Top 70 Workout Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “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

2. “Train insane or remain the same.”

— Jillian Michaels

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

3. “In 10 sessions you’ll feel the difference, in 20 you’ll see the difference, and in 30 you’ll have a new body.”

— Joseph Pilates

Also featured in: Motivational Workout Quotes, Fitness Quotes, Health Quotes, Exercise 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. “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

6. “In training, you listen to your body. In competition, you tell your body to shut up.”

— Rich Froning Jr.

Also featured in: Motivational Workout Quotes, Competition Quotes

7. “Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

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

8. “The reason it’s important to push hardest when you want to quit the most is because it helps you callous your mind. It’s the same reason why you have to do your best work when you are the least motivated.”

— David Goggins

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Discipline Quotes, Willpower Quotes, Dedication Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes

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

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

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

10. “Today I will do what others won’t so tomorrow I can do what others can’t.”

— Jerry Rice

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Success Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Discipline Quotes

11. “It’s a lot more than mind over matter. It takes relentless self discipline to schedule suffering into your day, every day.”

— David Goggins

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Discipline Quotes, Hard Hitting Quotes, Willpower Quotes, Mental Strength Quotes

12. “I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. When I feel pain, that’s when I start counting, because that’s when it really counts.”

— Muhammad Ali

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Quotes About Strength, Hard Work Quotes, Willpower Quotes

13. “No excuses. Just do the work.”

— Shalane Flanagan

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Motivational Work Quotes, Winning Quotes

14. “If you can mentally see the end of the journey, then your body will physically find a way to achieve that goal.”

— Greg Plitt

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Goal Quotes, Goal Setting Quotes, Wednesday Motivational Quotes, Mind Quotes

15. “There is no substitute for hard work. Always be humble and hungry.”

— Dwayne Johnson

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Work, Athlete Quotes, Career Development Quotes

16. “It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that’s where transformation happens. That’s how change occurs.”

— Jillian Michaels

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Motivational Work Quotes, Wellness Quotes, Effort Quotes

17. “The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.”

— Muhammad Ali

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Performance Quotes, Preparation Quotes, Competition Quotes

18. “Preparation for tomorrow is hard work today.”

— Bruce Lee

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Action Quotes, Preparation Quotes, Productivity Quotes

19. “Push YOURSELF to the edge of YOUR limits. That’s how they expand.”

— Robin S. Sharma

Also featured in: Ambition Quotes, Determination Quotes, Moving Forward Quotes

20. “Work until your brain forgets and your body remembers.”

— Anonymous

Also featured in: Taking Action Quotes, Practice Quotes, Quotes About Work

21. “It never gets easier; you just go faster.”

— Greg LeMond

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

22. “Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.”

— Bruce Lee

Also featured in: Short Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Fighting Quotes

23. “Wins and losses come a dime a dozen. But effort? Nobody can judge that. Because effort is between you and you.”

— Ray Lewis

Also featured in: Athlete Quotes, Effort Quotes, Quotes About Trying, Football Quotes

24. “Everybody shut up. Let us work.”

— Kobe Bryant

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Practice Quotes, Competition Quotes

25. “When all your energy is gone! When you have nothing left! That’s when it’s show time!”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Not Giving Up Quotes, Struggle Quotes, Being Strong Quotes

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

— Will Smith

Also featured in: Never Give Up Quotes, Gym Motivation Quotes, Work Hard Quotes

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

— Carlson Gracie

Also featured in: Gym Motivation Quotes, Martial Arts Quotes

28. “No one wants to get up at 4 and run when it’s pitch-dark, but it has to be done. The only reason I do it so early is because I believe the other guy isn’t doing it and that gives me a little edge.”

— Mike Tyson

Also featured in: Competition Quotes

29. “You want some? Come get some!”

— John Cena

Also featured in: Warrior Quotes, Epic Quotes, Competition Quotes, Haters Quotes

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

— Norman Schwarzkopf

Also featured in: Victory Quotes, Keep Going Quotes, Gym Motivation Quotes, Work Hard Quotes

31. “Don’t buy upgrades, ride up grades.”

— Eddy Merckx

Also featured in: Exercise Quotes, Climbing Quotes

32. “I dare you to take a little pain. I dare you!”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Willpower Quotes, Resilience Quotes, Suffering Quotes

33. “When I can, I do 25 minutes of calisthenics every day.”

— Willard Scott

Also featured in: Exercise Quotes

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

— Marcus Luttrell

Also featured in: Boldness Quotes, Warrior Quotes, Crazy Quotes, Gym Motivation Quotes

35. “I am a champion who makes an impact.”

— John Cena

Also featured in: Make A Difference Quotes, Wrestling Quotes

36. “Sometimes I don’t feel good, but when you get in the ring, you can’t say “oh, I feel bad, can we stop?””

— Manny Pacquiao

Also featured in: Resilience Quotes, Grit Quotes, Fighting Quotes, Gym Motivation Quotes

37. “The only time we fail is when we stop trying.”

— Chuck Norris

Also featured in: Never Give Up Quotes, Willpower Quotes, Giving Up Quotes, Grit Quotes

38. “The only one who can tell you “You can’t” is you. And you don’t have to listen.”

— Dean Karnazes

Also featured in: Willpower Quotes, Obstacles Quotes, Giving Up Quotes, Impossible Quotes

39. “Dedication, absolute dedication, is what keeps one ahead!”

— Bruce Lee

Also featured in: Never Give Up Quotes, Dedication Quotes, Martial Arts Quotes

40. “Hard days are the best because that’s when champions are made.”

— Gabby Douglas

Also featured in: Never Give Up Quotes, Stay Strong Quotes, Grit Quotes, Strong Women Quotes

41. “Pain unlocks a secret doorway in the mind, one that leads to both peak performance and beautiful silence.”

— David Goggins

Also featured in: Suffering Quotes

42. “Anything can happen with hard work and dedication.”

— Jerry West

Also featured in: Never Give Up Quotes, Encouraging Quotes for Students, Inspirational Quotes for Men, Quotes About Work

43. “It’s the law of averages: put in more, come out with more.”

— Bruce Lee

44. “You don’t need directions, just point yourself to the top and go!”

— Dwayne Johnson

Also featured in: Dreaming Big Quotes, Boldness Quotes, Willpower Quotes, Epic Quotes

45. “If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. And when I started I was desperately wishing to be where I am now.”

— Anonymous

Also featured in: Growth Mindset Quotes, Willpower Quotes, Recovery Quotes

46. “Challenges ONLY make you STRONGER!!!”

— Jon Gordon

Also featured in: Cheer Quotes, Mental Strength Quotes, Obstacles Quotes, Monday Quotes

47. “Champions aren’t made in the ring, they are merely recognized there.”

— Joe Frazier

Also featured in: Boxing Quotes

48. “I think my secret is that there are no shortcuts for hard work, determination, and having that ‘don’t give up’ attitude.”

— Jerry Rice

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Growth Mindset Quotes, Willpower Quotes, Sports Quotes

49. “Decide. Commit. Act. Succeed. Repeat.”

— Tim S. Grover

Also featured in: Friday Quotes for Work, Hustle Quotes, Monday Morning Quotes, You Got This Quotes

50. “Giving up was never an option.”

— Lance Armstrong

Also featured in: Willpower Quotes, Obstacles Quotes, Impossible Quotes, Quitting Quotes