Working out can be a great way to stay healthy and fit, but sometimes it’s hard to find the motivation or inspiration. That’s why were are extremely excited to bring you 100 of the best quotes said by famous athletes and everyday enthusiasts!

From inspiring words to make each workout count, to motivating sayings that will help you get through the tough days – this collection has it all.

So grab those dumbbells, roll out your yoga mat, and lace up your running shoes – whatever your fitness adventure requires – these quotes will provide the perfect inspiration for your journey!

100 Gym Quotes To Motivate Your Fitness Journey

  1. The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination. – Tommy Lasorda
  2. Passion first and everything will fall into place. – Holly Holm
  3. Look in the mirror. That’s your competition. – John Assaraf
  4. Tough times don’t last. Tough people do. – Robert H. Schuller
  5. Some people say I have attitude – maybe I do…but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.  – Venus Williams
  6. Winners never quit and quitters never win. – Vince Lombardi
  7. Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. – Henry David Thoreau
  8. Put all excuses aside and remember this: You are capable. – Zig Ziglar
  9. Swimming is normal for me. I’m relaxed. I’m comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It’s my home. – Michael Phelps
  10. The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do. – Swati Sharma
  11. You get out what you put in. If you want more, give more. – Jeanette Jenkins
  12. If you think lifting is dangerous, try being weak. Being weak is dangerous. – Bret Contreras
  13. The muscle and the mind must become one. One without the other is zero. – Lee Haney
  14. The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor. – William Temple
  15. The groundwork for all happiness is good health. – Leigh Hunt
  16. Your mind is the strongest and most valuable muscle you can grow in the gym. – Greg Plitt
  17. The human body is the best picture of the human soul. – Ludwig Wittgenstein
  18. The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. – Vidal Sassoon
  19. The key to success is often the ability to adapt. – Anthony Brandt
  20. Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right. – Henry Ford
  21. Success is what comes after your stop making excuses. – Luis Galarza
  22. Look in the mirror. That’s your competition. – John Assaraf
  23. Rather the pain of discipline, than the pain of regret. – Bob Andrews
  24. The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. – Bruce Lee
  25. A year from now you may wish you had started today. – Karen Lamb
  26. Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. – Jim Rohn
  27. The clock is ticking. Are you becoming the person you want to be? – Greg Plitt
  28. 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
  29. You must expect great things from yourself before you can do them. – Michael Jordan
  30. It is a shame for a woman to grow old without ever seeing the strength and beauty of which her body is capable. – Socrates
  31. If you can’t outplay them, outwork them. – Ben Hogan
  32. The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow. – Arnold Schwarzenegger
  33. You must expect great things from yourself before you can do them. – Michael Jordan
  34. Get comfortable with being uncomfortable! – Jillian Michaels
  35. Nothing comes easy, but as long as you’re breathing, you’re always one breath away from making your dreams a reality. Make every breath count. – Kai Greene
  36. The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor. – William Temple
  37. All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. – Walt Disney
  38. A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t. – Jack Dempsey
  39. Even if you fall on your face, you still move forward. – Victor Kiam
  40. Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you. – Ovid
  41. You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky
  42. A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t. – Jack Dempsey
  43. The successful warrior is the average man, with a laser-like focus. – Bruce Lee
  44. You have to push past your perceived limits, push past that point you thought was as far as you can go. – Drew Brees
  45. Feed your fitness. Starve your mediocrity. – Krystal Breakley
  46. If something stands between you and your success, move it. Never be denied.
  47. Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen. – Michael Jordan
  48. Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit. – Vince Lombardi Jr.
  49. If you’re afraid of failure, you don’t deserve success. – Nastia Liukin
  50. ‘Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.’ – John Wooden
  51. Success is usually the culmination of controlling failure. – Sylvester Stallone
  52. Most people give up right before the big break comes – don’t let that person be you. – Michael Boyle
  53. A gym is a sacred place that makes your life feel worth existing by putting the effort of care into the home of your soul-called body! – Munia Khan
  54. A failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you’re not innovating enough. – Elon Musk
  55. Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill
  56. Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness. – Susan Gale
  57. When we give ourselves permission to fail, we, at the same time, give ourselves permission to excel. – Eloise Ristad
  58. The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. – Elbert Hubbard.
  59. Those who think they have not timed for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. – Edward Stanley
  60. The real workout starts when you want to stop. – Ronnie Coleman
  61. Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional, and mental states. – Carol Welch
  62. The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
  63. Action is the foundational key to all success. – Pablo Picasso
  64. All progress takes place outside the comfort zone. – Michal Joan Bobak
  65. Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen. – Michael Jordan
  66. Exercise should be regarded as a tribute to the heart. – Gene Tunney
  67. Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit. – Vince Lombardi Jr
  68. Exercise is labor without weariness. –Samuel Johnson
  69. That’s the object of going to a gym, and having fun. – Joe Gold
  70. Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted. – Denis Waitley
  71. All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. – Unknown
  72. A year from now you may wish you had started today. – Karen Lamb
  73. Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right. – Henry Ford
  74. I fear not the man who has practiced 10000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10000 times. – Bruce Lee
  75. Health is worth more than learning. – Thomas Jefferson
  76. The difference between try and triumph is a little ‘umph.’ – Marvin Phillips
  77. A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t. – Jack Dempsey
  78. Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you. – John Wooden
  79. For me, exercise is more than just physical – it’s therapeutic. – Michelle Obama
  80. When I feel tired, I just think about how great I will feel once I finally reach my goal. – Michael Phelps
  81. If you think lifting weights is dangerous, try being weak. Being weak is dangerous. – Bret Contreras
  82. Once you are exercising regularly, the hardest thing is to stop it. – Erin Gray
  83. Well done is better than well said. -Benjamin Franklin
  84. It is exercise alone that supports the spirits and keeps the mind in vigor. – Marcus Tullius Cicero
  85. The last three or four reps are what make the muscle grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion. – Arnold Schwarzenegger
  86. Just because your muscles start to protest, doesn’t mean you have to listen. – Dianne Holum
  87. Your current body is the only body that can take you to your new body so be kind to it. – Elaine Moran
  88. The deadlift also serves as a way to train the mind to do things that are hard. – Mark Rippetoe
  89. Action is the foundational key to all success. – Pablo Picasso
  90. Most people fail, not because of a lack of desire, but, because of a lack of commitment. – Vince Lombardi
  91. You never walk out of the gym and say, ‘I shouldn’t have gone.’ – Taylor Kitsch
  92. Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. – Henry David Thoreau
  93. If you’re capable of sending a legible text message between sets, you probably aren’t working hard enough. – Dave T
  94. That’s the object of going to a gym, and having fun. – Joe Gold
  95. Exercise keeps me occupied, which is good for my mental health. – Gail Porter
  96. Exercise is labor without weariness. – Samuel Johnson
  97. Get comfortable with being uncomfortable! – Jillian Michaels
  98. All progress takes place outside the comfort zone. – Michal Joan Bobak
  99. What hurts today makes you stronger tomorrow. – Jay Cutler
  100. You have to think about it before you can do it. The mind is what makes it all possible. – Kai Greene

After reading through these 100 quotes about the gym, we can come to the conclusion that exercise is something to be embraced. It not only has numerous physical benefits, like improved strength and stamina but also can benefit us mentally as well.

From learning discipline and focusing on our goals, to setting short-term successes that lead to larger accomplishments – it’s no wonder why so many people have a passion for the time spent in the gym!

Working out should certainly be celebrated more often, and though our mood might not always be up for it, successes make it all worth it in the end.

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