98 Inspirational Champion Quotes About Success And Winning

Flora Wilson
Dec 12, 2023 By Flora Wilson
Originally Published on Jan 28, 2021
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Once we get a vision to strive for there is no other powerful force that can stop us from being a champion but often times in the road to success, many hurdles come our way.  

These are the times when we need an inspiration and persevere and work hard. Prancing through other success stories ignites a fire in the heart to make the most out of life and fulfil our dream.

Motivational and inspirational quotes push you to go after your purpose. A real champion and a player learns from other's success and failure. For which, we have for you champion quotes to learn from. These inspirational quotes are sure to give you a boost!

Champion quotes are are here to inspire you.  Here you’ll find tons of champion and winning quotes. Read ahead for inspiration from the champions. Don’t forget to check our articles on transformation Tuesday quotes and 'you are amazing' quotes categories as well once you've read this one. Below are some of the inspirational quotes that champions swear by.

Best Champion Quotes

Champion are the ones who have a goal strong enough to push through situations and work hard towards achieving it, they don't play games, and they're always focused. Champions aren't born, a champion is made. Feel free to look at these  inspirational quotes and champion quotes to ignite your soul and push through difficult times.

1. “As a champion, you have the opportunity to see what God sees and your view of this race will become clearer to you!”

- Dr. Beverly Crockett, Ph.D., ‘Just Run the Race’.

2. “A champion is someone who gets up when he can't."

- Jack Dempsey

3. "The average is only consumed with today, but the champion is obsessed with tomorrow before it arrives; therefore, he or she plans for it.”

- Alex K. Mum, ‘The Mind of Champion’.

4. “If you think about it, there is absolutely no way possible to become a champion without having to gain victory through trial”.

- Sale K. Williams, ‘The Makings of a Champion: 13 Steps That Will Revolutionize Your Life’.    

5. “Champions are treasures that are full of wisdom, encouragement, provision, love, guidance, and empathy.”

- Love Otuechere, The Journal of a Champion

6. “The champion uses the power of his pride to great advantage.

- D. DeVenzio, ‘Think Like a Champion’.

7. “As we have seen, the importance of winning and losing can- not be overstated—because a                      champion does not become a champion without experiencing both.”

- Kirk Mango, Daveda Lamont, ‘Becoming a True Champion’.

8. “You learn to always reach for the best in life and not settle for less; to stand out from the crowd and not accept mediocrity. You will become a champion.”

- Mike Murdock, ‘The Making of a Champion’

9.” Be a humble champion of and create visible momentum for the value you deliver to the team.”

- Dave Hollis, ‘Get Out of Your Own Way’

10. “It's very easy to come up with an excuse for why things won't happen in life, but champions accept that there are many things they can't control, and instead, they master what they can.”

- David Becker, Scott Hill, ‘The Coaches’

11. “A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end."

- Jack Dempsey

12. “Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.”

- Alan Armstrong

13. “Champions are champions not because they do anything extraordinary but because they do the ordinary things better than anyone else.”

- Chuck Noll

14. “The difference between champions and everyone else is that champions are never afraid of losing, while everyone else is afraid of winning.”

- Jeffrey Fry

15. “Champions don’t show up to get everything they want; they show up to give everything they have.”

- Alexander den Heiner

16. “Champions know that success is inevitable; that there is no such thing as failure, only feedback. They know that the best way to forecast the future is to create it.”

- Michael J. Gelb

17. “You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round.”

- James J. Corbett

18. “Let authors write for glory and reward. The truth is well paid when she is sung and heard."

- James J. Corbett

19. “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does — that makes you a winner right there.”

- Venus Williams

Inspirational Quotes Of All Times

Most people discover their goals or visions by looking up to. Inspiration is something that always keeps an individual motivated and keeps the fervor of reaching the top always alive. Stop playing games and get to work! This category of quotes consists of some famous inspirational quotes and champion quotes for you.

old champion man holding up trophies

20. “A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.”

- Billie Jean King

21. “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

- Edith Wharton

22. “You do not find the happy life. You make it.”

- Camilla Eyring Kimball

23. “The most wasted of days is the day without laughter.”

- E.E. Cummings

24.. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”

- Theodore Roosevelt

25. “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.”

- Truman Capote

26.. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.”

- George Eliot

27.. “When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.”

- Carol Burnett

28. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

- Mahatma Gandhi

29. “Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no body else.”

- Les Brown

30. “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”

- Joshua J. Marine

31. “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude.”

- Denis Whitley

32. “I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. It’s because of them I’m doing it myself.”

- Albert Einstein

33. “The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.”

- Joel Brown

34. “Champions keep playing until they get it right.”

- Billie Jean King

Different Champion Quotes

Here we present the best of inspirational quotes from great personalities to give you an idea of what they went through and how thereafter came out with flying colors. These inspirational quotes are sure strike a chord in your head.

35. “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.”

- Wayne Gretzky

36. “The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.

- Mia Hamm

37. “Forget your opponents; always play against par.”

- Sam Snead

38. “I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. “

- Michael Jordan

39. “Being different is a revolving door in your life where secure people enter and insecure exit.”

- Shannon L. Alder

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

- Muhammad Ali

41. “Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.”

- John Wooden

42. “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”

- Walt Disney

43. “It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.”

- Confucius

44. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”

- Winston Churchill

45. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

- Dr. Seuss

46. “Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.”

- Christopher Reeve

47. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

- Thomas Edison

48. “May you live every day of your life.”

- Jonathan Swift

49. “Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.”

- Oprah Winfrey

Best Winning Quotes

Every person has the capability to be a champion if they work fr it. We have here some winning and inspirational quotes to urge you to fight your rivals and be the world champion that you are. Let's look at these champion quotes.

50. “I don't pretend to know everything; I just only speak on matters I know I'll win.”

- Criss Jami

51. “You learn more from losing than winning. You learn how to keep going.”

- Morgan Wooten

52. “Winning starts with beginning.”

- Robert H. Schuller

53. “A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.”

- Billie Jean King

54. “Never change a winning game; always change a losing one.”

- Bill Tilden

55. “Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.”

- Bear Bryant

56. “I have three dogs at home. Even after losing a series or winning a series, they treat me the same way.”

- Mahender Singh Dhobi

57. “Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.”

- Xavier Becerra

58. “Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.”

- Wilma Rudolph

59. “It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.”

- Vince Lombardi

60. “A winning effort begins with preparation.”

- Joe Gibbs

61. “You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying. To the best you can do every day.”

- Jason Mraz

62. “One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.”

- Oscar Wilde

63. “Winning isn't everything--but wanting to win is.”

- Vince Lombardi

64. “Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!”

- Karl Lagerfeld

Team Champion Quotes from Astounding Leaders

A leader is a team player who the spark to turn a team of amateurs into legend, their words come off as a winning shot  during the most difficult of times. Here we have champions quotes by some of the legend in every field, hope these inspirational quotes turn every person into the world champion.

65. “All things negative, pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.”

- Kobe Bryant

66. “Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understand the problems of running a country.”

- Margaret Thatcher

67. “The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground.”

- Sir Winston Churchill

68. “Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.”

- Vince Lombardi

69. “The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still, small voice of conscience.”

- Mahatma Gandhi

70. “The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.”

- Albert Einstein

71.“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

- Lao Tzu

72.“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”

- Amelia Earhart

73.“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”

- Mahatma Gandhi

74. “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

- Christopher Columbus

75.“Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.”

- Albert Einstein

Famous Champion Quotes

People like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Muhammad Ali  have proved to be inspirations in more than one way.  Here are some inspirational quotes about champions by these extraordinary people that will help everybody. Hope these inspirational quotes bring in a sense of self belief and help bring out the champion in you.

76. “Entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create.”

- David Karp, CEO of Tumblr

77. “My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had — every day I’m learning something new.”

- Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder

78. “Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don’t put a ceiling on yourself.”

- Oprah Winfrey

79. “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

- Steve Jobs, CEO, Chairman Apple Inc.

80. “I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.”

- Jeff Bezos, founder as well as CEO of Amazon

81. “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t — you’re right.”

- Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company, Founder

82. “Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”

- Mary Kay Ash, Mary Kay Cosmetics, founder

83. “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over.”

- Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder

84. “When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.”

- Josh James, founder and CEO Domo

85. “It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.”

- Scott Belsky, Behance co- founder

Motivational Quotes About Champions

Everybody needs a little push to become a champion. To turn your dreams into the reality you need to take the plunge and motivate yourself to work towards your goal.

To help you, we have curated a list of inspirational quotes and champion sayings that will push you and will drive you to work . Let's look at these inspirational quotes about winning.

86. "Believe you can and you’re halfway there."

- Theodore Roosevelt

87. "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says “I’m possible”!"

- Audrey Hepburn

88. "I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

- Maya Angelou

89. "Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right."

- Henry Ford

90. "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."

- Vince Lombardi

91. "Life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent of how I react to it."

- Charles Swindoll

92. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much."

- Jim Rohn

93. "It always seems impossible until it's done."

- Nelson Mandela

94. "Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Till your good is better and your better is best."

- St. Jerome

95. "To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

96. "If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough."

- Oprah Winfrey

97. "None of us is as smart as all of us."

- Ken Blanchard

98. "I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination."

- Jimmy Dean

Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created lots of interesting family-friendly quotes for everyone to enjoy! If you liked our suggestions for success and inspirational quotes, then why not take a look at [be brave quotes], or be fearless quotes.

 

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Flora enjoys exploring new places and outdoor spaces. Having recently moved to London, she is passionate about her new home city, although she has a soft spot for all things Brum. She is skilled in embroidery, sewing, and cooking, and loves to create large meals for her loved ones. In her professional career, Flora has worked in children's theater, television, and festivals, always striving to create magical experiences.

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