The New Year: 10 Motivational Quotes for Athletes

May you crush personal records, leave race times in the dust, and reach for new goals in the year 2020! Here are 10 inspirational quotes to get you jump-started on your best year yet! 

Geannette Wittendorf
Geannette Wittendorf fully appreciates the camaraderie that often comes with sports. The true meaning behind any sport, are the people who play. Each player has their own passion and spirit that they bring to the game, and it's important to fuel that flame with inspiration.

A new year brings an endless amount of new opportunity to athletes old and new. Whether you just started on a new team or you're a seasoned all-star, athletes from all walks of their athletic career could use an inspirational boost, especially rounding the end of a decade.


1.) "Never forget why you started."

2.) "The body achieves what the mind believes."

3.) "If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you."

4.) "Some people want it to happen. Some people wish it would happen. Some people make it happen."

5.) "It's not about being the best. It's about being better than you were yesterday."

6.) "Be stronger than your excuses."

7.) "The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do."

8.) "Don't give up on what you want, just for what you want now."

9.) "Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it."

10.) "The pain you feel today, will be the strength you feel tomorrow."



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