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Mental health is at least as important as physical fitness for athletic success. Both are key to your performance on the field and will help you grow and advance in your chosen career path.

Self-motivation involves recognising and understanding your own feelings and translating them into motivation. If you’re competitive, achieving exceptional performance in a competition can be highly motivating. If you enjoy exploring new horizons, you might be motivated to embark on a project and quench your thirst for knowledge. It can generally be helpful to set yourself achievable goals and use these successes to maintain your motivation. However, before you can motivate yourself effectively, you need to ensure that disruptive stress does not get in the way.

These motivational quotes will support you in achieving your personal goals, whether they relate to athletic performance, fitness, your career or other areas of your life.

«Set your goals high and don’t stop till you get there.» (Bo Jackson)
«Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.»> (Tony Robbins)
«Do it today!» (Unknown)
«The wind is never your enemy. It’s either your friend or your coach!» (Bruno Spicher)
«Be determined and the job is done.» (Konfuzius)
«The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.» (Jordan Belfort)
«The road to success leads uphill.» (Willie Davis)
«Forget all the reasons why you might fail. Concentrate on the reason why you will succeed.» (Unknown)
«To discover your true potential, you must first find your own limits and then have the courage to cross them.» (Picabo Street)
«I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.» (Jimmy Dean)

«It’s the experience that counts, not the outcome.» (Unknown)
«If you’re going to doubt something, doubt your limits.» (Dan Brule)
«I hated every minute of training. But I said, ‹Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.» (Muhammad Ali)
«You can only win if your will to win is greater than your fear of losing.» (Unknown)
«You don’t give up just because it’s hard.» (Unknown)
«The best project you will ever work on is yourself.» (Unknown)
«You can only move forward if you keep going.» (Unknown)
«Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.» (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
«You never truly lose your strengths. Sometimes you just forget you have them.» (Unknown)
«Be stronger than your strongest excuse.» (Unknown)

«The will to win is important. The will to train is crucial.» (Unknown)
«You won’t always be motivated. Discipline is the magic word.» (Unknown)
«Only those who burn themselves can kindle fire in others.» (St Augustine Aurelius)
«Find out what makes you happy and press REPEAT.» (Unknown)
«Pain is inevitable. Suffering is an option.» (Unknown)
«It always seems impossible until you’ve done it.» (Unknown)
«Ambition is the ability that makes dreams come true.» (Niklas Gennen)
«Every champion was once a fighter who refused to give up.» (Rocky Balboa)
«Wake up with determination and go to bed with satisfaction.» (Dwayne Johnson)
«Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen and others make it happen.» (Michael Jordan)

«If you give it your all, you can’t blame yourself.» (Dirk Nowitzki)
«Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.» (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
«I never dreamed of success, I worked for it.» (Estée Lauder)
«Setting goals is the first step in transforming the invisible into the visible.» (Tony Robbins)
«There is no secret to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and a willingness to learn from mistakes.» (Colin Powell)
«Only those who dare to suffer great failures can also achieve great successes.» (Will Smith)
«Success is not about always winning, but never being discouraged.» (Napoleon Bonaparte)
«Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.» (Michael Jordan)
«Strength does not come from physical ability. It comes from an indomitable will.» (Mahatma Gandhi)
«It always seems impossible until it’s done.» (Nelson Mandela)

«Eighty percent of success is showing up.» (Woody Allen)
«Fall down seven times, get up eight times.» (Japanese proverb)
«All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.» (Michael John Bobak)
«Action is the fundamental key to all success.» (Pablo Picasso)
«All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.» (Walt Disney)
«A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t.» (Jack Dempsey)
«The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.» (Vince Lombardi)
«The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination» (Tommy Lasorda)
«All great successes take time.» (Maya Angelou)
«What hurts today will make you stronger tomorrow.» (Jay Cutler)

«Don’t look for the mistakes, look for the solution.» (Henry Ford)
«If something stands between you and your success, move it. It will never be denied.» (Dwayne Johnson)
«It’s not the mountains that lie before you that tire you out. It’s the pebble in your shoe.» (Muhammad Ali)
«The harder the fight, the sweeter the victory.» (Les Braun)
«It’s not about whether you get knocked down. It’s about whether you get up.» (Vinc Lombardi)
«No one who has ever given their best has regretted it.» (Georg Halas)
«I have learnt that mistakes can be just as good a teacher as successes.» (Jack Welch)
«Losers are defeated by failure, winners are inspired by it.» (Robert T. Kiyosaki)
«Success is not the key to satisfaction. Satisfaction is the key to success. If you love your work, you will also be successful.» (Albert Schweitzer)
«If you can dream it, you can do it too.» (Walt Disney)

«Success consists of two letters: DO.» (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
«Only those who know the destination will find the way.» (Laotse)
«We may experience defeats, but we will not admit defeat.» (Maya Angelou)
«Coming together is a beginning. Staying together is progress. Working together is a success.» (Henry Ford)
«None of us is as good as all of us together.» (Ray Kroc)
«If you want to be fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.» (African proverb)
«When spiders weave together, they can bind a lion.» (Ethiopian proverb)
«There is no problem that we cannot solve together and very few that we can solve alone.» (Lyndon Johnson)
«Alone we can do little, together we can do a lot.» (Hellen Keller)
«A boat does not move forwards if everyone rows in their own way.» (Swahili proverb)

«People achieve more when they work with others than against them.» (Allan Fromme)
«If people are not laughing at your goals, your goals are too small.» (Azim Premji)
«I don’t have dreams. I have goals.» (Harvey Specter)
«If you try in any way, you will fail somehow.» (Harvey Specter)
«Every success begins with a decision to try.» (John F. Kennedy)
«Success comes when you do what you love.» (Albert Einstein)
«In every team there are players who never have the best stats. But always stay in the team, because they make their team-mates better and therefore also the team.» (Donna Paulsen)
«Surround yourself with people who aren’t afraid to tell you when you mess up.» (Harvey Specter)
«Always be yourself, because an original is always worth more than a copy.» (Harvey Specter)
«Stay away from negative people, they have a problem for every solution.» (Harvey Specter)

«Everything happens at the right time. Be patient and trust the process.» (Harvey Specter)
«Enough complaining! It’s time to do something.» (Harvey Specter)
«Sometimes you have to cross boundaries to do the right thing.» (Mike Ross)
«Don’t let it get you down, be cheeky and wild and wonderful.» (Astrid Lindgren)
«Our failures are often more successful than our successes.» (Henry Ford)
«If you refuse to take responsibility for your defeats, you will not be responsible for your victories either.» (Antoine de Saint-Exupére)
«When the wind of change blows, some build windmills and others build walls.» (Chinese proverb)
«The greatest glory in life is not to never fall, but to get up again every time.» (Nelson Mandela)
«We have to accept that we will not always make the right decisions – that sometimes we will make huge mistakes. We need to understand that failure is not the opposite of success – it is part of it.» (Arianna Huffington)
«It’s not how low you fall that counts – it’s how high you bounce back.» (Brian Tracy)

«Feedback is sometimes painful, but always valuable.» (Rolf Hanse)
«If you fight, you can lose. If you don’t fight, you’ve already lost.» (Bertolt Brecht)
«What is conceivable is also feasible.» (Albert Einstein)
«Problems are opportunities to show what you can do.» (Duke Ellington)
«To achieve the impossible, you first have to try the absurd.» (Fernando Pessoa)
«You’re never too old to set new goals or dream a new dream.» (C.S. Lewis)
«Never give up. Today is hard and tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow there will be sunshine.» (Jack Ma)
«To be successful, we must first believe that we can do it.» (Nikos Kazantzakis)
«If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.» (Fred Devito)
«Anyone who is not brave enough to take risks will get nowhere in life.» (Muhammad Ali)

«If someone tells you that something is not possible, it is a reflection of their limitations, not yours.» (Unknown)
«Each of us is passionate about something. It is our goal in life to find it and let it shine.» (Mary Lou Retton)
«The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in determination.» (Usain Bolt)
«If you want to be the best, you have to do the things that other people are not prepared to do.» (Michael Phelps)
«Today I will do what others do not, so that tomorrow I can achieve what others cannot.» (Jerry Rice)
«Don’t limit your challenges. Challenge your limits.» (Jerry Dunn)
«Failure is not the opposite of success. It is part of it.» (Unknown)
«If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.» (Bansky)
«Winners are not those who never fail, but those who never quit.» (Edwin Louis Cole)
«Hoping for change without doing anything about it yourself is like standing at the railway station waiting for a boat.» (Albert Einstein)

«The slowest person who does not lose sight of his goal still walks faster than the one who wanders around without a goal.» (Gotthold Ephraim Lessing)
«You don’t have to be great to get started. But you have to start to become great.» (Zig Zagler)
«Our fate does not depend on the stars, but on our actions.» (William Shakespeare)
«The only success factor is you.» (Unknown)
«We are responsible for what we do, but also for what we don’t do.» (Voltaire)
«If you don’t have a goal, you can’t achieve one.» (Laotse)
«Don’t talk, do it. Don’t explain, show. Don’t promise, prove it.» (Unknown)
«If you’re going through hell, keep going.» (Winston Churchill)
«Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead. If you lose, you can guide.» (Swami Vivekananda)
«Switching your mindset from ‹I hope I can do this› to ‹I am going to make this happen› is a real game changer.» (Unknown)

«The best way to predict the future is to shape it.» (Peter Drucker)
«Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.» (Brian Trac)
«Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.» (Neale Donald Walsch)
«The cold water doesn’t get warmer if you jump later.» (Unknown)
«You only know your limits when you have outgrown them.» (Unknown)
«Excellence is not a one-time act, but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly.» (Shaquille O’Neal)
«A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t.» (Jack Dempsey)
«A good coach shows his players what they can be and not what they are.» (Ara Parseghian)
«Whoever said: ‘It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose’ has probably lost.» (Martina Navratilova)
«High performance is meditation in motion.» (Greg Louganis)

«Strength does not come from winning. You grow with your challenges. When you encounter resistance and decide to persevere, that is strength.» (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
«To all my critics: Thank you very much, you have also motivated me.» (Usain Bolt)
«You can always get better.» (Tiger Woods)
«The will lets you begin, the passion drives you on.» (Unknown)
«If you want to change your life, change your mindset.» (Mike Ross)
«Think big. Think disruptive. Execute with full passion.» (Masayoshi Son)
«Elegance doesn’t mean catching the eye, it means being remembered.» (Giorgio Armani)
«Pursue your goals until you achieve them or your goals will haunt you for life.» (Unknown)
«The greatest thing you can achieve is not to never fall, but to get up again every time.» (Nelson Mandela)
«Be courageous, but not reckless.» (Nelson Mandela)

«The greatest honour is to respect others.» (Nelson Mandela)
«Insanity is when you do the same thing over and over again but expect different results.» (Albert Einstein)
«Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn.» (Nelson Mandela)
«You can also build something beautiful from stones that are placed in the way.» (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
«A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.» (Nelson Mandela)
«Success does not change people. It exposes him.» (Max Frisch)
«The key to success is not where you start, but how high you want to go.» (Nelson Mandela)
«Innovation distinguishes a leader from a follower.» (Steve Jobs)
«Anyone can surpass themselves and achieve something if they do it with dedication and passion.» (Nelson Mandela)
«Your life begins where your comfort zone ends.» (Neale Donald Walsch)

«To see clearly, it is often enough to change your line of vision.» (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
«The slowest person who doesn’t lose sight of his goal still walks faster than the one who wanders around without a goal.» (Lessin)
«It is not starting that is rewarded, but only perseverance.» (Siena)
«Be courageous. Take risks. Nothing can replace this experience.» (Paulo Coelho)
«It’s the hard days that make you stronger.» (Aly Raisman)
«Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and don’t give up. Find out how you can climb it, go through it or go round it.» (Michael Jordan)
«If you are not patient when it comes to small things, you will cause big projects to fail.» (Konfuzius)
«Life is like riding a bike, to keep your balance you have to keep moving.» (Albert Einstein)
«An optimist always finds a way. A pessimist always finds a dead end.» (Napoleon Hill)
«Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The surest way to success is always to try again.» (Thomas Alva Edison)

«Enthusiasm is fertiliser for the brain.» (Gerald Hüther)
«You can’t cross the ocean just by staring at the water.» (Rabindranath Tagore)
«The biggest mistake you can make in life is to always be afraid of making a mistake.» (Elbert Hubbard)
«The secret of success is to understand the other person’s point of view.» (Henry Ford)
«Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.» (Winston Churchill)
«Success is not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to success. If you enjoy doing what you do, you will be successful.» (Albert Schweitzer)
«Success is achieving your goals, dreams and passions, not meeting the expectations of others.» (Unknown)
«If you stop wanting to be better, you stop being good.» (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach)
«If you see a failure as just a small diversions, you will never lose sight of your goal.» (Martin Luther)
«The secret of success lies in carrying on where others would give up.» (Unknown)

«The best way to predict the future is to shape it yourself.» (Abraham Lincoln)
«Take time to think, but when the time comes to act, stop thinking and act.» (Napoleon Bonaparte)
«Success is no coincidence, but the result of hard work, perseverance and a willingness to learn.» (Colin Powell)
«Success is the sum of small efforts that are repeated day after day.» (Robert Collier)
«Success does not mean not making mistakes, but learning from them and coming back stronger.» (Unknown)
«Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.» (Earl Nightingale)
«I don’t have dreams. I have goals.» (Harvey Specter)

Sport as a balance

Sport is one of the most effective ways to relieve stress. The happiness hormones released during exercise and the relaxation it provides ensure a clear head and more strength and motivation for daily tasks at work. However, many people lack the motivation to exercise after a long day at work. But you can overcome this hurdle with a few tricks that will also benefit you at work.

Do sport for fun, not out of a sense of duty. Passion for the sport will motivate you even more. Take it step by step — quickly achieving goals will encourage you to work towards the next one. Above all, don’t lose sight of your goals. This will help you stay focused and you will quickly start celebrating small successes. You can only benefit from this. You can easily integrate these tricks into your everyday working life. Once you have successfully overcome work-related stress, you can use specific methods to maintain your motivation.

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