A sports film with an inspiring message behind it can often tick all the boxes of family drama, romance, and excitement.

James from CompareTheBets has put together a list of what he considers to be the best inspirational sports films…

 

Any Given Sunday

Starring as Tony D’Amato, Al Pacino is the head coach of a fictional American football team, The Miami Sharks in the film Any Given Sunday. D’Amato, in his goosebumps-inducing speech encourages his team at half-time in their playoffs match.

The coach explains to the team that ‘life is rally a game of inches.’ He adds that every action we make towards our goal is certainly an inch or step towards success. Keeping inching forward, resisting the urge to give up, and actually never giving up is all it takes to win.

The movie found its way to this list because of its inspirational storyline right from the start. It teaches us that the circumstance one is in should not matter … what will count ultimately is the effort you put in for every inch towards success.

 

The Blind Side

In the recent times, The Blind Side tops the list among the most inspirational and heart-warming movies. So what makes this movie feature in this list of inspirational sport films? Not only is The Blind Side based on a true story of Michael Oher, a NFL footballer together with his foster family, but also because the movie is really a tale of family values, love and triumph.

One of the scenes that might melt your heart is where Sandra Bullock (acting as Leigh Anne Tuohy) Michael’s adoptive mother steps into the field during a football practice. Her pep talk to Michael acts as a reminder of just how some little understanding might go a long way. Every person responds differently to circumstances. Looking ourselves as players, we ought to consider our skills as well as individuality and maintain a belief in our utmost ability to achieve in our own way.

 

Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights is another incredible inspirational sports film that is surely a must watch. This movie is a great lesson for anyone that is always worried about being perfect. Billy Bob Thornton who plays Coach Gaines in his inspirational speech in one of the scenes perfectly expresses the idea of everything that entails perfection.

He says that perfection is not necessarily always getting everything right, performing all actions with utmost precision, or achieving every accolade. According to the coach, perfection is all about personal accomplishment. The movie leaves us with the powerful lesson that we can attain perfection when we are true to ourselves.

 

Rocky Balboa

The story of Rocky Balboa the boxer was so inspiring that it resulted to five sequels. In this fifth movie, in one of the most inspiring scenes, Rocky talks to his son telling him that life will never lack hardships because that is exactly what life deals.

However, at the end of it all, we are responsible for our accomplishments and dreams. According to this movie, everyone should know his or her worth, chase after it, and never blame the world for things not attained.

 

Rudy

Rudy is a sport inspirational movie that is all about perseverance as the main key to success. In fact, Charles S. Dutton who stars as Groundkeeper manager Fortune explains this bluntly to Sean Astin who stars as Daniel ‘Rudy’ Ruettiger who had decided to quit the team.

The easy route is giving up whenever things do not go your way compared to persevering through difficult times. Regret is always the result of giving up. Triumph on the other hand is the result of pushing through. Anytime you consider this, it is quite evident what the best option ought to be … therefore never give so easily.

 

Facing the Giants

According to Facing the Giants, you do not know exactly what you are capable of till you block distracting thoughts as well as excuses. Every time you see things from within, not as you perceive them physically, you always give up you the golden opportunity to see extremely far even beyond your limitations.

Facing the Giants brings with it a good number of inspirational scenes throughout. Most scenes depict the power of belief. They reveal the incredible consequences of having people that believe in you. The movie is a great lesson that immense power resides in us if we only choose to believe in ourselves.

 

Warrior

Warrior is a sports film starring Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy. In the movie, they are estranged brothers that compete against one another in a main MMA tournament.

The 2011 film combined sympathetic and believable characters, terrific fight sequences, as well as top-notch acting. All these combinations is in an effort to share an inspiring story of redemption as well as the bonds of family.

 

Miracle

Miracle shares the inspiration story of the United States Men’s Hockey team’s victory over the mighty Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics. This movie is notable mainly because it captures a famous event in sports history from the perspective of men that lived it.

Miracle manages to elevate itself through restrained directing and strong performances. The fact that the film was able to perfectly capture the mood of the 1980 Olympics is another reason that has earned it a place in this list of fame.

 

The Natural

This sports film features a fictional story of Roy Hobb, an incredible baseball player that a number of mistakes and setbacks limit his career. The movie shows clearly that while life is unfair, everyone has the power right from within to shape his or her own destiny.

To be specific, the last scene contributes highly to why this movie makes to this top ten list. Watch it and discover how magical it is.

 

Hoosiers

Hoosiers is based loosely on a true story. It is about an inspirational story of a small basketball team from Indiana overcame odds to defeat a big city and better equipped city team to become state champions.

The motivational speech and terrific performance by the coach stands out as an inspirational moment in the sports movie history. The speech is honest, simple, and above all, delivered with utmost passion. It mirrors on the things that make the film incredible.

 

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