Motivational Quotes

I get a daily email from Runner's World with a "quote of the day". Some of them are great and I think that even if you aren't a runner you can implement them into your daily life or a sport that you enjoy. These quotes are from a book called 101 Kicks in the Butt which can be found on http://runnersworld.com/


Nothing hurts more, but is so rewarding at the same time.
-Runner Sandy Zanchi on the Marathon


As every runner knows, running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other; it is about our lifestyle and who we are.
-Joan Benoit Samuelson, Olympic marathon gold-medal winner
 
I can't imagine living and not running.
-Paula Radcliffe
 
When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring how to excel.
-Deena Kastor, U.S. Olympic Marathoner


Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually pain passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.
-Frank Shorter


Remember, the feeling you get from a good run is far better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running.
-Sarah Condor


We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.
-Jesse Owens


Anything is possible, but you have to believe and you have to fight.
-Lance Armstrong


Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: a desire, a dream, a vision.
-Muhammad Ali

Some more fun quotes I found online:

"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare."
-Juma Ikangaa, 1989 NYC Marathon winner


"In running, it doesn't matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, 'I have finished.' There is a lot of satisfaction in that."
-Fred Lebow, New York City Marathon co-founder
(MY PERSONAL FAVORITE!!!!)


"Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it."
-Oprah Winfrey


"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?'"
- Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner


"You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement."
- Steve Prefontaine


"There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people."
-Bill Bowerman
(I might need to work on the "running in bad weather" thing....)

Here are some great Crossfit quotes for Cam:

Size Doesn't Matter ... Time Does

"Fitness is Earned"

There's fit ... and then there's CrossFit.

Forging Elite Fitness

I'd run away ... if I could use my legs.

"Your Workout is Our Warmup"

CrossFit – it’s like a cult without the creepy leader. (MY FAVORITE!)


You know you are a crossfitter when.....
-You own tractor tires, but no tractor
-Every time you go to Lowe's/Home Depot, you are looking for the exercise potential of equipment rather than stuff for your home
-When you readily admit that one of the Girls kicked your a*#