Motivation Quotes

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."

Jim Ryun

"Once something is a passion, the motivation is there."

Michael Schumacher

"Respect a man, and he will do all the more."

James Howell

"Trust is the highest form of human motivation."

Stephen Covey

“I'll always have something to prove.”

“Watching game film motivates me a lot. It shows me what I need to work on and determines the specific workouts I do.”

"Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached."

"If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves."

Thomas Edison

“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing; that's why we recommend it daily.”

“Coaches who can outline plays on a blackboard are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.”

“Anytime someone tells me that I can't do something, I want to do it more.”

“Now in order to kill the enemy, our men must be roused to anger; that there may be advantage from defeating the enemy, they must have their rewards.”

“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.”

“When people go to a track meet, they're looking for something, a world record, something that hasn't been done before. You get all this magnetic energy. It makes me want to compete even more. It makes it all worthwhile, all the hours of hard work.”

“The method of instruction in Scouting is that of creating in the boy the desire to learn for himself.”

“Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.”

“A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon.”

“The one way to get me to work my hardest was to doubt me.”

“When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.”

“You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before, and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman.”

“I do have motivation. A lot of motivation.”

“I need music. It's like my heartbeat. It keeps me going no matter what's going on: bad games, press, whatever!”

“Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana... plus all the regular hip-hop stuff.”

“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”

“Self-centred leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.”