Being a netball player myself, I always like to reflect on netball quotes to pump me up on game day and to give me motivation. 😀
Because of this, I decided to write this list on some of the most iconic and inspirational quotes about netball that any player of the game will appreciate!
Below, you will find a wide range of netball quotes, phrases, and sayings that you are welcome to copy, download, share, or screenshot! Let’s begin! 🏐
59+ Best Netball Quotes & Sayings For Netball Addicts 2024!
1. “Life is better with goals.” – Unknown
2. “Netball is life. Everything else is just a game.” – Proverb
3. “Teamwork makes the dream work.” – Unknown
4. “Never let well enough be enough.” – Proverb
5. “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” – Vince Lombardi
6. “Netball is the reason I get out of bed on Saturday.” – Unknown
7. “Love is playing every game as if it’s your last.” – Michael Jordan
8. “Cherish the moment live your dream & play netball.” – Proverb
9. “Leaders live by choice, not by accident.” – Mark Gorman
10. “When you feel like quitting remember why you started.” – Proverb
11. “A goalkeeper cannot win a game. She can only save it.” – Unknown
12. “When your legs get tired, let your heart do the work.” – Proverb
13. “They play unselfish, they play together and they play hard.” – Larry Brown
14. “Practice like you’ve never won. Perform as you’ve never lost.” – Unknown
15. “Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
16. “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” – Booker T. Washington
17. “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” – Vince Lombardi
18. “A brilliant netball player never retires she just turns into an awesome coach.” – Proverb
19. “Don’t give up at half-time. Concentrate on winning the second half.” – Paul Bryant
20. “Hard work keeps the wrinkles out of the mind and spirit.” – Helena Rubinstein
21. “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford
22. “Be thankful for what you now keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow.” – Unknown
23. “Respect your training, Honour your commitment, Celebrate your victory.” – Unknown
24. “True champions aren’t always the ones that win, but those with the most guts.” – Mia Hamm
25. “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win the championship.” – Michael Jordan
26. “Sorry, the princess not even Cinderella is getting to this ball.” – Unknown
27. “Winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit.” – Proverb
28. “A person who cannot handle setbacks will never handle victories either.” – Orrin Woodward
29. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
30. “It doesn’t matter how fit you are or what size you are. Netball is literally for anybody.” – Helen Housby
31. “Believe in you. Believe in success. Believe you can win. Believe in your dreams.” – Proverb
32. “An athlete is a normal person with the gift of an undying passion to be the best and achieve greatness.” – Amanda Ring
33. “You don’t have to be the best to start, but you have to start to be the best.” – Proverb
34. “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson
25. “In the face of adversity, we have a choice. We can be bitter or we can be better.” – Unknown
26. “Netball players with goals succeed because they know where they are going.” – Proverb
27. “You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying. To the best, you can do every day.” – Jason Mraz
28. “So many players enter the game with the same approximate skills. The difference is not aptitude but attitude.” – Dave Winfield
29. “If you want a team of smart, creative people to do extraordinary things, don’t put them in a drab, ordinary space.” – Tom Kelley
30. “I’m not the guy who’s afraid of failure. I like to take risks, take the big shot, and all that.” – Stephen Curry
34. “No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.” – Reid Hoffman
35. “The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. That’s the essence of it.” – Vince Lombardi
36. “The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.” – James Cash Penney
37. “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is a success.” – Henry Ford
38. “You can’t just beat a team. You have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again.” – Mia Hamm
39. “Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the one where they sprang up.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
40. “Remember, teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.” – Patrick Jackson
41. “A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of others.” – Norman Shidle
42. “Individual commitment to a group effort: That is what makes teamwork, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” – Vince Lombardi
43. “Your team becomes your family, the ball becomes your best friend, the court becomes your home, and the game becomes your life.” – Unknown
44. “Take nothing for granted in sport & in life. I wanted to come back not the same but better. I knew I just had to get back for the team.” – Paige Hadley
45. “Sometimes as center courters, you feel like you aren’t doing much but it is really about whatever I can do to make it easier for the defenders behind me.” – Renae Ingles
46. “All I’m after is a few square meters to be myself. Space where I can continue to profess my creed: take the ball, give it to a team-mate, team-mate scores. It’s called an assist and it’s my way of spreading happiness.” – Andrea Pirlo
47. “You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.” – Jim Stovall
48. “The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” – Babe Ruth
49. “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision, the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” – Andrew Carnegie
50. “I was captain of the netball team, captain of the hockey team and I did my sprinting, but I would push myself. That’s why yoga is really good for me because it actually slows me down and finds some sort of space for me.” – Jayne Middlemiss
51. “Not all dreamers are winners, but all winners are dreamers. Your dream is the key to your future. The Bible says, “without a vision (dream), a people perish.” You need a dream if you’re going to succeed in anything you do.” – Mark Gorman
52. “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan
53. “What separates the good players from a great player is that a great player is willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group.” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
54. “You don’t inspire your teammates by showing them how amazing you are. You inspire them by showing them how amazing they are.” – Robyn Benincasa
56. “You get to share everything with your teammates. I love that winning feeling when you share it with all your team or also when you lose, going back to have a cup of tea with your best friends,” – Jade Clarke
57. “When you’re part of a team, you stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad because they’d do the same for you.” – Yogi Berra
58. “True sportsmanship is knowing that you need your opponent because, without them, there is no game. Knowing that, win or lose, you will walk off the course with.” – Lorii Myers
59. “There is nothing in this life that can destroy you but yourself. Bad things happen to everyone, but when they do, you can’t just fall apart and die. You have to fight back. If you don’t, you’re the one who loses in the end. But if you do keep going and fight back, you win.” – Alexandra Monir
Did I Miss Any Must-Have Netball Quotes or Sayings?
If I have missed any iconic or famous netball quotes, or if you have created your own, please let me know in the comment section as I do plan on updating this list frequently.
Also, if you are looking for some more netball inspiration, this website has a lot of great posts and resources!