "A quitter never wins and a winner never quits."-Napoleon Hill.

10. "When I was younger I was taught that a winner never quits, and a quitter never wins."-Angie Stone.

11. "Failures do what is tension relieving, while winners do what is goal achieving." - Denis Waitley.

12. "We see them all around us: the winners and the losers. The losers can oftentimes become winners, and the winners can very easily become losers."-William S. Burroughs.

13. "Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream."-Emmitt Smith.

14. "Imagination has a great deal to do with winning."-Mike Krzyzewski.

15. "A winner never stops trying."– Tom Landry.

16."Believe that success is the only option."–Larry Bird.

17. "In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting."– Magic Johnson.

18. "Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose."-Wilma Rudolph.

19."Everyone has a will to win. But very few have the will to prepare to win."– Vince Lombardi.

Winning Sayings And Quotes For Winners

20. "Win without boasting, lose without excuse."– Albert Payson Terhune.

21. "You rarely win, but sometimes you do."-Harper Lee.

22. "To winners, nothing seems unpleasant."-William Shakespeare, 'Henry IV, Part 1', c. 1597.

23. "Nothing is black and white, except for winning and losing, and maybe that's why people gravitate to that so much."-Steve Nash.

24. "Persistence is the quality of winners. Successful people never never give up."-Lynda Field.

25. "Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose."-George Meredith.

26. "Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second."-Paul Bryant.

27. "You can't win unless you learn how to lose."-Kareem-Abdul Jabbar.

28. "You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself to be."-Lou Holtz.

29. "Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing."-Vince Lombardi.

30. "You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win."-Zig Ziglar.

31. "Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past."-Tom Peters.

32. "Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!"-Karl Lagerfeld.

33. "To win you have to risk loss."-Jean-Claude Killy.

34. "Winning is fun... Sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point."-Pat Summit.

35. "Winning once or twice is encouraging, but winning continuously is empowering."-Rosabeth Moss Kanter.

36. "You learn more from losing than winning. You learn how to keep going."-Morgan Wooten.

37. "The determination to win is the better part of winning."-Daisaku Ikeda.

38. "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure..."-Theodore Roosevelt.

39. "Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character."– John Wooden.

40. "One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards."-Oscar Wilde.

41. "Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose."-Tom Krause.

42. "You have greatness in you. The key is to get it out."-Joel Osteen.

43. "It's that will and determination that I hope will get me where I want to go."-Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

44. "The only way to win is to fight on the side of your adversaries."-Francis Picabia.

45. "Winning isn’t everything, but it sure beats anything that comes in second."– Bear Bryant.

46. "The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."-Confucius.

47. "Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can."-Paul Tournier.

48. "A winning effort begins with preparation."-Joe Gibbs.

49."Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."-Sun Tzu.

50."Persistence is the quality of winners. Successful people never, never give up." -Lynda Field.

51."From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty."-Pat Riley.

52."I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self." -Aristotle.

53. "Your ability to succeed, to fail, to win, to lose is just a matter of attitude."-Scott Oteri.

54. "Difficulties mastered are opportunities won."-Winston Churchill.

55."The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning."-Pele.

56."Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win."-Bernadette Devlin.

57."Every win, regardless a good or bad one, gives you more confidence."-Mike Tyson.

58."I’ve grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God’s reward, then losing is how he teaches us."-Serena Williams.

59. "You were born to win. But to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win."-Zig Ziglar.

60."A true winner doesn’t seek only the title. A true winner seeks growth."-Vishal Chauhan.

61."Some people want it to happen. Some wish it would happen, others make it happen."-Michael Jordan.

62."You are not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying. To be the best you can do, everyday."-Jason Mraz.

63. "The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness is in winning."-Wayne Gretzky.

64."Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting."-Napoleon.

65."Winning isn’t everything, but making the effort to win is."-Vince Lombardi.

66."The extra energy required to make another effort is the secret of winning."-Denis Waitley.

67."Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve ever done before."-Bonnie Blair.

Winning Quotes For Sports

68. "A winner is a dreamer who never gives up."-Nelson Mandela.

69. "Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible."-George Orwell.

70."The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose."-Ernie Banks.

71. "I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I just love to play."-Boris Becker.

72. "Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody."-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

73. "Never change a winning game; always change a losing one."-Bill Tilden.

74. "You can't win if you don't play as a unit."-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

75. "There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game."-Lionel Messi.

76. "For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar."-Emmitt Smith.

77. "I think my greatest victory was every time I walked out there, I gave it everything I had. I left everything out there."-Jimmy Connors.

78."Imagination has a great deal to do with winning."-Mike Krzyzewski.

79. "I'm a pretty good winner. I'm a terrible loser. And I rub it in pretty good when I win."-Tom Brady.

80. "A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning."-Pat Riley.

81. "All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives."-Lou Holtz.

82. "I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it."-Sandy Koufax.

83. "Winning is a state of mind that embraces everything you do."-Bryce Courtenay.

84. "To win you have to risk loss."-Jean-Claude Killy.

85. "Winners see what they want. Losers see what they don’t want. Don’t let the game eat you; you eat the game."-Moe Norman.

86."To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will."-Sugar Ray Robinson.

87. "You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win."-Ted Turner.

88."It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up."-Vince Lombardi.

89. "I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have."-Abraham Lincoln.

90. "The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat."-Lily Tomlin.

91."Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength."-Arnold Schwarzenegger.

92."Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems."-Sun Tuz.

93."Just remember, you can’t win the game if you don’t even play it"–Robin Sharma.

94."Believe in yourself, and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle."-Christian D. Larson.

95. "Losers always have an excuses, winners always find a way."-Noormohammaed Bhuayan.

96."You were not born a winner and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself to be."-Lou Holtz.

97."Never change a winning game, always change a losing one."-Bill Tilden.

98."Its not the will to win that matters, everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters."-Bear Bryant.

99."Play to win, because almost doesn’t cut it."-Ana Monnar.

100."The winner doesn’t lose hope, he perseveres. He keeps going until he works things out. He finds other viable solutions."-Dr. Irene Kassorla.

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Written by Srija Chanda

Master of Arts specializing in Mass Communication/Media Studies

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Srija ChandaMaster of Arts specializing in Mass Communication/Media Studies

An aspiring media professional, Srija is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Mass Communication at St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, after completing her degree in journalism. With experience in PR and social media, she has also honed her leadership skills through her participation in a youth parliament. Srija's interests include devouring books, watching movies, and exploring new places through travel.

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