95 Inspirational Quotes About Winning (ATTITUDE)

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Top 15 Most Motivating Quotes About Winning (BEST)

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 — 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**

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying. To the best you can do everyday. - Jason Mraz — You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying. To the best you can do everyday. – **Jason Mraz**

You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy. - Arthur Ashe — You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy. – Arthur Ashe

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

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

Winning isn't about finishing in first place. It's about overcoming obstacles, and getting to the finish line. - Derek Redmond — Winning isn’t about finishing in first place. It’s about overcoming **obstacles**, and getting to the finish line. – Derek Redmond

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. - Paul Tournier — Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. – Paul Tournier

Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. - Vince Lombardi — Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. – **Vince Lombardi**

Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won. - Bill Bowerman — Victory is in having done your best. If you’ve done your best, you’ve won. – Bill Bowerman

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

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 — **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**

Not all dreamers are winners, but all winners are dreamers. Your dream is the key to your future. - Mark Gorman — Not all dreamers are winners, but all winners are dreamers. Your **dream** is the key to your **future**. – Mark Gorman

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

The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting. - Walt Disney — The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting. – **Walt Disney**

A quitter never wins and a winner never quits. - Napoleon Hill — A quitter never wins and a winner never quits. – **Napoleon Hill**

20 Inspirational Quotes About Winning and Losing

“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

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 — 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

“There is no winning or losing, but rather the value is in the experience of imagining yourself as a character in whatever genre you’re involved in, whether it’s a fantasy game, the Wild West, secret agents or whatever else. You get to sort of vicariously experience those things.”
Gary Gygax

I know life goes on if you make a big bet and you lose. But if you don't give yourself the best chance of winning, you're going to kick yourself tomorrow. - James Holzhauer — I know life goes on if you make a big bet and you lose. But if you don’t give yourself the best **chance** of winning, you’re going to kick yourself tomorrow. – James Holzhauer

In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting. - Magic Johnson — In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting. – **Magic Johnson**

Losers always have an excuses, winners always find a way. - Noormohammaed Bhuayan — Losers always have an excuses, winners always find a way. – Noormohammaed Bhuayan

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 — 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

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

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

Perseverance doesn't always mean winning and losing. Perseverance means showing up and rising to the occasion and performing. - Michael Chiesa — **Perseverance** doesn’t always mean winning and losing. Perseverance means showing up and rising to the occasion and performing. – Michael Chiesa

You can't win unless you learn how to lose. - Kareem-Abdul Jabbar — You can’t win unless you learn how to lose. – **Kareem-Abdul Jabbar**

Win without boasting, lose without excuse. - Albert Payson Terhune — Win without boasting, lose without excuse. – Albert Payson Terhune

Your ability to succeed, to fail, to win, to lose is just a matter of attitude. - Scott Oteri — Your ability to succeed, to fail, to win, to lose is just a matter of **attitude**. – Scott Oteri

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing. - Arthur Ashe — You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing. – Arthur Ashe

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

Winning and losing isn't everything; sometimes, the journey is just as important as the outcome. - Alex Morgan — Winning and losing isn’t everything; sometimes, the **journey** is just as important as the outcome. – **Alex Morgan**

You learn more from losing than winning. You learn how to keep going. - Morgan Wootten — You learn more from losing than winning. You learn how to keep going. – Morgan Wootten

Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose. - George Meredith — Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose. – George Meredith

First, accept sadness. Realize that without losing, winning isn't so great. - Alyssa Milano — First, accept sadness. Realize that without losing, winning isn’t so great. – Alyssa Milano

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

5 Encouraging Quotes About Winning As a Team

“It’s not just about winning or losing, but to learn about teamwork, learn about sportsmanship, learn about discipline. The value of working together for a common goal. Have the emphasis on fundamentals, not just games.”
Erik Spoelstra

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

You can't win if you don't play as a unit. - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — You can’t win if you don’t play as a unit. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

Time flies. Especially when you have a great time, when you're winning and the team is playing great. - Bojan Bogdanovic — Time flies. Especially when you have a great time, when you’re winning and the team is playing great. – Bojan Bogdanovic

15 Enlightening Quotes About Winning in Life

From quiet homes and first beginning, out to the undiscovered ends, there's nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends. - Hilaire Belloc — From quiet homes and first beginning, out to the undiscovered ends, there’s nothing worth the wear of winning, but **laughter** and the **love** of **friends**. – Hilaire Belloc

Failures do what is tension relieving, while winners do what is goal achieving. - Denis Waitley — Failures do what is tension relieving, while winners do what is goal achieving. – **Denis Waitley**

Winning once or twice is encouraging, but winning continuously is empowering. - Rosabeth Moss Kanter — Winning once or twice is encouraging, but winning continuously is **empowering**. – Rosabeth Moss Kanter

The determination to win is the better part of winning. - Daisaku Ikeda — The **determination** to win is the better part of winning. – Daisaku Ikeda

A winner never stops trying. - Tom Landry — A winner never stops trying. – **Tom Landry**

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character. - John Wooden — Winning takes **talent**, to repeat takes character. – **John Wooden**

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

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

You rarely win, but sometimes you do. - Harper Lee — You rarely win, but sometimes you do. – **Harper Lee**

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness is in winning. - Wayne Gretzky — The more difficult the victory, the greater the **happiness** is in winning. – **Wayne Gretzky**

To winners, nothing seems unpleasant. - William Shakespeare — To winners, nothing seems unpleasant. – **William Shakespeare**

Persistence is the quality of winners. Successful people never never give up. - Lynda Field — **Persistence** is the quality of winners. Successful people never never give up. – Lynda Field

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

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning. - Pele — The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning. – **Pele**

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won. - Winston Churchill — Difficulties mastered are **opportunities** won. – **Winston Churchill**

2 Wise Quotes About Winning A Battle

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. - Sun Tzu — Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. – **Sun Tzu**

Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning. - Erwin Rommel — Don’t fight a battle if you don’t gain anything by winning. – Erwin Rommel

16 Quotes About Winning in Sports

“To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It’s not about winning and losing; it’s about every day hard work and about thriving on a challenge. It’s about embracing the pain that you’ll experience at the end of a race and not being afraid. I think people think too hard and get afraid of a certain challenge.”
Summer Sanders

Badminton is not only about winning. What is important to me is about playing hard, doing my best and putting up a good show for the spectators. - Lin Dan — Badminton is not only about winning. What is important to me is about playing hard, doing my best and putting up a good show for the spectators. – Lin Dan

“Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.”
Ross Perot

Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second. - Paul Bryant — Winning isn’t everything, but it beats anything that comes in second. – Paul Bryant

Imagination has a great deal to do with winning. - Mike Krzyzewski — Imagination has a great deal to do with winning. – **Mike Krzyzewski**

“The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.”
Rafael Nadal

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

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

A winning effort begins with preparation. - Joe Gibbs — A winning **effort** begins with preparation. – **Joe Gibbs**

Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts. - Kobe Bryant — Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts. – **Kobe Bryant**

Every win, regardless a good or bad one, gives you more confidence. - Mike Tyson — Every win, regardless a good or bad one, gives you more **confidence**. – **Mike Tyson**

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

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

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 — 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

A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning. - Pat Riley — A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning. – **Pat Riley**

Just remember, you can’t win the game if you don’t even play it. - Robin Sharma — Just remember, you can’t win the game if you don’t even play it. – **Robin Sharma**

8 Meaningful Quotes About Winning and Losing in Sports

“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.”
Michael Jordan

The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose. - Ernie Banks — The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose. – **Ernie Banks**

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

Never change a winning game; always change a losing one. - Bill Tilden — Never change a winning game; always change a losing one. – Bill Tilden

There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game. - Lionel Messi — There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game. – **Lionel Messi**

I'm a pretty good winner. I'm a terrible loser. And I rub it in pretty good when I win. - Tom Brady — I’m a pretty good winner. I’m a terrible loser. And I rub it in pretty good when I win. – **Tom Brady**

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 — 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

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning. - Billie Jean King — A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning. – **Billie Jean King**

2 Quotes About Winning An Award

“For me the best thing about winning an award is when the people cheer for your win. When you can see that the people are really happy that you are winning something, that’s the most reward thing in the world.”
Busta Rhymes

Winning an award is always a special moment. - Ravi Kishan — Winning an award is always a special moment. – Ravi Kishan

12 Thought-Provoking Quotes About Winning

“At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.”
Barbara Bush

Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose! - Karl Lagerfeld — **Dieting** is the only game where you win when you lose! – **Karl Lagerfeld**

“To win is not important. To be successful is not even important. How to plan and prepare is crucial. When you plan very well and prepare very well, then success can come on the way. Then winning can come on your way.”
Eliud Kipchoge