I absolutely love inspirational quotes and stories. Everyday before teaching class I always put an inspirational picture with a quote. It may not inspire the kids, but it certainly inspires me. Here are few that I have read and used before:
"I hated every minute of training, but I said, don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion." - Muhammad Ali
"There is nothing we cannot live down, rise above, and overcome." - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
"Success must be felt within before it can be seen on the outside." - Unknown
"Strength is the product of struggle" - Unknown
"Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you" - Ovid
Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated." -Anonymous. I absolutely love this one because everybody seems to think I spend all day in the gym. That is certainly not true.
"Things do not change. We change." - Henry David Thoreau, Author/Philosopher
Here is a funny one: "Every morning in Africa a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest Lion or it will be killed.... Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you're a Lion or a Gazelle when the sun comes up... you'd better be running." - Charlotte Wrestling
This is my favorite one: Every time you stay out late....
Every time you sleep in.....
Every time you miss a workout....
Every time you don't give 100%....
You make it that much easier
for me to beat you. - Unknown
Where you find inspiration, you will also find motivation.
