10 quotes that will get you spitting motivation

Flabby belly? Moobs? Arms like knotted shoelaces? Take one of these quotes every morning with a glass of water and you’ll be running through walls in no time.

By Robert Carry

"No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training… what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable."

- Socrates

"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six 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

"Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever."

- Lance Armstrong

"The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind you have to convince."

- Vincent Lombardi

"It's the lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself."

- Muhammad Ali

"I am building a fire, and every day I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match."

- Mia Hamm

"A lot of people run a race to see who's the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts. To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."

- Steve Prefontaine

"The best way out is always through."

- Robert Frost

"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain no matter what happens."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people."

- Nido Qubein