As one of the most challenging and physically demanding sports out there, water polo certainly has its fair share of inspirational and motivational quotes. Here are 50 of the best water polo quotes to get you pumped up for your next game.
“If there is a will, there is a way.” This well-known quote from water polo legend Peter Vidmar is a great reminder that if you’re determined enough, you can achieve anything.
Top 50 Water Polo Quotes
1. “I fell in love with Erica Kane the summer before my freshman year of high school. Like all red-blooded teen American boys, I’d come home from water polo practice and eat a box of Entenmann’s Pop’Ems donut holes in front of the TV while obsessively fawning over ‘All My Children’ and Erica, her clothes, and her narcissistic attitude.” – Andy Cohen
2. “When I was 20, journalists would ask me what I would do when I retire from waterpolo. For me this is not just a five- or ten-year-period in my life. This is life itself.” – Tibor Benedek
3. “I remember in high school trying to get home from water-polo practice in time so I could see Happy Days on television when it first came on, because I was so blown away by it. It was just such a cool thing.” – Ted McGinley
4. “I tried water polo and my horse drowned. That was a nightmare.” – Lee Evans
Water Polo Inspirational Quotes
5. “Water Polo is my life. Our relationship is that predetermination I’ll never be better at anything than waterpolo and that is why it is my duty to pursue this sport as long as I can, And to the best of my abilities.” – Tibor Benedik
6. But my favorite sport is probably water polo. It’s a team sport where you get to work with other people. I like it better that way. I am a people person.” – Jeff Shelby
7. “Life should be like water polo. When someone pisses off, just beat the living crap out of them and sit in the ejection box for twenty seconds.” – Unknown
8. “Life is simple. Eat, sleep and play water polo.” – Unknown
Famous Water Polo Quotes
9. “Sportspectator packs the essentials of water polo into a pocket-sized guide.” – Lindy Spieker
10. “It all starts in the pool. All you need is a ball and desire to play.” – Unknown
11. “A perfect water polo athlete can be best described as having the over-arm accuracy of a baseball pitcher, the vertical of a volleyball player, the toughness of a rugby and hockey player, the endurance of a cross country skier and the strategy of a chess player. Of course to find a player of this ability is difficult.” – Unknown
12. “Southern California is the hotbed of water polo. But northern california has had good waterpolo for a long time. We don’t find too many blue-chip players, but there are a lot of good players who get overlooked.” – Keith Wilber
13. “I love water polo. Right now it’s my life.” – Maggie Wood
14. “The tradition in Serbia has always been team sports – football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo, individual sports are not supported.” – Novak Djokovic
Water Polo Player Quotes
15. “I’ve always thought having a kid that played soccer would be the worst punishment. After watching 3 min of water polo I stand corrected.” – Daniel Tosh
16. “Water polo would be much more interesting if they hadn’t gotten rid of the horses.” – Dov Davidoff
17. “Matthew Lowe is one of the great water men that I know. He’s a surfer, a great water polo player. I think he’s half fish.” – Rob Lowe
18. “My family had a membership to the Riverside Yacht Club where my brother, Sandy, learned to sail, and I competed in local swim races. My sister, Marcia, became a competitive springboard diver, and my brother excelled in water polo.” – Dorothy Hamill
19. “I think a lot of the things that I learn in church, a lot of the things about my relationships with my family, play into how I treat my teammates, how I respect my coaches.” – Tumua Anae
Finally, water polo is a sport that takes dedication and teamwork. The quotes in this article show the dedication of the athletes and coaches to the sport. Water polo is a sport that anyone can enjoy and it is a great way to stay active.