17 Motivational Quotes to Get You Moving

Running is a road to self-awareness and reliance — you can push yourself to extremes and learn the harsh reality of your physical and mental limitations or coast quietly down a solitary path watching the earth spin beneath your feet.

~Doris Brown Heritage

Remember, the feeling you get from a good run is far better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running.

~Sarah Condor

Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit, which fortunately functions independently of logic.

~Tim Noakes

Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.

~Alfred A. Montapert

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

~C. S. Lewis

It’s rude to count people as you pass them. Out loud.

~Adidas

I always loved running…it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

~Jesse Owens

Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must move faster than the lion or it will not survive. Every morning a lion wakes up and it knows it must move faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn’t matter if you are the lion or the gazelle, when the sun comes up, you better be moving.

~Maurice Greene

The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.

~Juma Ikangaa

In running, it doesn’t matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, ‘I have finished.’ There is a lot of satisfaction in that.

~Fred Lebow

Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.

~Oprah Winfrey

The only one who can tell you ‘you can’t ‘ is you. And you don’t have to listen.

~Nike

Running is a big question mark that’s there each and every day. It asks you, ‘Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?’

~Peter Maher

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.