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Cool English Slogans for Sports Day and Athletic Festivals

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Work hard, team up with your friends, and aim for victory—never give up.

Sports day slogans often use motivating phrases like these, don’t they?

In this article, we’ll introduce cool English slogans that are perfect for a sports day.

We’ve gathered expressions that feel powerful and sharp in a way that’s different from their Japanese counterparts.

Some are familiar phrases you might recognize from TV or songs.

Let these cool slogans give you strength, and make your sports day one with no regrets!

Cool English Slogans for Sports Day and Athletic Festivals (11–20)

Play to win

“Play to win” means “certain victory.” Speaking of “certain victory,” it’s a classic slogan, and you see it on all kinds of cheering goods like headbands, fans, and flags.

“We will definitely win!” It’s a very simple phrase, but precisely because of that, it conveys passion and seriousness.

It’s a recommended slogan for those who want the whole team to unite and earnestly aim for the championship.

Writing it in English gives it a stylish feel, and it’s also a good option when kanji seems too plain.

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Rise as one

When you want to win as a team, you really do need to unite your hearts.

No matter how hard everyone works, you won’t get good results if you’re not in step with each other.

It’s best when everyone faces the same direction and moves forward together.

That’s why I’d like to introduce the slogan “Rise as one.” It means “stand up as one.” Each person’s strength is limited, but when everyone works together, that strength multiplies.

Aim for the championship as one, united team.

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Believe in yourself

One of the hardest yet most important things is probably to believe in yourself.

That doesn’t mean becoming overconfident or feeling omnipotent.

Rather, it’s crucial to think “I’ll be okay,” even when you fail—it really helps keep you mentally steady.

With that in mind, let’s go with this phrase.

And since it’s in English, it has a bit of a cool factor compared to just writing “Believe in yourself” in Japanese, which is another nice point.

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For The Victory.

By clearly stating a goal in the slogan, the direction to move forward becomes defined, and the sense of unity strengthens.

The phrase that straightforwardly expresses the goal a team should aim for—victory—is “For The Victory.” It means “for victory,” and the sense that more words could follow is also a key point.

While clarifying the team’s goal of victory, it also prompts each member to imagine what they should do for the team to reach that goal.

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One Team, One Dream

One team, one dream

One Team, One Dream

Bringing the team’s feelings together is a key point for making a sports day truly fulfilling.

To unite everyone, it’s important to share big goals and dreams.

Here’s a straightforward phrase that expresses the act of uniting the team and setting a goal.

It’s well known that Japan’s national rugby team used “One Team” as their slogan.

Because it conveys the strength to compete and the bonds among teammates, it also contributes to making the event more meaningful.

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Get over it.

On the path toward our goals, we encounter various difficulties that we must overcome.

Even in school sports days and athletic festivals where we aim for victory, challenges may sometimes await us.

When we run into such obstacles, the slogan “Get over it.” gives us the strength to push through.

It’s a simple phrase that calls on us to overcome, inspiring us to take that first step.

It also carries the meaning of “to overcome,” evoking the idea of sustained effort building up over time.

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[For Sports Day/Athletic Festival] Cool English Slogans (21–30)

Burn it up!

To move toward your goal, your mindset is crucial! Let’s express that surge of motivation with a slogan.

The phrase that captures the feeling of rousing yourself toward victory is “Burn it up!” Literally meaning “to flare up,” when used in the context of a sports day or athletic festival, it conveys the sense of firing up your spirit.

It evokes the image of blazing flames and also communicates the courage and vigor of heading into battle.

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