Motivational Fitness Quotes

I love a good motivational quote! So I’ve compiled some of my all time favorites right here. Stay motivated to pursue your dreams in fitness–and in life–with some of my favorite motivational fitness quotes.

‎”A lot of people run a race to see who’s the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts.” – Steve Prefontaine

“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” -Steve Prefontaine

“It’s not about speed or gold medals.  It’s about refusing to be stopped”

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” -Tommy Lasorda

“Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year.” -Franklin P. Adams

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” -Benjamin Franklin

“A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.” -Chinese Proverb

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” -Mahatma Gandhi

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” -Confucius

“They can conquer who believe they can.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

“Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.”  -Unknown

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

“I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.” -Winston Churchill

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” -John D. Rockefeller

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” -Muhammad Ali

“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” – Jim Rohn

“All great achievements require time.” – Maya Angelou

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” -Joshua J. Marine

“If you wait to do everything until you’re sure it’s right, you’ll probably never do much of anything.” -Win Borden

“Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.'”- John Wooden

“In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.” -Daniel L. Reardon

‎”The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.” – Vince Lombardi

“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go”-TS Eliot

“Some people follow their dreams, others hunt them down and beat them mercilessly into submission.” -Neil Kendall

“Pushing yourself to be the best is unsustainable. Simply push yourself to be better than the day before.” – Simon Sinek

“The most successful people are those who are good at plan B.” -James Yorke

Do you have a favorite quote?