Motivation Quotes

"Don't dream of winning, train for it!"

- Mo Farah

"You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back."

- Steve Prefontaine

"I don’t care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don’t harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold it there you’re never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants."

- Zig Ziglar

"Most people fail in life because they major in minor things."

- Tony Robbins

"Do it! People who succeed don’t just sit and think about what they want to do. They take meaningful, purposeful, directional action consistently and persistently. Every step they take puts them toward the outcome they’re looking for."

- Dr.Phil

"Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you’re going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus."

- Oprah Winfrey

"Where focus goes, energy flows. And where energy flows, whatever you’re focusing on grows."

- Tony Robbins

"You shouldn’t focus on why you can’t do something, which is what most people do. You should focus on why perhaps you can, and be one of the exceptions."

- Steve Case

"Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine."

- Jack Ma

"Excuses are the tools of the incompetent."

- Mike Tomlin

"Stay hungry, remain humble, and get better today."

- Pete Carroll

"You cannot make progress with excuses."

- Cam Newton

"I think a footballer can have all the qualities in the world, but if he doesn’t have the attitude and hunger, then he’ll never reach the top."

- Jose Mourinho

"If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"I'll be back."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Good things don’t happen by coincidence. Every dream carries with it certain risks, especially the risk of failure. But I am not stopped by risks. Supposed a great person takes the risk and fails. Then the person must try again. You cannot fail forever. If you try ten times, you have a better chance of making it on the eleventh try than if you didn’t try at all."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"One word of encouragement can be enough to spark someone’s motivation to continue with a difficult challenge."

- Roy T. Bennett

"Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. And, when you stumble, keep faith. And, when you’re knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can’t or shouldn’t go on."

- Hillary Rodham Clinton

"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action."

- Benjamin Disraeli

"Never be ashamed of trying. Effortlessness is a myth."

- Taylor Swift

"Distractions are the enemy of progress. Choose focus, and conquer your goals."

"If you’re not going to work hard, there’s no point in waking up."

"There is no pressure when you are making a dream come true."

"My family is my motivation. I want to make them proud, and football has given me the opportunity to do that."

"Remember the guy that gave up? Neither does anyone else."

- Anonymous

"When you feel like quitting, think about why you started"

- Anonymous

"Today will be an excellent Sunday, because you are armed with the desire and motivation you need to knock down any obstacle and successfully fulfill your goals."

"You can’t move to the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one."

"Let the energy of Sunday morning set the tone for your week."

- Unknown