The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

If you train hard, you'll not only be good, you'll be hard to beat.

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

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.

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

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

The awards are nice, but what matters is the way you play and the way you act when no one's watching.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

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

I’ve learned that something that doesn't kill you makes you stronger. If I can endure it, and it can only make me stronger, I am willing to go through it.

Don't count the days, make the days count.

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

It's not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.

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

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

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

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

Pressure is a privilege.

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and still be considered an excellent performer.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

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

It's not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.