10 Good Sports Movie Quotes

There are so many sports movies out there, it made finding the ten best sports movie quotes quite difficult. Sports movies always have great quotes because they are inspiring, heartwarming, teach a lesson, and sometimes they are just plain funny. Below is the final list of what was chosen.

“Dodgeball.” One of the best sports movie quotes is a really funny part from “Dodgeball” when Patches O’Houlihan throws wrenches at the team and enthusiastically exclaims “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.

“Rudy.” Another great sports movie quote is from “Rudy.” “You’re 5 foot nothin’, 100 and nothin’ and you have nearly a speck of athletic ability. And you hung in there with the best college football team in the land for two years. And you’re gonna walk outta here with a degree from the University of Notre Dame. In this life, you don’t have to prove nothin’ to nobody but yourself.” This is a good quote because it of its motivational quality.

“Caddyshack.” A good sports quote about how to win is from “Caddyshack” is when Ty Webb says “I’m going to give you a little advice. There’s a force in the universe that makes things happen. And all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen, and be the ball.”

“Remember the Titans.” One of the best motivational sports movie quotes is from “Remember the Titans.” When Coach Boone tells the team, “This is where they fought the battle of Gettysburg. Fifty thousand men died right here on this field, fighting the same fight that we are still fighting among ourselves today. This green field right here, painted red, bubbling with the blood of young boys. Smoke and hot lead pouring right through their bodies. Listen to their souls, men. I killed my brother with malice in my heart. Hatred destroyed my family. You listen, and you take a lesson from the dead. If we don’t come together right now on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed, just like they were. I don’t care if you like each other of not, but you will respect each other. And maybe… I don’t know, maybe we’ll learn to play this game like men.

“Friday Night Lights.” Another of the best sports movie quotes is from “Friday Night Lights” when Coach Gaines says “Being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It’s not about winning. It’s about you and your relationship with yourself, your family and your friends. Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you didnt let them down because you told them the truth. And that truth is you did everything you could. There wasnt one more thing you could’ve done. Can you live in that moment as best you can, with clear eyes, and love in your heart, with joy in your heart? If you can do that gentleman, you’re perfect.”

“The Longest Yard.” In the 1974 version of football movie, “The Longest Yard” Paul Crewe states that “The most important thing to remember is to protect your quarterback… me!” This is a good one cause it’s funny, but true.

“Rocky.” One of the best sports movie quotes is from the best boxing movie ever, “Rocky.” When Micky says to Rocky, “You’re gonna eat lightnin’ and you’re gonna crap thunder!” That is a very quotable quote.

“Hoosiers.” A great sports quote from the underdog basketball movie “Hoosiers” is “I don’t care what the scoreboard says at the end of the game, in my book we’re gonna be winners.” This is a good quote about the love of the game.

“Glory Road.” One of the best sports movie quotes is from the basketball movie “Glory Road.” Coach Haskins says, “You’ll play basketball my way. My way is hard.” Coach Haskins believes that hard work, brings victory.

“Varsity Blues.” A good quote from Mox in “Varsity Blues” is “If we go out and half-ass it cause we’re scared, then we’ll always wonder if we were really good enough. But if we go out there and give it all we’ve got… that’s heroic. You guys wanna be heroes?”