Fitness Quotes By Famous Athletes

These fitness quotes by famous athletes are both inspiring and insightful on what it takes to be successful in sport. Enjoy this list curated by the Viewheel review team.

• You miss 100% of the shots you never take. – Wayne Gretzky

• Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom. – Jack Lalanne

• I train to be the best in the world on my worst day. – Ronda Rousey

• Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart. – Gene Tunney

• The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow. – Ritu Ghatourey

• If you don’t practise you don’t deserve to win. – Andre Agassi

• I didn’t have the same fitness or ability as other girls, so I had to beat them with my mind. – Martina Hingis

• I still look at myself and want to improve. – David Beckham

• I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die. – Serena Williams

• I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. – Michael Jordan

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

• If you turn up worrying about how you’re going to perform, you’ve already lost. Train hard, turn up, run your best and the rest will take care of itself. – Usain Bolt

• The best abs exercise is 5 sets of stop eating so much crap. – Lazar Angelov

• Everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. – Michael Phelps.

• Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t. – Jerry Rice

• Practise puts brains in your muscles. – Sam Snead

• Blood, sweat, and respect. First two you give. Last one you earn. – Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

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Quotes to up your fitness game

If you are looking for a little motivation to keep your New Year’s fitness resolution in check, then take a read through these inspiring fitness quotes from Viewheel.

“If you still look good at the end of your workout, you didn’t train hard enough.”

“When you feel like quitting think about why you started.”

“A good workout is when you make your dry fit shirt look like false advertising.”

“I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count.”

“It comes down to one simple thing: how bad do you want it?”

“Making excuses burns zero calories per hour.”

“Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. People can’t stop you. Only you can stop you.”

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

“Exercise is like telling your body “you’re gonna hate me for this, but you’ll thank me later.”

“The pain you feel today, will be the strength you feel tomorrow.”

“Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits.”

“It’s actually pretty simple. Either you do it, or you don’t.”

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

“Nothing truly great ever came from a comfort zone.”

“You don’t have to be extreme, just consistent.”

“Less sugar, more fruit. Less soda, more water. Less driving, more walking. Less worry, more sleep. Less words, more action.”

“The difference between wanting and achieving is discipline.”

“The hard part isn’t getting your body in shape. The hard part is getting your mind in shape.”

“Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day. Work hard, good results will come.”

“Sticks and stones may break my bones but squats will make me badass.”

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