50 Inspirational Quotes to Boost Your Cheer Spirit and Motivation

"Cheerleading is not just about stunts and pom-poms; it’s about spreading joy and inspiring others."

- Gabrielle Douglas

"Behind every successful team is a cheerleader who motivates, supports, and believes in their potential."

- John C. Maxwell

"Don’t give up! You are going to make mistakes, but that’s where the biggest growth is. Really take it in and learn from it and see how you can grow from that."

- Coach Monica Aldama

"Cheerleading is the ultimate team sport."

- Coach Bo Frank

"Cheerleading is not a hobby; it’s a way of life that teaches us to believe in ourselves and never give up."

- Avery Price

"Practice creates confidence. Confidence empowers you."

- Simone Biles

"Cheerleading is life; you must give it your all and always strive to be on top. It teaches you so much, from how to be a team player, leadership, dedication, confidence, and many other qualities."

- Natasha Richardson

"When life knocks you down, let your cheer spirit lift you back up."

- Nick Vujicic

"A cheerleader’s most powerful weapon is their words. Use them to uplift, inspire, and make a positive impact."

- Zig Ziglar

"Cheerleading is not about competing against others; it’s about pushing yourself to be better."

- Gabby Douglas

"Cheerleading teaches us that failure only occurs when we stop trying."

- Sue Thoele

"Cheerleaders make the impossible possible by believing in the power of teamwork and determination."

- Mia Hamm

"Cheerleading teaches us that success is not just about winning, but about values, friendships, and growth."

- Shannon Miller

"Cheer for the underdog, and you’ll witness the extraordinary power of encouragement."

- Brendon Burchard

"A true cheerleader doesn’t just cheer for others; they cheer for their own dreams and aspirations too."

- Les Brown

"Cheerleading is the art of spreading joy and creating a sense of unity."

- Tony Robbins

"The cheerleading spirit is contagious; it lifts the mood, boosts confidence, and brings people together."

- Vera Jones

"I trade sweat for strength. I trade doubt for belief. I trade cheer for nothing."

- ilikebigbows

"A good athlete trains until they get it right. An ELITE athlete trains until they never get it wrong."

- ilikebigbows

"Titles are won at practice -- Competitions are where you pick up your trophies."

- ilikebigbows

"Be your own cheerleader because when no one else is your fan, you have to be your own fan. I just wanted to tell people that."

- Caleb McLaughlin

"Cheerleaders are catalysts for positive change in their communities."

- Dominique Dawes

"A good cheerleader sees the potential in others and encourages them to reach their highest aspirations."

- Louise Hay

"Whether on the field or in life, cheer with all your heart, and you’ll inspire greatness."

- Ron Lewis

"A cheerleader’s energy and enthusiasm can light up the darkest room and turn setbacks into comebacks."

- Jon Gordon

"Sacrifice,,, If you want something you've never had , be prepared to give more than you ever have."

- mhzdog

"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."

- Tim Notke

"I am my own cheerleader. I am the one who puts my goals, who pushes myself to get to the next goal. I don't have someone next to me saying, 'Here you go, now do this, it's your next step, go for it.'"

- Reem Acra

"A good cheerleader can turn a tough situation into a triumph by motivating others."

- Pat Williams

"It's not about coaching cheerleaders anymore. Now it's about coaching champions"

- Nikaa

"If someone tells you you can't, sweetie make that your reason for living!"

- Nikaa

"Don't practice until you get it right. Practice it until you can never get it wrong"

- Nikaa

"A coach is someone who always makes you do what you don't want to do, so you can be who you've always wanted to be"

- Nikaa

"Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength."

- CheerMom69

"For a strong body you need a strong mind first. Your mind will quit before your body will."

- MaineStar234

"Practice as if you are the worst, perform as if you are the best"

- MaineStar234

"It’s not just about the outfits and the style of dance, it’s how to be a good teammate and how to be a good person."

- Steven Sonntag

"Cheerleaders deserve a lot of respect for what they do."

- Ashley Tisdale

"Cheerleading is the pinnacle of sport meets performance."

- Michelle Khare

"Next time someone tells you cheerleading is easy, tell them to do your routine and then get back to you."

- Tif Tif

"Physical fitness is important, it’s a huge part of what we do. We are athletes."

- Coach Ryan O’Connor

"Being a cheerleader to me is being a role model for others."

- Emily Chavez

"Dance like you never danced before, cheer like no one is watching, and stunt like the world is watching you because it seems like the whole world is on your hands!"

- Amanda Layton

"When all else fails in stunting, get back up and do it again! … Stick it"

- Ashley Adlam

"Cheerleading is the life, and life is cheerleading; anything less would be second rate, and our squad does not use second rate!"

- Randi

"I love keeping a positive aura and encouraging people to be their best at all times no matter the circumstance."

- Captain, Keara Fellers

"A cheerleader is someone who is constantly full of positive energy and always promotes school spirit."

- Allison Ross

"Winning doesn’t happen in the competition. Winning happens outside and before the competition."

- Rosanna Toivonen

"Cheerfulness is contagious – spread it everywhere you go."

- Lailah Gifty Akita

"Overpower. Overtake. Overcome."

- Serena Williams

"Don’t wait until you’ve reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take toward reaching that goal."

- Simone Biles

"If you are afraid of failure, you don’t deserve success."

- Coach Ryan O’Connor

"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."

- Zig Ziglar

"You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get."

- Michael Phelps

"Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you."

- Michael Jordan

"Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th."

- Julie Andrews

"I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all."

- Simone Biles

"Athletes must understand that dedication and sacrifice are necessary to create powerhouse programs. Lots of teams go to just have fun, but winning is the most fun of all!"

- Brent Paige

"In the game of life, cheer for success, resilience, and the potential in every person you meet."

- Sheryl Sandberg

"The only person who can stop you from reaching your goals is you."

- Jackie Joyner-Kersee

"You make your own luck. You make it in training."

- Simone Biles

"A lot of it is the mental game, you gotta have a great deal of confidence knowing that you can perform that skill."

- Coach Jennifer Moore

"Cheerleading is all about trust."

- DJ Fleming

"Dance and cheer are not something you do alone, they’re something you do as a team."

- Carrie Clayton

"A successful cheerleading coach has the ability to drive kids to do better every day, not in just their sport, but in everyday life."

- Coach Sam

"Anything that I expected from my athletes, I expected from myself even more."

- Coach Monica Aldama

"In order to lead anyone, you have to have their respect, and your respect is earned, not demanded."

- Coach Monica Aldama

"Cheerleading is a team sport everyone has to work hard to get 1st place. People say it ain’t a sport but we work just as hard as any other sport. Cheerleaders are the best!"

- Blondie

"Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is."

- Vince Lombardi

"Cheerleading is a sport that involves a lot of trust. We aren’t necessarily competing against another team which is unique."

- Haley Cooper

"Cheerleading brings a lot of life skills that you can use in everyday life. It has taught me how to communicate better and be a better leader, which are two things I use every day."

- Michael Felder

"Give yourself permission to shoot for something that seems totally beyond your grasp. You may be surprised at your capabilities."

- Danica Patrick

"Without goals, training has no direction."

- Natalie Coughlin

"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up."

- Mark Twain

"You can’t always be the best. You have to remember that everyone makes mistakes sometimes."

- Aly Raisman

"Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don’t settle for them."

- Mia Hamm

"Once you give them the power to tell you you’re great, you’ve also given them the power to tell you you’re unworthy. Once you start caring about people’s opinions of you, you give up control."

- Ronda Rousey

"I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability; it was my mental ability."

- Bruce Jenner

"If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you."

- Fred Devito

"You have to remember that the hard days are what make you stronger. The bad days make you realize what a good day is. If you never had any bad days, you would never have that sense of accomplishment!"

- Aly Raisman

"You can’t cry when things get a little bit hard. You’ve just got to push through and know that there’s a reason and end to the means."

- Abby Wambach

"Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind."

- Jackie Joyner-Kersee

"The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning."

- Pele

"You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it."

- Abby Wambach

"Set realistic goals, keep re-evaluating, and be consistent."

- Venus Williams

"There are always new, grander challenges to confront, and a true winner will embrace each one."

- Mia Hamm

"You have to be positive, and I’m not just talking about athletics, this also applies to life."

- Sheryl Swoopes

"I have contributed to the cheerleading team’s success by always being there and being the best athlete/coach I can be."

- Michael Felder

"I believe that a strong mentality is an essential quality for a male cheerleader. If they are not prepared mentally and physically, they are not going to last past the first day."

- Michael Felder

"There’s nothing better than being head cheerleader, let me tell you."

- Toni Basil

"A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles."

- William Hazlitt

"The man who radiates good cheer, who makes life happier wherever he meets it, is always a man of vision and faith."

- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

"The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it."

- Peggy Fleming

"You control your own wins and losses."

- Maria Sharapova

"A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever."

- Mary Lou Retton

"If you care about the people you work with then you work harder."

- Kristine Lilly

"If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought."

- Peace Pilgrim

"If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future, look into your present actions."

- Chinese Proverb

"You can practice for hours but if you’re not strengthening your body to be able to practice, you’re going to get hurt, you’re going to get frustrated, and ultimately that’s not a win for anyone."

- Danielle Donovan

"We've got the strive for it, we live and die for it."

- alexamarysouza

"Athletes lift weights, cheerleaders lift athletes."

- alexamarysouza

"Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they’re really not. They’re companions, the hero and the sidekick."

- Laurence Shames

"Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come."

- James Russell Lowell

"Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

- Thomas Hughes

"We cheerleaders are peppy and happy and get front row seats to the game!"

- Bob Casey, Jr.

"Cheerleading gave me a love of sports, which I brought to the Senate. I can talk to the good ol’ boys about college sports because I follow it as they do."

- Kay Bailey Hutchison

"Good cheer is no hindrance to a good life."

- Aristippus

"It is a special, weird thing being a cheerleader. You need to want to yell and perform, dance, and wear a cute little costume. It’s a thing you’re kind of born with or without."

- Betsey Johnson

"Not every girl can be a cheerleader, it takes a special kind. Cheerleaders are full of life and a little bit out of their mind."

- Jennifer

"My heart beats in 8 counts."

- ilikebigbows

"Any guy can get a girl. Only the Elite can lift her feet."

- alexamarysouza

"The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle."

"Strength doesn’t come from what you can do, it comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t."

"The harder you push yourself when no one is looking, the easier it will be when they are."

"The coach can make you practice, the crowd can cheer you on, but only the desire for success can make you a champion."

"The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves."

"It’s not about being the best. It’s about being better than you were yesterday."

"If you ever feel like giving up, just remember there’s a little girl watch who wants to be just like you. Don’t disappoint her."

"Tears may get you sympathy, but sweat will get you results."

"Don’t let the pretty bow fool you. I am a beast!"

"A good cheerleader is not measured by the height of her jumps but by the span of her spirit."

"If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it."

- Unknown

"Experience is the hardest, yet most valuable teacher – it gives you the test first, and the lesson later."

"Football players lift weights, cheerleaders lift athletes."

"The only way to create a diamond is under pressure. And the only way to make it shine is to cut and polish it over and over again."