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These 30 Workout Quotes Will Help You Get Motivated Towards Your Fitness Goals

Jackie A. Thayer February 5, 2021 5 min read

Let’s face it: Getting yourself motivated to hit the gym isn’t always easy. As much as you know you need to prioritize your health and fitness goals, sometimes you need a little extra push to get started on (or finish up) your latest home workout — which, of course, is where these motivational workout quotes come in.

From uplifting sayings about exercise and fitness to inspiring quotes from famous athletes, coaches and sports figures, these workout quotes will give you that extra boost of motivation to keep running, cycling and lifting — or even just finishing that last set of burpees while you’re following along with your favorite Youtube workout channel>>>P. The next time you’re struggling to get through that last rep or you feel discouraged by your progress, just remember these motivational words from some of the fitness world’s most inspiring figures — and power through the pain to become the best, healthiest version of you that you can be!



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Michael Jordan

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



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Arnold Schwarzenegger

If you don’t find the time, if you don’t do the work, you don’t get the results.



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Mia Hamm

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



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Unknown

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



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Dwayne“The Rock” Johnson

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



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Kerri Walsh Jennings

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



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Jerry Rice

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



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Ronnie Coleman

The real workout starts when you want to stop.



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Dana Vollmer

The hard days are the best because that’s when champions are made, so if you push through, you can push through anything.



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Unknown

The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.



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Jim Ryun

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



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Tommy Lasorda

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



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Simone Biles

We can push ourselves further. We always have more to give.



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Gene Tunney

Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart.



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David Beckham

I know that if I set my mind to something, even if people are saying I can’t do it, I will achieve it.



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Jack Dempsey

A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t.



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Marvin Phillips

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



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Carli Lloyd

The harder you work and the more prepared you are for something, you’re going to be able to persevere through anything.



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Zig Ziglar

Put all excuses aside and remember this: You are capable.



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Michael Phelps

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



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Robert Kiyosaki

Confidence comes from discipline and training.



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Arnold Schwarzenegger

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



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Marnelli Dimzon

You should never stay at the same level. Always push yourself to the next.



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Alex Morgan

Keep working even when no one is watching.



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Mark W. Boyer

If you aren’t hurting after a good workout then obviously you haven’t done something right.



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Michael John Bobak

All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.



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Unknown

The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.



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Mahatma Gandhi

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



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Sean Patrick Flanery

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



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Wayne Gretzky

You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take.



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