Top 70 Gym Motivation Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I don’t stop when I’m tired. I stop when I’m done.”

— David Goggins

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Focus Quotes, Perseverance Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Discipline Quotes

2. “From the bodybuilding days on, I learned that everything is reps and mileage. The more miles you ski, the better a skier you become; the more reps you do, the better your body. I'm a big believer in hard work, grinding it out, and not stopping until it's done, so the challenge appealed to me.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Dedication Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Taking Action Quotes

3. “There are no shortcuts – everything is reps, reps, reps.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Hard Work Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes

4. “The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain no matter what happens.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Work Ethic Quotes, Grit Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes

5. “The secret is contained in a three-part formula I learned in the gym: self confidence, a positive mental attitude, and honest hard work.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Also featured in: Stay Strong Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes, Being Strong Quotes

6. “Don’t stop when you are tired. Stop when you are done.”

— David Goggins

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Athlete Quotes, Never Give Up Quotes, Willpower Quotes

7. “Impossible is nothing.”

— Muhammad Ali

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Goal Quotes, Confidence Quotes, Action Quotes

8. “I’m addicted to exercising and I have to do something every day.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Also featured in: Motivational Workout Quotes, Fitness Quotes, Workout Quotes

9. “Hard work, dedication!”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Winning Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes, Fighting Quotes, Sports Quotes

10. “Success travels in the company of very hard work. There is no trick, no easy way.”

— John Wooden

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Motivational Quotes About Life, Positive Work Quotes

11. “Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better.”

— John Wooden

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Discipline Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Personality Quotes, Positive Motivation Quotes

12. “Unless you puke, faint or die, keep going.”

— Jillian Michaels

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Quotes About Strength, Hard Work Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes, Not Giving Up Quotes

13. “Hard work and training. There’s no secret formula.”

— Ronnie Coleman

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Discipline Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Men, Fitness Quotes, Encouraging Quotes

14. “Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.”

— Joseph Pilates

Also featured in: Positive Short Quotes, Fitness Quotes

15. “Opportunities Don’t Come Knocking On The Door. They Present Themselves When You Knock The Door Down!”

— Greg Plitt

Also featured in: Athlete Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Quotes About Trying, Fitness Quotes, Determination Quotes

16. “If you can accept losing, you can’t win.”

— Vince Lombardi

Also featured in: Failure Quotes, Short Motivational Quotes, Athlete Quotes, Coaching Quotes

17. “Train insane or remain the same.”

— Jillian Michaels

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Transformation Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes, Fitness Quotes, Progress Quotes

18. “You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft, that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.”

— David Goggins

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Motivational Quotes About Life, Growth Mindset Quotes, Mindset Quotes, Excellence Quotes

19. “So don’t be average. Don’t be good. Don’t be great. Be phenomenal. Or be forgotten.”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Hustle Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Men, Legacy Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes

20. “If you want to be a champion you cannot have any kind of an outside negative force coming in to deflect you.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Also featured in: Workout Quotes

21. “If you try your best, you can always be better.”

— Nonito Donaire

Also featured in: Short Positive Quotes, Performance Quotes, Wednesday Motivational Quotes, Sports Quotes

22. “I plot my ascent daily.”

— Conor McGregor

Also featured in: Competition Quotes, Martial Arts Quotes, MMA Quotes

23. “We all can be masters at our craft, but you have to make sacrifices that come along with making that decision.”

— Kobe Bryant

Also featured in: Excellence Quotes, Dedication Quotes, Mastery Quotes

24. “I’m not afraid to die on a treadmill.”

— Will Smith

Also featured in: Never Give Up Quotes, Work Hard Quotes, Workout Quotes

25. “If you want to be a lion, you must train with lions.”

— Carlson Gracie

Also featured in: Martial Arts Quotes, Workout Quotes

26. “Listen to how everyone is talking about you. You have to use it as fuel for motivation.”

— Kobe Bryant

Also featured in: Sports Quotes

27. “Never let anyone out work you or out hustle you. Ever.”

— Rick Pitino

Also featured in: Dedication Quotes, Competition Quotes, Quotes About Work, Keep Going Quotes

28. “Success is sweet, but the secret is sweat.”

— Norman Schwarzkopf

Also featured in: Victory Quotes, Keep Going Quotes, Work Hard Quotes, Workout Quotes

29. “Anything worth doing is worth over-doing. Moderation is for cowards.”

— Marcus Luttrell

Also featured in: Boldness Quotes, Warrior Quotes, Crazy Quotes, Workout Quotes

30. “Without hard work and discipline it is difficult to be a top professional.”

— Jahangir Khan

Also featured in: Friday Quotes for Work, Hustle Quotes

31. “If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.”

— John Wooden

Also featured in: Mountain Quotes

32. “What makes you grind? You have to always be chasing something.”

— Ray Lewis

Also featured in: Hustle Quotes

33. “A setback only paves the way for a comeback.”

— Evander Holyfield

Also featured in: Recovery Quotes, Obstacles Quotes, Resilience Quotes, Boxing Quotes

34. “The greatest opportunity in the world is found here today… We already know what yesterday has got for us. It’s already gone. Tomorrow, too far away. What about right now!”

— Ray Lewis

Also featured in: New Beginnings Quotes, Monday Morning Quotes, Time Management Quotes, Carpe Diem Quotes

35. “Doubters don’t win, winners don’t doubt.”

— Denis Waitley

Also featured in: Cheer Quotes, Willpower Quotes, Mental Strength Quotes

36. “I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that I’ve met, and I think that I thrive on that.”

— Michael Jordan

Also featured in: Greatness Quotes, Competition Quotes, Sports Quotes

37. “Average is Your Enemy.”

— Lance Armstrong

Also featured in: Exercise Quotes

38. “Pain is only temporary, no matter how long it lasts.”

— Ray Lewis

Also featured in: Never Give Up Quotes, Hurt Quotes

39. “If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. IF it is completely flexible at 60, you are young.”

— Joseph Pilates

Also featured in: Exercise Quotes

40. “You’ve gotta learn to love the grind. Because life IS the grind.”

— John Calipari

Also featured in: Grind Quotes

41. “Always pursue your dreams and work hard at it.”

— Georges St-Pierre

Also featured in: Journey Quotes, Dreaming Big Quotes, Encouraging Quotes for Students, Gym Quotes

42. “I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.”

— Michael Phelps

Also featured in: Sports Quotes, Grind Quotes, Exercise Quotes

43. “Inches make champions.”

— Vince Lombardi

Also featured in: Coaching Quotes, Sports Quotes, Exercise Quotes

44. “I push myself to the limit.”

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Also featured in: Exercise Quotes, Gym Quotes, Boxing Quotes

45. “Intense, burning desire is the motivational force that enables you to overcome any obstacle and achieve almost any goal.”

— Brian Tracy

Also featured in: Hustle Quotes, Sales Motivational Quotes

46. “To succeed, I have to believe every night, in my heart, that I am the best.”

— John Cena

Also featured in: Wrestling Quotes

47. “What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.”

— Steve Prefontaine

Also featured in: Athlete Quotes, Running Quotes, Exercise Quotes

48. “You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.”

— Michael Jordan

Also featured in: Competition Quotes, Sports Quotes

49. “The problem with most people is that you’re not obsessed with improvement.”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Hustle Quotes, Lifelong Learning Quotes

50. “With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains.”

— Dwayne Johnson

Also featured in: Dream Big Quotes