Moving Forward with Determination

We are finally emerging from the dark days of winter.  We can see the first light of day as we leave our early morning Metabolic Training and that breathless feeling we have as we walk to our cars after our evening training comes from the workout rather than the rapidly dropping temps.  Sometimes just knowing that spring is approaching can ramp up our motivation but in case you are needing a few extra reasons to stay on track, here are some motivating fitness quotes as compiled by Chris Freytag, fitness expert for Prevention Magazine.

1. Strive for progress, not perfection.
-Unknown

2. You want me to do something... tell me I can't do it.
-Maya Angelou

3. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
-Wayne Gretzky

4. If you don’t make mistakes, you aren’t really trying.
-Unknown

5. You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted.
-Ruth E. Renkl

6. Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
-Mahatma Gandhi

7. Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.
-Norman R. Augustine

8. I'd rather be a failure at something I enjoy than a success at something I hate.
-George Burns

9. Energy and persistence conquer all things.
-Benjamin Franklin

10. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

11. No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
-Aesop

12. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
-Albert Einstein

13. Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
-Lou Holtz

14. Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
-Jim Ryan

15. I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
-Michael Jordan

16. Fear is what stops you... courage is what keeps you going.
-Unknown

17. The finish line is just the beginning of a whole new race.
-Unknown

18. The difference between a goal and a dream is a deadline.
-Steve Smith

19. Just do it.™ -Nike

20. In seeking happiness for others, you find it for yourself.
-Anonymous

21. The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
-Mark Twain

22. It's not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not.
-Anonymous

23. Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
-Oprah Winfrey

24. It's never too late to become what you might have been.
-George Eliot

25. Clear your mind of can’t.
-Samuel Johnson