Best motivational quotes

macska · 01-29-12, 01:00 PM

Just now, that I've finished the first 6 weeks of Steve Cotter Extreme Strength and almost done with the 10000 swing challenge I experienced for real what Steve Maxwell said to the not so young but very fit audience at the seminar I attended in the Fall. He himself is 60.
"You are not over the hill, you are on top of the hill". Gotta love that.

Sophia · 01-29-12, 03:17 PM

The one quote that really hit home and I still repeat to myself was motivational in making me try harder than I thought I could. It was Jillian in the original 30 Day Shred where she says that she doesn't have a modified version of jumping jacks because she has 300 or 400 pound people doing jumping jacks and you can too. That really hit me because I was always doing the modified version because I didn't like the higher impact. I realized that I was putting that limitation on myself since there is nothing wrong with me physically. I just didn't like the feeling of discomfort, but I would never progress if I didn't push myself within my real capabilities. So I started doing the real jumping jacks and guess what? I lived to tell about it. I love that quote and tell it to myself whenever I come across some move that I think I can't do just because it's hard.

cecififi · 01-29-12, 03:57 PM

this has always been one of my favourite quotes:

before you judge someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you judge them, you'll be a mile away from them, and you'll have their shoes.

paideiamom · 01-29-12, 04:15 PM

Cecififi, that is my kind of motivational quote.

One I heard a month or so ago that has really stuck with me is "Choice not chance determines destiny."

While I don't totally believe that for all aspects of life, I believe it when it comes to fitness and doing what you are "supposed" to do.
You make the choice to sit or work out, you make the choice to drive through that fast food place, you make the choice to sleep until 10:00, whatever.

Aquajock · 01-29-12, 05:00 PM

"Good habits are worth being fanatical about." - John Irving

DEEDEE · 01-29-12, 05:04 PM

The one quote that has gotten me to get past fear and do things that I've wanted to do that scare me is "Take a chance, while you've still got the choice." It makes me realize the choice will not always be there. And I got this from a simple AC/DC song called 'Rock 'N' Roll Damnation' that I first heard back when I was about 13 years old. To this day when I am hesitating because of fear, I play this song over and over until I've ready to go for it regardless of the fear.

Another one I like is "The only limitations we face in life are those that we put on ourselves." I'm not sure where I got that from but it has stuck with me for years.

curious621 · 01-29-12, 05:07 PM

Someone on here posted the quote- "You're one workout away from a good mood." I love that- soooo true! Laura

Eibhinn · 01-29-12, 06:36 PM

Some of my favourites:

A year from now you will wish you had started today.
Karen Lamb

To change one’s life; Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions.
William James

Life engenders life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.
Sarah Bernhardt

In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
Albert Camus

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Plato

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Originally Posted by Sophia

The one quote that really hit home and I still repeat to myself was motivational in making me try harder than I thought I could. It was Jillian in the original 30 Day Shred where she says that she doesn't have a modified version of jumping jacks because she has 300 or 400 pound people doing jumping jacks and you can too......

Ah, but she didn't have three or four-hundred pound people doing jumping jacks in a second-floor apartment, which is why I choose low-impact modifications. You know, to be kind to my hard-battling neighbours. I once lived downstairs from a vidiot, and learned my lesson that exercise can be FAR LOUDER than it seems.

tigerbaby · 01-29-12, 06:43 PM

Some of my favorite quotes come from Sufi poet, Hafiz:

"One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough."

"Now that all your worry has proved such an unlucrative business, why not find a better job."

Experience the world, be fearless, and let go.

Jane P. · 01-29-12, 06:45 PM

My favorite is: Do not regret growing old, it is a privilege denied to many.

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01-29-12, 01:00 PM
macska VF Supporter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NJ	Best motivational quotes Just now, that I've finished the first 6 weeks of Steve Cotter Extreme Strength and almost done with the 10000 swing challenge I experienced for real what Steve Maxwell said to the not so young but very fit audience at the seminar I attended in the Fall. He himself is 60. "You are not over the hill, you are on top of the hill". Gotta love that. __________________ 12 marathons 2 ultra marathons (50k) PR: Mohawk-Hudson Marathon 3hr 40min "You finish when you are done not when you are tired." David Goggins

01-29-12, 03:17 PM
Sophia Join Date: Aug 2003	The one quote that really hit home and I still repeat to myself was motivational in making me try harder than I thought I could. It was Jillian in the original 30 Day Shred where she says that she doesn't have a modified version of jumping jacks because she has 300 or 400 pound people doing jumping jacks and you can too. That really hit me because I was always doing the modified version because I didn't like the higher impact. I realized that I was putting that limitation on myself since there is nothing wrong with me physically. I just didn't like the feeling of discomfort, but I would never progress if I didn't push myself within my real capabilities. So I started doing the real jumping jacks and guess what? I lived to tell about it. I love that quote and tell it to myself whenever I come across some move that I think I can't do just because it's hard.

01-29-12, 03:57 PM
cecififi Join Date: Mar 2011	this has always been one of my favourite quotes: before you judge someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you judge them, you'll be a mile away from them, and you'll have their shoes.

01-29-12, 04:15 PM
paideiamom VF Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta-ish	Cecififi, that is my kind of motivational quote. One I heard a month or so ago that has really stuck with me is "Choice not chance determines destiny." While I don't totally believe that for all aspects of life, I believe it when it comes to fitness and doing what you are "supposed" to do. You make the choice to sit or work out, you make the choice to drive through that fast food place, you make the choice to sleep until 10:00, whatever. __________________ If you need a hug today, consider yourself hugged. "Moderation is remembered only after the deed is done." Mirabelle Watkinson, fabulous writer in residence. "I am patient with stupidity but not those who are proud of it." Edith Sitwell Words matter. I thought I had seen it all. Then I tried on my bathing suit. (Unknown sage at craft show)

01-29-12, 05:00 PM
Aquajock Join Date: Apr 2003	"Good habits are worth being fanatical about." - John Irving __________________ Annette Q. Aquajock

01-29-12, 05:04 PM
DEEDEE Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California	The one quote that has gotten me to get past fear and do things that I've wanted to do that scare me is "Take a chance, while you've still got the choice." It makes me realize the choice will not always be there. And I got this from a simple AC/DC song called 'Rock 'N' Roll Damnation' that I first heard back when I was about 13 years old. To this day when I am hesitating because of fear, I play this song over and over until I've ready to go for it regardless of the fear. Another one I like is "The only limitations we face in life are those that we put on ourselves." I'm not sure where I got that from but it has stuck with me for years. __________________ "Success doesn't come to you, you go to it." - Marva Collins

01-29-12, 05:07 PM
curious621 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dayton, OH	Someone on here posted the quote- "You're one workout away from a good mood." I love that- soooo true! Laura

01-29-12, 06:43 PM
tigerbaby Join Date: Sep 2007	Some of my favorite quotes come from Sufi poet, Hafiz: "One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough." "Now that all your worry has proved such an unlucrative business, why not find a better job." Experience the world, be fearless, and let go. __________________ Tiffany

01-29-12, 06:45 PM
Jane P. VF Supporter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Colorado Springs	My favorite is: Do not regret growing old, it is a privilege denied to many. __________________ "The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." Leo Tolstoy