{"id":406095,"date":"2019-05-02T11:54:10","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T15:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/?p=406095"},"modified":"2025-04-23T16:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:56:46","slug":"top-five-quotes-most-inspirational-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/top-five-quotes-most-inspirational-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Five Quotes from Today\u2019s Top Five Most Inspirational Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sports all over the world continue to defy the accusation of frivolity and absurdity. What their critics fail to recognize is their ability to bring people together, and encourage young people to push their limits\u2014be they physical, gender-based, racially-based, or simply psychological. Lottoland recently published a list of their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lottoland.com\/ca\/blog\/the-top-10-most-inspirational-athletes.html?fbclid=IwAR0AuiQIWR8CPuiSTkgnexyzAao6uwpZ3NhSzKoLNe6WC1ldW-6SJJ0XOQU\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">top 10 most inspirational athletes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in history, showcasing the struggles and boundaries encountered by the likes of <\/span><b>Muhammad Ali<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Billie Jean King<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Jackie Robinson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and more of the like. While these athletes all notoriously pushed barriers and left legacies of success, in an ever-evolving world, who are we to look to in a more inclusive, albeit not completely unprejudiced, sports landscape today?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quotes from Today\u2019s Most Inspirational Athletes<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Serena Williams<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I don\u2019t like to lose \u2014 at anything\u2026 Yet I\u2019ve grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God\u2019s reward, then losing is how he teaches us.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Want to hear about overcoming adversity, look to <\/span><b>Serena Williams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Through every climb, no matter the outcome, Williams has played tennis professionally for nearly 25 years, and she\u2019s still out there winning titles. Many of her efforts have occurred both alongside and against her sister, Venus Williams, whom she infamously defeated in the 2017 Australian Open to take the trophy while eight weeks pregnant. Now, she\u2019s a new mom, and back in the top ten. She\u2019s also an activist, using her campaign with Nike to women to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=whpJ19RJ4JY\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cdream crazier,\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and supporting movements and organizations such as Black Lives Matter, Goodwill, and UNICEF.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">J.J. Watt<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Success isn\u2019t owned \u2013 it\u2019s leased. And rent is due every day. Every single day, someone\u2019s coming for your job. Someone\u2019s coming for your greatness. If you\u2019re the greatest, someone wants to be the greatest, and so if you\u2019re not constantly improving your game, somebody else is.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Houston Texans defensive end is more than just the greatest player at his position, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/2016\/04\/02\/jj-watt\/\" target=\"_self\"><b>J.J. Watt<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is also a champion of philanthropy. Known for his efforts <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/jjwfoundation.org\/the-foundation\/hurricane-harvey-relief-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">benefiting the victims of Hurricane Harvey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> which have raised over $37 million, he also is dedicated to using sports as a medium through which to educate and assist children and at-risk youth. In 2017, he was named the <\/span><b>Walter Payton<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\/manoftheyear\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NFL Man of the Year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tiger Woods<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cYou have to look at the past in order to learn from it and move on.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And that\u2019s just what <\/span><b>Tiger Woods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> did this spring, when he won his 15<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> major \u2013 his first in over ten years \u2013 at the 2019 Masters Tournament. Woods may have a troubled past, after scandal broke up his marriage in 2010 and he was arrested for a DUI in 2017. Still, Woods has proven himself a success, leading one of the most impressive comeback stories ever. One of the greatest lessons that can be learned from Woods is that the past can be learned from in multiple ways, and Woods has not only learned from his personal transgressions, but from the young boy he once was, back when all he wanted was to be the best. Now, once again, he is.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LeBron James<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAll your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you\u2019re not good enough or strong enough or talented enough. They will say you\u2019re the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. They will tell you no. A thousand times no. until all the no\u2019s become meaningless. All your life they will tell you no. Quite firmly and very quickly. And you will tell them yes.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While his success with the Los Angeles Lakers organization remains to be seen, <\/span><b>LeBon James\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> three championship wins prove that not only is he \u201cenough,\u201d but even more. His efforts on the court are only rivaled in importance by his work outside the stadium. Known for his support of non-profit organizations, James has acted on his passion for education, donating millions of dollars to museums and children\u2019s funds, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/2018\/07\/30\/lebron-james-promise-school-akron-ohio\/862159002\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">opening a public elementary school<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> through his foundation in Akron to help keep struggling students stay in the education system. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simone Biles<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You don\u2019t have to be serious all the time to do a good job.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Simone Biles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the only woman ever to win three all-around world championships in a row in gymnastics. She followed those titles up with four gold medals, as well as one bronze, at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio, marking one of the best showings of all time. Biles has also faced significant challenges in her career; most notably as a victim of sexual abuser <\/span><b>Larry Nassar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the American women\u2019s gymnastics physician. Overcoming her abuse has not been easy for Biles, but in 2018, she and her fellow survivors were awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, and Biles still continues to compete as one of the leading gymnasts of the generation. And no matter how difficult a journey it has been, Biles doesn\u2019t forget what brought her to sports in the first place\u2014the fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Roger Federer<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI fear no one, but respect everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lindsey Vonn<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s sexy and beautiful to be strong.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Usian Bolt<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDreams are free. Goals have a cost. While you can daydream for free, goals don\u2019t come without a price. Time, Effort, Sacrifice, and Sweat. How will you pay for your goals?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peyton Manning<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe most valuable player is the one that makes the most players valuable.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tom Brady<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYou wanna know which ring is my favorite? 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What their critics fail to recognize is their ability to bring people together, and encourage young people to push their limits\u2014be they physical, gender-based, racially-based, or simply psychological. 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