Finding the champion within

All great athletes know that they can’t achieve success alone. They need a team to support them and oftentimes the most powerful inspiration comes from their huide along the way – their coach. A coach is an essential part of training on and off the field. Coaches help you focus, set goals, hold you accountable and keep you going when you want to quit. They help you find your inner champion. And they’re not just for athletes – anyone can be encouraged to find their own coach and be inspired by their famous coaching quotes.

What does it mean to be a champion?

You don’t have to be Serena Williams or Michael Phelps to have the mindset of a champion. Finding the champion within is about resilience. It’s about uncovering and standing up to your greatest fears. It’s about having the inner strength to quickly get back up when you fail – again and again. It’s about believing in yourself so deeply, so strongly, that nothing can hold you back from achieving your goals.

True champions have an unstoppable belief in themselves and know how to turn obstacles into opportunities. Yet even the most determined champions face setbacks, andeven the most committed among us have moments when we want to give up.
How to find your inner champion

Ultimately, to find your inner champion, you must overcome the limiting beliefs that hold you back. These are the stories you tell yourself about why you can’t do something, why you don’t deserve it or why you can put it off later. But champions know that the time to crush those limiting beliefs is now.

Whether you’re training for a physical competition or want to be the best leader in the boardroom, having someone who can help you do this is of the utmost importance. The right coach provides inspiration and expertise when your determination wavers. And if you don’t have a coach – or don’t have access to yours right now – coaching quotes can do the trick.

Continue reading to be inspired by some great coach quotes that may resonate with your struggle to become the best version of yourself possible.

“A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.” – John Wooden, basketball coach, ten-time National Collegiate Athletic Association championship winner

“The key is not the will to win . . . everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.” – Bobby Knight, basketball coach, fourth most wins of all time in NCAA Division I men’s games

“What you do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.” – Dean Smith, basketball coach for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

“Never give up! Failure and rejection are the only first step to succeeding.” – Jim Valvano, college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster

“You are never lost until you quit trying.” – Mike Ditka, football player, coach and commentator, College and Pro Football Hall of Famer

“Without self-discipline success is impossible, period.” – Lou Holtz, football player, coach and analyst, College Football Hall of Famer

“You have to expect great things of yourself before you can do them.” – Michael Jordan, basketball legend

“A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.” – Ara Parseghian, two-time national football championship winner as head coach of Notre Dame

“A leader has to be positive about all things that happen to his team. Look at nothing in the past as failure.” – Mike Krzyzewski, head basketball coach at Duke University from 1980 to 2022

“A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.” – Billie Jean King, former #1 tennis player in the world, International Tennis Hall of Famer

“Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.” – Wayne Gretzky, hockey legend

“If you want to win, do the ordinary things better than anyone else does them day in and day out.” – Chuck Noll, head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1969 to 1991

“Gold metals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.” – Dan Gable, wrestler and coach, two-time NCAA Division I national champion, Olympic gold medalist

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While coaching quotes are empowering, nothing compares to finding a dedicated coach that understands and works directly with you to accomplish your goals. To truly empower yourself, you need to take massive action: find a life coach today and take your life to the next level.