Game face on! Are you a sports enthusiast looking for some motivation to take your game to the next level? Or perhaps you’re an athlete seeking inspiration to push through the tough times? Whatever your reason, we’ve got you covered! In this post, we’ve curated +27 short quotes for athletes that will fuel your passion, ignite your drive, and remind you why you started in the first place. So, get ready to pump up your motivation with these bite-sized gems of wisdom!
Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs

Don’t be afraid to take a chance. It’s the best thing that can happen to you.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill

The greatest achievements are often those that we never expected.

You don’t have to be perfect, you just have to be persistent.

Champions aren’t made in the winning. They’re made from ordinary people who put in extra effort.

The biggest reward is when you’re able to inspire others to be their best selves.

Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision. – Muhammad Ali

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. – Lance Armstrong

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. – Zig Ziglar

The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. If you’re not pushing yourself to the limit, then why do it? – Arnold Schwarzenegger

It’s not about being the best, it’s about being better than you were yesterday.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits the bullseye every time.

The only way to get what you want in life is to help other people get what they want. – Zig Ziglar

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – C.S. Lewis

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela

Excellence is the gradual doable thing. – Robert Browning

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. – Tim Notke

The greatest wealth is to live content with little. – Epictetus

It’s not the winning that matters, it’s the playing. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.

You are stronger than you seem, braver than you believe, and smarter than you think. – A.A. Milne

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. – Sam Levenson

The biggest risk is not taking any risk…. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy to succeed is to be an early mover and master change. – Mark Zuckerberg