Quotes & Sayings About Humility In Sports

Humility is the recognition of your limitations, and it is from this understanding, and this understanding alone, that the drive comes to work hard at overcoming them. — John Carlin, Rafael Nadal

No activity I know is more of a confidence builder and at the same time more 'humility training' than wrestling. — Jim Leach

Gowdy had a love affair with the microphone and the fans had a love affair with him. American sports fans truly lost an icon, a legend who never felt he was bigger than anyone else. He had that humility that made him special, and he made everyone feel like they were so important. — Dick Vitale

Humility is always one play away. — Tim Foley

The humility to prepare and the self-confidence to bring it off. — Laurence Olivier

I felt so full of gratitude and humility that I clasped my hands in front of me, closed my eyes and said a silent prayer of thanks to God ... I had at last achieved something I'd wanted for so long ... My insides bubbled with happiness. It was a dream come true. — Cathy Freeman

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences. — Kobe Bryant

By and large, the mission of any ghost is to offer humility. They point out what's important by mocking what is not.
(Joshua Malina, Sports Night) — Aaron Sorkin

Nothing amuses people more than a cocky guy who starts losing. — Criss Jami

Humility is an attribute of godliness possessed by true Saints. It is easy to understand why a proud man fails. He is content to rely upon himself only. This is evident in those who seek social position or who push others aside to gain position in fields of business, government, education, sports, or other endeavors. Our genuine concern should be for the success of others. The proud man shuts himself off from God, and when he does he no longer lives in the light. — Howard W. Hunter