Track and Field for the 2023 season will be here before you know it, many of Idaho's runners are busy competing in various sports during the winter season and others are hard at work training for the upcoming season. Although you need to have your body physically ready to compete at a high level , keeping your mind right and staying motivated is just as important. As a former athlete myself I know a good quote before a big race could set the tone for me. As a coach finding the right quote before a track meet was key to give your athletes that extra motivation. Below Milesplit as compiled the top 25 Motivational quotes to give you inspiration for the track season.
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Sophia Clark , Boise Senior High School Photo by Michael Najera
What's your Motivation?
Here are 25 motivational track and field quotes brought to you by Milesplit Idaho:
- "The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible." - Joel Brown
- "The more I run, the more I like it, and the more I like myself." - Patience Lister
- "If you want to run, then run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon." - Emil Zatopek
- "The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose." - Ernie Banks
- "The only real limitation is the one you set for yourself." - Muhammad Ali
- "The real glory is being knocked to your feet and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it." - Vince Lombardi
- "Whether you believe you can or believe you can't, you're right." - Henry Ford
- "The more I train, the more I realize that it's not about the medals. It's about the journey and the person I become." - Allyson Felix
- "If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run." - John Bingham
- "You have to believe in yourself when no one else does." - Serena Williams
- "Don't worry about being successful but work toward being significant and the success will naturally follow." - Oprah Winfrey
- "The only true limitation is the one you set for yourself." - Usain Bolt
- "You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out." - Steve Jobs
- "The only thing that matters is the finish line." - Mary Cain
- "You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy." - Arthur Ashe
- "The only real limitation is the one you set for yourself." - Ashton Eaton
- "The more you dream, the farther you get." - Michael Phelps
- "If you want to succeed, you have to let failure be your best friend!" - Yorck Segatz
- "You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning." - Billy Wilder
- "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." - C.S. Lewis
- "The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. It's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere." - Barack Obama
- "The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning." - Pele
- "The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday." - Unknown
- "The biggest thrill wasn't in winning on the field but in surviving." - Lou Gehrig
- "Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny." - C.S. Lewis