“We run to win, not just to be in the race.”Vince Lombardi
Winning Quotes
75 FAMOUS QUOTES · WINNING
Winning Quotes
Read 75 famous winning quotes from great authors, with links to more quote topics.
“I've never been with a losing team in my life, and I don't think I'll start now.”Vince Lombardi
“What I want is to be number one.”Steve Prefontaine
“I decided that if I was going to continue in track, that I didn't want to lose, that I wasn't going to lose.”Steve Prefontaine
“Nobody likes tainted victories.”Steve Prefontaine
“Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win.”Napoleon Hill
“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.”Michael Jordan
“There is no "i" in team but there is in win.”Michael Jordan
“Winning isn't always championships.”Michael Jordan
“The only place that matters is first.”Max Verstappen
“I always try to get the best result out of it. I'm not there to just sit second or sit third. I'm a winner, and I want to win every single race, and I will always go for it.”Max Verstappen
“I want to win because I am the fastest out there, not by luck; then it means a lot more to you.”Max Verstappen
“I am not there to finish fourth at the end of the day. I am there to win as a racer, but on the radio, it sounds like I am arrogant and not listening to the team, but it is not like that.”Max Verstappen
“You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before, and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman.”Lionel Messi
“Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.”Lionel Messi
“I've won at every level since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. And it won't be fulfilled until I win at the highest level.”LeBron James
“Ever since I was a kid, I was always the winner.”LeBron James
“I have so much love for football that I think it is the reason why I seek refuge in training. I'm always guided by that desire to conquer, to win.”Kylian Mbappé
“I am hungry for titles.”Kylian Mbappé
“When you retire, people don't look at how good you became. They look at what you've won. We remember the winners.”Kylian Mbappé
“Learning is fine, but you also have to win; you only have one career.”Kylian Mbappé
“The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.”Kobe Bryant
“People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning.”Kobe Bryant
“Winning takes precedence over all. There's no grey area. No almosts.”Kobe Bryant
“I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.”Kobe Bryant