3223+ best motivational softball quotes 2024

short motivational softball quotes

A winner is that person who gets up one more time then he was knocked down.

When someone you have a lot of respect for believes in you, it helps you believe in yourself.

The strongest people aren’t always the people who win, but the people who don’t give up when they lose.

What I love about the game is that the game doesn’t know who is supposed to win.

A true champion works hard and never loses sight of her dreams.

I want kids who are going to go out there and compete, lay it all on the table. I think the big thing about this game is you have to care a lot about it.

Dream big and work hard. Play with passion and the sky is the limit. Fastpitch rocks!

Don’t think you’re to good to sit and root for your team, be a team player.

Play for the name on the front of your jersey, not the name on the back.

You can’t always control the circumstances – only how you react to those circumstances; you can always control your attitude and your effort.

If you look back at yesterday and think it was a big deal, then you haven’t done anything today.

Go hard every play. You don’t want to leave anything behind and regret it years down the road that you didn’t give it all when you could have.

Anything worthy of your passion should be worthy of your preparation.

We play this game with emotion and love. Coach always says ‘Emotionally, physically, mentally – come to the field prepared.’ Because if you don’t bring that to the field, you’re going to get beat.

Take it one pitch at a time. Take it one day at at time.

And my dad drilled it in my head, you know, ‘If you want it bad enough, and you’re willing to make the sacrifices, you can do it. But first, you have to believe in yourself.’

Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine!

There is a way to play this game (softball) physically, but it’s the mental part that’s going to separate gold from silver and silver from bronze.

What success is can’t be defined by what other people can do. It’s your success. You define it.

Never let yesterday’s disappointments overshadow tomorrow’s dreams.

Worrying about past plays is such a waste of time, energy, and emotion. Know what you need to do in that moment.

You’re going to be praised and you’re going to be criticized. Ignore both. Neither one matters.

The true definition of confidence has nothing to do with other people who surround us and statistics on a sheet of paper. The only place that confidence comes is from inside YOU. Yes, you. Our confidence belongs to us, no one else.

I think an athletes mental state is what separates he goods from the greats! Being able to have a short term memory when failure hits is a taught skill and should be something that is practice daily on exactly how you as an individual handle failure. In our sport failure happens far to often so you have to perfect bouncing back fast!

All of us need a pick-me-up every once in a while, especially when things aren’t going as we planned.

I didn’t fall out of bed and become an Olympic champion. I worked hard, I was dedicated, and I really worked to perfect all aspects of my game. Michele Smith

I’m not exceptionally fast or overly powerful._ But I have a good work ethic, and I make up for it by using technique and trying to be smarter.

I am now, and will always be me. But when it comes time to step out onto that field, me gets a little more dedicated, a little more serious, and nobody stands in my way.

Sometimes it feels like you’re pushing and pushing and not getting through. But there’s so much progress that can’t be seen each day.

Softball goals are attained not by strength but by perseverance.

I am who I am. I’m going to be who I am. And I’m going to give my all to the game in the way that I do it.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

I make my weaknesses my strengths and my strengths stronger.

You only get so much time to play the game. Play it right the first time. You don’t get a second try at life.

Four bases, three strikes, two teams, one winner. It’s not just a game, but a way of life. Softball, this is my destiny.

It’s supposed to be hard, if it wasn’t hard everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great.

This game is about the long run. LIFE is about the long run. Pick successes that can build your confidence over time and stay in the process. There is always light at the end of the tunnel, but you can’t see the light if you fall into the trap of all the failures trying to pull you down.

To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.

It’s always about wanting to one-up myself from the day before. There’s never an absolute % perfect performance, but going out and striving for that perfect performance is what keeps me going.

Don’t underestimate yourself. You are more capable than you think. Keep working. Don’t give up.

Somewhere behind the athlete, behind the hours of practice, behind the coaches who have pushed you, is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back.

It’s a game of making great pitches at the right time, being opportunistic by getting a run at the right time and playing good defense.

The team with the best athletes doesn’t usually win._ It’s the team with the athletes who play best together.

ANYONE can be on a team, but NOT just anyone can be a loyal leader who people look to and who rises above all the negativity and drama.

I don’t need to be Number on the team. If I need to hit, pitch, run, whatever, I will do it. If everything was going to be about me, I’d quit.

The point of the game is not how well the individual does but whether the team wins. That is the beautiful part of the game, the blending of personalities, the mutual sacrifices for group success.

I do my job on the mound and then do what I can at the plate, always working on helping the team anyway I can.

We’re prepared, and we’ve done everything we can to prepare for this moment in time. That’s what confidence is all about.

We’re going to step on the field knowing that every team we’re going against is going to push their game to that whole new level that we probably hadn’t seen. … We’ve just got to be ready to step up with them

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Even when you’ve played the game of your life, it’s the feeling of teamwork that you’ll remember. You’ll forget the plays, the shots, and the scores, but you’ll never forget your teammates. – Deborah Palmore

Fresh cut grass, dragged dirt, ring of a bat, a diving catch, a blocked ball, sweating, bleeding and sliding into home. Not a bad way to spend a few hours.

Pitching is hard–it’s just you out there against the world. Lots of the best s on softball and baseball come from this competiton between hitter and pitcher.

I really didn’t have my best stuff. My drop ball was inconsistent and they had a good game plan. I stopped worrying about striking people out and just focused on getting people out.

Be that pitcher that every hitter is afraid to face.

Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.

But I wasn’t getting in my pace, staying within myself, I was getting a little rushed. So I think I finally took a couple deep breaths and let myself get my timing back.

I do not just want to be just another face. What I want is to go out there and prove something on the field.

It only takes one pitch to make a difference.

The pitcher’s mound is a place where I can feel powerful, confident and in control.

Pitching is the art of instilling fear.

When I’m in the game [softball], it’s not so much mechanics. It’s more of just trusting my teammates, trusting myself, trusting my preparation that we’ve put in to get there. When you’re in the game, it’s go-mode. There’s going to be times when you’re tweaking things but when you’re in that game mode, you just want to think about that one next pitch.

Every time you go out there, you want to be a little nervous, have a little bit of butterflies in your stomach and get the juices flowing.

– Taryne Mowatt, Pitcher, University of Arizona
Section – Softball Hitting

If you fail out of times…you’re a stud. Hitting is hard, so learn from some of the greats. Some of these fight analogy s on softball are pretty funny, and draw a lot of parallels to battle, fights, etc.

When you’re in a slump don’t lie down and take it. Remember: you’re a fighter.

When I step into batter’s box, the fans, the noise, the cheers, they all disappear. For that moment, the world is just a battle between me and the pitcher. And more than anything, I want to win.

inspire motivational softball quotes

As an athlete it feels so natural to stick with your strengths and never really evolve. To stay ahead of the trends, it’s so important to constantly evolve & reinvent daily to stay ahead of the curve.

I am now, and will always be me. But when it comes time to step out onto that field, me gets a little more dedicated, a little more serious, and nobody stands in my way.

In sport, part of the game is accepting the umpire’s call, no matter how hard that might be. Sometimes the calls go your way, and sometimes they don’t.

Before you ask me why my legs are bruised, my knees are scared and my nails are broken. Realize I hit the drop ball, take the shot at home plate and swing for the fence. I don’t play with Barbie’s and I don’t jump rope. If the game were easy, I wouldn’t play. teams, bases, innings, game…FASTPITCH SOFTBALL

I don’t want to play golf. When I hit a ball I want someone to go chase it.

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game

Sometimes, it helps to just remember how important (and fun, or difficult) the little things can be. These s are about the little odds and ends that make the game so interesting…

If you love that – pitch, that diving catch, the dirt in your hair, the face of your opponent and that slide into home that won the game, but also gave you one horrible bruise…then you’re a true softball player.

It’s supposed to be hard, if it wasn’t hard everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great.

Playing fast pitch softball against me is as close to death as you’re gonna get.

Softball is for everyone. Fast-pitch is for athletes.

Strawberry’s always hurt less when the umpire calls you safe.

The game begins the moment you forget you’re playing.

Passion creates work ethic. Work ethic creates possibilities. Possibilities create happiness.

Don’t think you’re to good to sit and root for your team, be a team player.

Softball is for everyone. Fast-pitch is for athletes.

Bruised, bloody, broken, all for this sport. I’ll never hold back. I play it, love it and live it. Softball, my sport, my love, my life.

Play for the name on the front of your jersey, not the name on the back.

A winner is that person who gets up one more time then he was knocked down.

It doesn’t sparkle, but I guard this diamond with my life.

Discipline yourself so no one has to.

If you face a worthy opponent acknowledge their skills and show them yours.

If what you did yesterday still looks big to you today, then you must not have done anything today.

When life throws you a curve ball, SWING!

A boy once told me that I play like a girl. I told him if he tried a little harder, he could too.

Softball girls aren’t afraid of a little dirt.

If it were easy, they’d call it baseball.

Hey softball pitcher: be that player that coaches warn their team about.

Play the ball; don’t let the ball play you.

The Softball Pitcher’s Motto: Stay calm and throw strikes.

Sweat dries, blood clots, and bones heal. Suck it up Princess. This is softball.

When the game is over leave it on the field.

Let your faith shine on and off the field. People are watching; this is your mission field.

When I lose, I take it very personally.

I make my weaknesses my strengths and my strengths stronger.

If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out.

When we’d play softball, I’d steal second base, feel guilty and go back.

In softball, the softball gods giveth and the softball gods taketh away, but that evens out over the season.

When we played softball, I’d steal second base, feel guilty and go back.
– Woody Allen

Softball, it’s more than just a game!

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

Softball is life with the volume turned up, how loud is your game, crank it up!

You may get skinned knees and elbows, but it’s worth it if you score a spectacular goal.

The minute you start talking about what you’re going to do if you lose, you have lost

It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get back up

Softball is for everyone. Fast-pitch is for athletes.

Genius is perseverance in disguise!

There’s nothing soft about my Balls

random motivational softball quotes

Softball is like love, first you learn the rules of the game, and then you forget the rules and play from your heart.

Busting ours to kick yours

Your mom called. You left your game at home

If ur dating a softball player raise ur hands, If ur NOT raise ur standards.

I’m so good your mom cheers for me

If you face a worthy opponent acknowledge their skills and show them yours.

Play like you’re in first, train like you’re in second.

There is no glory in practice but without practice there can be no glory.

Don’t-cha wish your girlfriend could play like me.

There is no shame in my game.

In softball, Good Girls Steal.

Don’t let the name of softball fool you, be ready to play hardball.