As Crossfit athletes we’re usually fully focused on our tasks, very determined and pretty tough. Sounds great, but the reality is different as we’re all just flesh and blood to the bone: we struggle too. Which means that almost everyone of us knows what it’s like to feel unmotivated and, well do you know that feeling when you could just stay in bed for three more days and sleep over the troubles currently messing up with your life? It would be nice if this could be a reality, but it’s not. Sometimes things need to be done no matter the mood you’re in. And at the time, a motivational quote or two, can boost up your attitude and give you a fresh perspective on the challenges ahead.
These 50 quotes will help you gain some extra motivation!
1. “During the hard times, it’s important to focus on the things you can change in that moment instead of what you should have or could have done differently.” – Annie Thorisdottir, Crossfit athlete
2. “In training, you listen to your body. In competition you tell your body to shut up.” – Rich Froning, Crossfit athlete
3. “Typically the worlds best athletes are minimalists when it comes to their training. They work hard and fast with few exercises. They master the fundamentals and work with them for years. This is the secret that no one wants to hear.”- Greg Glassman, Founder of CrossFit
4. “Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” – Lance Armstrong, American former bicycle rider
5. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I’m possible.” – Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian
6. “Look in the mirror. That’s your competition.” – author unknown
7. “Life is not about how hard you hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving.” – Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone, famous american actor)
8. “The best dreams happen when you’re awake.” – Cherie Gilderbloom, photographer
9. “Pain is weakness leaving the body.” – author unknown
10. “Winning isn’t everything, but the will to win is everything.” – Vince Lombardi, head coach of the Green Bay Packers
11. “When I train, I erase all the limits and expectations of what I can do. I am powerful and anything is possible.” – Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, Crossfit athlete
12. “Stop wishing. Start doing.” – author unknown
13. “Be stronger than your strongest excuse.” – author unknown
14. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar, author, salesman, and motivational speaker
15. “Hiding from your weaknesses is a recipe for incapacity and error.” – Greg Glassman, Founder of CrossFit
16. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch, American author
17. “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” – Fred DeVito, executive vice president of mind body fitness programs
18. “Sometimes it’s not about how good you are but how bad you want it.” – author unknown
19. “When you feel like quitting think about why you started.” – author unknown
20. “Every pro was once an amateur. Every expert was once a beginner. So dream big and start now.” – author unknown
21. “Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.” – Yoda, Jedi Master
22. “Some quit due to slow progress. Never grasping the fact that slow progress…is progress.” – author unknown
23. “Your mind will quit 100 times before your body ever does.” – author unknown
24. “Stay positive. Stay fighting. Stay brave. Stay ambitious. Stay focused. Stay strong.” – author unknown
25. “Just because you’re 250 pounds doesn’t excuse or exempt you from needing 25 pull-ups.”- Greg Glassman, founder of CrossFit, Inc.
26. “Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.” – author unknown
27. “Success doesn’t work overnight. Keep your eye on the prize and don’t look back.” -Erin Andrews, American sportscaster, journalist, and television personality
28. “Don’t let fear paralyze you, let it motivate you.” – author unknown
29. “You can feel sore tomorrow or you can feel sorry tomorrow. You choose.” – author unknown
30. “If you still look pretty afterward, you didn’t do it right.” – author unknown
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