Inspiring Workout Quotes to Fuel Your Fitness Journey

"You can, you should, and if you're brave enough to start, you will."

- Stephen King

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

"You just can’t beat the person who never gives up."

- Babe Ruth

"You’ve survived 100 percent of your worst days."

- Robin Arzón

"Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t."

- Jerry Rice

"If something stands between you and your success, move it."

- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

"The hardest part is over. You showed up."

- Jess Sims

"You dream. You plan. You reach. There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you, there are no limits."

- Michael Phelps

"Allow yourself the opportunity to get uncomfortable."

- Alex Toussaint

"Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard."

- Serena Williams

"The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking."

- Mia Hamm

"Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement."

- Albert Camus

"If you think you can’t, change your mind."

- Denis Morton

"The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus."

- Bruce Lee

"All growth starts at the end of your comfort zone."

- Tony Robbins

"The pain you feel today will show itself as strength tomorrow."

- Tunde Oyeneyin

"Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart."

- Gene Tunney

"Enduring means accepting. Accepting things as they are and not as you would wish them to be, and then looking ahead, not behind."

- Rafael Nadal

"The difference between try and triumph is a little ‘umph.'"

- Marvin Phillips

"Acknowledge the fear and do it anyway."

- Emma Lovewell

"You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take."

- Wayne Gretzky

"Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but because of lack of commitment."

- Vince Lombardi

"The most successful people reach the top not because they are free of limitations, but because they act in spite of their limitations."

- Michael K. Williams

"I am Superman. And the only thing that can kill Superman is Kryptonite. And Kryptonite doesn't exist."

- Shaquille O'Neal

"When I feel tired, I just think about how great I will feel once I finally reach my goal."

- Michael Phelps

"Your health account, your bank account, they’re the same thing. The more you put in, the more you can take out."

- Jack LaLanne

"Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do."

- Oprah Winfrey

"What I've learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you're hurting like crazy and you want to give up. … Success is often just around the corner."

- James Dyson

"Don’t count the days, make the days count."

- Muhammad Ali

"Never give up because great things take time."

- Adrian Williams

"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort."

- Jesse Owens

"Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I'm possible!’"

- Audrey Hepburn

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

- Arthur Ashe

"The impossible exists only until we find a way to make it possible."

- Mike Horn

"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."

- Mary Tyler Moore

"Treat your body like someone you love."

- Hannah Corbin

"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway."

- Earl Nightingale

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."

- Steve Prefontaine

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"If you give up at the first sign of struggle, you're really not ready to be successful."

- Kevin Hart

"Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do, and at some point, you will."

- Venus Williams

"If you don't fall, how are you going to know what getting up is like?"

- Steph Curry

"The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another."

- Alexander Graham Bell

"I never dreamed about success. I worked for it."

- Estée Lauder

"A goal is a wish. A standard holds you accountable."

- Tunde Oyeneyin

"Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it away from you."

- Mark Cuban

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments."

- Jim Rohn

"Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work gains success. Greatness will come."

- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

"Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision."

- Muhammad Ali

"Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don’t to achieve what others won’t."

- Henry Rollins

"Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"It’s not what you do once in a while; it’s what you do day in and day out that makes the difference."

- Jenny Craig

"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work."

- Stephen King

"The road to nowhere is paved with excuses."

- Mark Bell

"When you hit failure, your workout has just begun."

- Ronnie Coleman

"A bodybuilder is a sculptor who carries with him his own material."

- Serge Nubret

"Most champions are built by punch the clock workouts rather than extraordinary efforts."

- Dan John

"Stimulate don’t annihilate."

- Lee Haney

"Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and at some point you will."

- Ronda Rousey

"I don’t diet and exercise. I eat and train."

- J.R. Rim

"You have to think it before you can do it. The mind is what makes it all possible."

- Kai Greene

"The barbells and dumbbells you hold in your hands and the way you use them have stories to tell."

- Craig Cecil

"Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."

- Sam Levenson

"Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom."

- Jack LaLanne

"It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop."

- Confucius

"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse."

- Florence Nightingale

"Be content to act, and leave the talking to others."

- Baltasar Gracian

"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"What hurts today makes you stronger tomorrow."

- Jay Cutler

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."

- Jim Ryun

"Fitness is not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you used to be."

- Khloe Kardashian

"I hate every minute of training. But I said, don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion."

- Muhammad Ali

"If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you."

- Fred Devito

"You’re only one workout away from a good mood."

- Health Coach Maria Marlowe

"You can have results or excuses, but not both."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Nothing will work unless you do."

- Maya Angelou

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

- Arthur Ashe

"Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work gains success. Greatness will come."

- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

"Exercise is labor without weariness."

- Samuel Johnson

"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle."

- Christian D. Larson

"Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."

- Sam Levenson

"Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."

- Sam Levenson

"Strength doesn’t come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

- Henry Ford

"Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life."

- J.K. Rowling

"A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence."

- Jim Watkins

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

- Winston Churchill

"The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take."

- Wayne Gretzky

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work gains success. Greatness will come."

- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

"It’s going to be a journey. It’s not a sprint to get in shape."

- Kerri Walsh Jennings

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

"If you think lifting is dangerous, try being weak. Being weak is dangerous."

- Bret Contreras

"Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom."

- Jack LaLanne

"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination."

- Tommy Lasorda

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."

- Jim Rohn

"To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise."

- Gene Tunney

"If something stands between you and your success, move it. Never be denied."

- Dwayne Johnson

"Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live."

- Jim Rohn

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’"

- Muhammad Ali

"In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind, there are few."

- Vince Gironda

"Fitness isn’t about vanity. It’s about vitality."

- Jillian Michaels

"There’s no talent here, this is hard work. This is an obsession."

- Conor McGregor

"The barbell doesn’t lie. You’re either getting stronger or you’re not. There’s no hiding from it."

- Mark Rippetoe

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."

- Walter Elliot

"Success is what happens after you have survived all your mistakes."

- Anora Lee

"Tough times don’t last. Tough people do."

- Robert H. Schuller

"Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."

- Joshua J. Marine

"Your body can stand almost anything. It’s your mind that you have to convince."

- Anon

"Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding on the 20th."

- Julie Andrews

"You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined."

- Anon

"Difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter."

- Dan Reeves

"The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is how high you raise your foot."

- Benny Lewis

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

"The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow."

- Robert Tew

"Fall seven times, stand up eight."

- Japanese Proverb

"If you ever lack the motivation to train, then think what happens to your mind & body when you don’t."

- Shifu Yan Lei

"The clock is ticking. Are you becoming the person you want to be?"

- Greg Plitt

"Push past limits to define them."

- Unknown

"Real strength is found in overcoming adversity."

- Unknown

"No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch."

- Unknown

"Triumph requires just a bit more effort."

- Unknown

"Big battles bring sweet victories."

- Unknown

"The only way to get better is to push yourself beyond your limits."

- Unknown

"Face challenges head-on and grow."

- Unknown

"Strength comes from conquering your challenges."

- Unknown

"Today’s effort is tomorrow’s ease."

- Unknown

"Your mind will quit a thousand times before your body will. Feel the fear and do it anyway."

- Unknown

"It’s not about having time. It’s about making time."

- Unknown

"Impossible fades with accomplishment."

- Unknown

"Resilience is when you address uncertainty with flexibility."

"Your fitness journey is about your own growth."

- Unknown

"Strength grows in the moments when you think you can’t go on but you keep going anyway."

- Unknown

"You don’t find willpower, you create it."

- Unknown

"Every drop of sweat is a step toward your goal."

- Unknown

"The comeback is always stronger than the setback."

- Unknown

"If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it."

- Unknown

"Break limits to set new ones."

- Unknown

"Your belief drives your body."

- Unknown

"Your body can do it. It’s time to convince your mind."

- Unknown

"Sweat is your body’s effort showing."

- Unknown

"Loyalty to fitness brings results."

- Unknown

"Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. People can’t stop you. Only you can stop you."

- Unknown

"Fitness is not a destination, it’s a way of life."

- Unknown

"One of the most challenging aspects of fitness is overcoming obstacles."

- Unknown

"Push past your limits and you’ll be surprised at what you can achieve."

- Unknown

"Exercising regularly can help you build resilience and perseverance."

- Unknown

"Every workout is a step forward."

- Unknown

"Fitness is the most important investment in your future."

- Unknown

"Your limits are all in your mind."

- Unknown

"Motivation ignites the spark, habit fuels the fire."

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

"Push harder; your progress depends on it."

- Unknown

"Your only limit is you."

- Unknown

"The effort you invest today is the pride you feel tomorrow."

- Unknown

"Train hard to change."

- Unknown

"Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done."

- Unknown

"Push your limits, it’s up to you."

- Unknown

"Sweat is your body transforming."

- Unknown

"The only bad workout is the one you skip."

- Unknown

"Today’s challenges are tomorrow’s routines."

- Unknown

"Your mind is the key to your body’s strength."

- Unknown

"Fitness is a battle between you and yourself."

- Unknown

"Start your day with a goal and end it with a victory."

- Unknown

"The pain you feel today is the progress you make tomorrow."

- Unknown

"Do something today that your future self will thank you for."

- Unknown

"Once you see results, it becomes an addiction."

- Unknown

"Effort yields rewards."

- Unknown

"Test your limits and grow."

- Unknown

"Motivation starts the journey, habit sustains it."

- Unknown

"Success comes from mastering failure."

- Unknown

"Commit to fitness like a relationship."

- Unknown

"No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch."

- Unknown

"Today’s actions create tomorrow’s success."

- Unknown

"Endure the pain, enjoy the gain."

- Unknown

"Sweat now, shine later."

- Unknown

"Push your limits or stay where you are."

- Unknown

"Consistency over intensity."

- Unknown