270+ (FAMOUS) Best Inspirational David Goggins Quotes
Best Inspirational David Goggins Quotes
“Greatness pulls mediocrity into the mud. Get out there and get after it.”- David Goggins
“The worst thing that can happen to a man is to become civilized” -David Goggins
“Mental toughness is a lifestyle.” -David Goggins
“It’s possible to transcend anything that doesn’t kill you.” -David Goggins
“The only thing you need to do is keep track of the time and show up. That’s it. Show up and put in the work.” -David Goggins
“Seeds burst from the inside out in a self-destructive ritual of new life.”-David Goggins
“Get uncomfortable and show up” -David Goggins
“Adversity is a state of mind. Controlled fear can be a strength, not a weakness.” -David Goggins
“Strength does not come from winning, your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” -David Goggins
“It’s not the load that breaks you down; it’s the way you carry it. Remember, when things get tough, you can always push through them.” -David Goggins
“Find something to get passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it, learn everything you can about it.” -David Goggins
“Everyone has a breaking point, but what separates the losers from the winners is how we respond after we break down.” -David Goggins
“Success is what’s left when you forget about what you want.” -David Goggins
“There is no room for mediocrity in extreme performance, and there is no room for fear in true courage. My life is a quest to face the things that scare me to death.” -David Goggins
“Life will not be easy for me, but I decide to make it easy on myself.” -David Goggins
“It’s a lot more than mind over matter. It takes relentless self discipline to schedule suffering into your day, every day.” – David Goggins
“You get nothing for free; you have to earn everything you get.” -David Goggins
“You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you make.” -David Goggins
“The idea of power has taken the wrong meaning and made it something that we are afraid of rather than something that we want.”- David Goggins
“It takes alot more than just being physically fit and strong to be an elite soldier. It also takes the mental ability to be able to go into situations that are so beyond routine that you have to be able to see things from a wider point of view.” -David Goggins
“In order to be successful in anything, you have to do it for more than just money. You need a passion and a purpose behind what it is that you are doing.” -David Goggins
“I don’t believe in excuses; I believe in results.” -David Goggins
“One man going through hell is far more powerful than a thousand angels singing songs on the side of the road.” -David Goggins
“There is no such thing as a can’t, only won’ts and won’ts are everywhere!” -David Goggins
“The key to success lies in grinding it out from one level of consciousness to another.” -David Goggins
Famous David Goggins Quotes About Failure & Success
“The only failure is not trying.” -David Goggins
“If you want to find something that you like doing, just look for things that other people are not doing, and then do it better.” -David Goggins
“We all have a pattern of fear and negativity that has been going on for years in our lives which keeps us in a rut and prevents us from achieving our dreams.” -David Goggins
“You will never get what you want unless you want what you have.” -David Goggins
“The biggest mistake that people make is to assume that they are not tough enough, strong enough, smart enough or skilled enough to be at the top of their game. I think it’s just a matter of believing that you can do it and doing it.” -David Goggins
“Don’t be afraid to go beyond your comfort zone and accomplish what scares you the most.” -David Goggins
“It is as important to feel alive during the struggle of adversity as it is to finish well in the victory.” -David Goggins
“Stay focused, fear based thoughts will get you where you don’t want to go!” -David Goggins
“Everything that you can do, you should do it better than the people who have come before you!” -David Goggins
“There are not enough hours in a day to accomplish all of your dreams and see everything that you want to see.” -David Goggins
“I tell myself that my plan is not perfect and I will accept the occasional setbacks along the way.” -David Goggins
“You need to be fearless and aggressive when it comes to overcoming obstacles.” -David Goggins
“In the end, what matters is not how strong you are but how long you can last.” -David Goggins
“Rather than channeling energy into what is negative, focus your efforts on being proactive in your life so that you can do things that are positive!” -David Goggins
“As soon as you begin to focus on the outcome, instead of the process, you begin to lose sight of what is happening in the present moment.” -David Goggins
“I have found that once I make a decision based on my plan and commit 100% to it, I stop thinking about all of the things that could go wrong.” -David Goggins
Famous David Goggins Quotes About Planning
“Have a plan, but don’t let it be perfect.” -David Goggins
“Today is the day that you will either break through your fear or break yourself in half.” -David Goggins
“The only way to guarantee you can do something is to just do it.” -David Goggins
“Once you decide that what you want is no longer out of reach, the obstacles that once seemed insurmountable quickly become mild inconveniences.” -David Goggins
“If you want to get something done ask busy people to help you do it.” -David Goggins
“I turn into a different person once I am on the starting line because I am now focused on what I need to accomplish and how I will handle the obstacles that will undoubtedly come my way.” -David Goggins
“When you are tired your body starts making unnecessary movements in an effort to stay awake and alert.” -David Goggins
“You can never truly know yourself until after you have challenged yourself at the peak of your ability.” -David Goggins
“Only through the tension of opposites can we advance our understanding of who we are as human beings.” -David Goggins
“Be humble, not powerful. Be strong, not dominant. Be influential, not persuasive. Be patient, not fortunate.” -David Goggins
“To be fit you have to keep moving and change your routine. To be great you have to keep improving every single day and challenge yourself anew … as constantly as humanly possible.” -David Goggins
“No matter who you are, who your parents are or were, where you live, what you do for a living, or how much money you have, you’re probably living at about 40 percent of your true capability.” – David Goggins
“Use oxygen to access the top of your fitness and never climb so high again.” – David Goggins
“If you want to achieve all your dreams, you should train as if your life depended on it.” – David Goggins
“If I can do it, anyone can do it.” -David Goggins
“When I was a kid I wanted to see the world, travel, meet people and become a champion swimmer. The way I travel today, I can do that.” – David Goggins
“My purpose is to always move forward even if it’s a mistake.” -David Goggins
“If you never try, you’ll never know. You may not like what happens but at least you’ll know.” -David Goggins
Famous David Goggins Quotes About Luck
“I don’t believe in luck, I believe in hard work and taking a risk when others are afraid to do so. You always have to challenge yourself to get better.” –David Goggins
“The only way I can prove what I’m capable of is by pushing myself harder than anyone ever thought possible.” -David Goggins
“I believe that you should go into everything with the attitude that you’re going to be successful and take as much from it as you possibly can.”- David Goggins
“The human body can withstand and accomplish a hell of a lot more than most of us think possible, and that it all begins and ends in the mind.” – David Goggins
“The only way to know if you can do something is to try it.” -David Goggins
“It’s not enough to want to be successful; you have to work hard and give it everything that you have.” – David Goggins
Famous David Goggins Quotes About Tough Times
“Tough times have to be endured, but they don’t have to defeat you.” -David Goggins
“I often think that if someone gave me one hour to save the life of someone I loved, I could come up with a way to do it.” -David Goggins
“What are you going to do about it? You can either complain about your situation or change it.” -David Goggins
“If you’re not physically and mentally prepared for what life is going to throw at you, then you’re just going to crumble, And then, you’re no good to nobody.” David Goggins
“Change is painful, but you have to face the pain and get through it if you want to progress.” -David Goggins
“There’s a big difference between being confident in your ability and being cocky.” -David Goggins
“It’s going to be ok because everything will work out; it may not seem like it now, but it will.” – David Goggins
“Winners don’t care if they are the fastest or the strongest, they care about being better than the next guy.” -David Goggins
“There are things that are out of our control. What we can control, though, is how we respond to those things.” -David Goggins
“Anytime I am not feeling motivated, I just remember who it is that I am training for and what it means to them.” -David Goggins
“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” -David Goggins
“If you want something bad enough, it will come to you eventually.” – David Goggins
“Workouts are what separate the winners from the losers.” -David Goggins
“I don’t believe in mistakes, I believe in good challenges and bad challenges.” -David Goggins
“No matter how good you think you are at something, someone always better and smarter than you is out there, and if they’re not, they will be soon.” -David Goggins
“Nothing worth having comes easy.” -David Goggins
“Success takes doing the opposite of what everyone else is doing.” -David Goggins
“Define what it means to be your best, and then get after it. There is no way that you can ever achieve your potential if you’re not willing to be your best.” -David Goggins
“A lot of people focus too much on being perfect all the time and not enough about being strong enough to endure the ongoing pressure and discomfort of trying to get better at what they want to do.” -David Goggins
“Think like a creative athlete. Lose yourself in your training so that the only thing you think about is being in the zone.” -David Goggins
“You can always get better if you have the desire and the will to do so.” -David Goggins
“My job as an athlete is to push myself to be better than I was yesterday, every day. To take advantage of every opportunity, no matter how small, and to continue to grow as a human being.” -David Goggins
“I’m not going to give back the opportunity to push myself and learn something from this experience.” -David Goggins
“When you start a workout, tell yourself that you are going to go as hard as you can in that moment, and then let it all out. It’s OK if you have to slow down and regroup, but you must never give up.” -David Goggins
“The more things you can do to get outside of that zone that makes you feel good, the stronger your mind is going to get. It starts getting used to doing things like this. It’s not fun, but now my mind is used to it.” David Goggins
“If I die at 30, I’ll die a happy man.” – David Goggins
“The only difference between failure and success is how you interpret them.” -David Goggins
“Strength in the body doesn’t come from lifting heavy weights. It comes from being able to get through the most difficult situations in life…and even handle them without breaking down.” -David Goggins
“Nothing worth having comes easy.” -David Goggins
“At the end of the day, you can look at yourself in the mirror and know that you gave it everything you had, even if it didn’t work out.” – David Goggins
“We have to learn how to control our bodies and stay sharp mentally so that we can conquer any situation life throws at us.” -David Goggins
“Discomfort is what makes you grow; it’s not about being comfortable all the time.” -David Goggins
“I always say that I am my dog’s favorite person.” -David Goggins
Famous David Goggins Quotes About Winning
“To win, you have to be willing to fight for your life and fight for what it is that you want.” -David Goggins
“Step 1: Dedication – Find a passion of something that will challenge you in every way possible” – David Goggins
“If you can see yourself doing something, you can do it. If you can’t see yourself doing something, usually you can’t achieve it.” David Goggins
“It is easier to see the potential in someone else than in yourself.” – David Goggins
“If I wasn’t willing to be uncomfortable, I wouldn’t continue to push myself.” – David Goggins
“We can tell ourselves that we’re going to get healthy, but it’s almost never as simple as that.” -David Goggins
“You’re not going to find greatness by looking in a book or by listening to me. I may give you the spark, but you’ve got to go inside yourself to find it.“ David Goggins
“When the going gets tough, it’s the time to make a choice. It’s not time to give up or blame someone else. It’s time to find a way out in front of you.” -David Goggins
“You can move mountains on your own by being the best you can be, every single day.” -David Goggins
“At the end of the day, hard work may not be enough. You still may fail. But you keep going out there and go after it.” David Goggins
“A lot of people get lost in trying to perfect all the things that aren’t important. You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to be better than the other guy.” -David Goggins
“When I was younger, I was a bit of a wild child. I didn’t have much direction in my life, didn’t really know what I wanted out of it.” – David Goggins
“We are all fighting the same battle. All of us are torn between comfort and performance, between settling for mediocrity or being willing to suffer in order to become our best self, all the damn time. We make those kinds of decisions a dozen or more times each day.”-David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me.
“I just can’t make people understand that the human mind can do things beyond what most people think is possible.” – David Goggins
“No matter how hard it was, I always just tried to get a little better each day.” – David Goggins
“I don’t care if you can bench more weight than everybody on the planet or if you can lift it faster, but I guarantee you that I will outlast you.” -David Goggins
“I had a whole collection of trophies, medals and ribbons from all the sports I played growing up, but they didn’t mean as much to me as the silly little ribbon I won from the local fair in Hawaii.” -David Goggins
“I tried to be a normal kid for most of my childhood, but I was different from most kids.” – David Goggins
“Very few people know how the bottom feels, but I do. It’s like quicksand. It grabs you, sucks you under, and won’t let go. When life is like that it’s easy to drift and continue to make the same comfortable choices that are killing you, over and over again. But the truth is we all make habitual, self-limiting choices. It’s as natural as a sunset and as fundamental as gravity. It’s how our brains are wired, which is why motivation is crap. Even the best pep talk or self-help hack is nothing but a temporary fix. It won’t rewire your brain. It won’t amplify your voice or uplift your life. Motivation changes exactly nobody. The bad hand that was my life was mine, and mine alone to fix.”-David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me.
“Having a vision or something you want to accomplish, doesn’t mean you’ll have the courage and dedication to do everything it takes to get there. To carry on, keep believing and try harder even when it hurts; that’s where courage comes from.” – David Goggins
Famous David Goggins Quotes About Quitting
“I didn’t quit because it was too hard. I simply ran out of excuses.” – David Goggins
“That was really my beginning. I struggled through school, got a lot of bad grades and dropped out of high school. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. And after dropping out, I never took a high-school level education again. Although it gives you an excuse, in my mind that was failure; quitting too soon.” – David Goggins
“I didn’t want to be a lawyer, a doctor or an engineer. Those are roles other people play in society. I wanted to be the guy on the court, in the gym or in the gym. The guy who helps change people’s lives. I wanted to be the guy with a commitment and a vision and an ability to inspire millions. That was my purpose.” – David Goggins
“I got past most of the obstacles that were standing in my way one by one, until I accidentally stumbled upon my true purpose. As soon as I found it, the rest of my life became clear. After years of playing sports and modeling, I eventually found my way into the world of fitness. I made a big impact on thousands of people through a book, an online course and a DVD.” – David Goggins
“I’m not some movie star. I don’t have millions of dollars or fame or enough talent to make it in Hollywood. But that doesn’t mean I don’t deserve it.” – David Goggins
“We have the ability to go in such a space, if you’re willing to suffer, and I mean suffer, your brain and body once connected together, can do anything.” David Goggins
“I never wanted to be famous, rich, have an amazing physique or a good job. I just wanted to be useful and be able to make a positive difference. And I found that through my passion for fitness and writing.” – David Goggins
“Doing what you love to do makes it easier for it to become your life.” -David Goggins
“You can always get better if you have the desire and will to do so.” -David Goggins
“Whether you’re young or old, rich or poor, black or white, American or Canadian – there is no excuse for not having it. There is no excuse for not helping yourself stay fit and healthy. It doesn’t matter if you are a rich CEO or a bus driver – everyone can improve their health.” -David Goggins
“To stay whole and fit, we have to keep active. One of the reasons why I love CrossFit is that it not only gets me in shape, but it also helps me deal with my depression and anxiety. It’s like a drug, making me feel better and helping me grow.” David Goggins
“It’s okay if you don’t know what your purpose is today. Just keep going out there and doing what you love.” -David Goggins
“The sole reason I work out like I do isn’t to prepare for and win ultra races. I don’t have an athletic motive at all. It’s to prepare my mind for life itself. Life will always be the most grueling endurance sport, and when you train hard, get uncomfortable, and callous your mind, you will become a more versatile competitor, trained to find a way forward no matter what. Because there will be times when the sh*t life throws at you isn’t minor at all. Sometimes life hits you dead in the f*cking heart.”-David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me.
“I’d rather be exhausted from success than rested from failure.” – David Goggins
“You can’t plan for everything, but you can choose to be ready for anything.” -David Goggins
“It’s impossible to live a healthy life if you are not willing to get out of your comfort zone.” -David Goggins
“If someone wants to achieve something outside their comfort zone, it must start inside their comfort zone first. It can’t be just the opposite.” -David Goggins
“People who don’t know what they want to do in life, end up doing something they don’t really like.” -David Goggins
“Don’t try to start too big, too fast or you’ll never finish it. Start small and slowly perfect the little skills that will get you through the tough times.” – David Goggins
“Most wars are won or lost in our own heads, and when we’re in a foxhole we usually aren’t alone, and we need to be confident in the quality of the heart, mind, and dialogue of the person hunkered down with us. Because at some point we will need some empowering words to keep us focused and deadly.” -David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me.
“A lot of people will quit when they are tired. I’m pretty sure that I’m at my best when I’m tired and hurting. This is what drove me to the top of my field.” – David Goggins
“I feel like everyone who can run, walk, or play sports should compete in some sort of tournament once in their lives to see where they really stand.” -David Goggins
“Remember that you also need rest, so schedule that in. Listen to your body, sneak in those ten- to twenty-minute power naps when necessary, and take one full rest day per week. If it’s a rest day, truly allow your mind and body to relax. Turn your phone off. Keep the computer shut down. A rest day means you should be relaxed, hanging with friends or family, and eating and drinking well, so you can recharge and get back at it. It’s not a day to lose yourself in technology or stay hunched at your desk in the form of a damn question mark.”-David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me
“The most important things in the world are love, hate, passion and control.” -David Goggins
“I don’t care how many people you beat, just remember that they are still athletes and you are an athlete’s athlete. You didn’t beat someone because you aren’t good enough to win yourself. If we stopped caring about beating others and focused on beating ourselves, I think we could take the sport to a whole new level.” -David Goggins
“There are people out there who think that I run just to see how far I can push my body. They think I run because I like hurting myself and seeing how far my body will go before it breaks down. Those people believe that running more than fifty miles at a time is self-abuse. But those people don’t know why I started running, or why I keep running.” -David Goggins
“I do not want a person to feel like your life depends on them. I want you to have the confidence and desire that, if life knocked you down, you could get back up.” -David Goggins
“Doing amazing things still takes effort and time. If it was easy to make a difference, everyone would do it. But since it’s hard, we need people who will press through the friction.” -David Goggins
“I’ve always done things my own way. I don’t like to listen to people who tell me that I can’t do something, and I don’t like to listen to people who tell me how to do it.” -David Goggins
“I’ll be honest with you. I’m not a normal guy. No matter what I do or where I am, I gotta be the best. Not just better than average; better than everyone else by far. There have been times when I was running fifty miles a day where I would wake up at six in the morning and wonder why the hell I was doing it, but by the time I got to those fifty miles, I didn’t want to stop. I was so caught up in that glorious trance, that passion for pushing through the pain and suffering, that it didn’t matter. All I knew was that it felt good.” -David Goggins
“I am not in this sport to blow up. I am not in this sport to wow people and be better than everyone else.” -David Goggins
“People will try to push me around, or send me down their path to success like a dog, but I’m going to make sure that they don’t get anywhere near it.” -David Goggins
“I’ve always tried to take care of myself and my family. I’ve always tried to look out for my friends and help them whenever they needed me. But now, there’s a new person in my life who needs me the most. The only problem is that he doesn’t know it yet.” -David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me
“The one thing that makes all the difference is that I don’t quit. When everyone else had quit on me, I didn’t give up on myself. If you can find something to move forward with, no matter how much it hurts, why would you ever want to stop?” -David Goggins
“I’ve always tried to take care of myself and my family. I’ve always tried to look out for my friends and help them whenever they needed me. But now, there’s a new person in my life who needs me the most. The only problem is that he doesn’t know it yet. The only problem is that he doesn’t know it yet.” -David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me
“There have been so many times where I didn’t know if I could have done what I just did, but that experience made me stronger and helped me go longer in the next run.” -David Goggins
“A lot of people will quit when they are tired. I’m pretty sure that I’m at my best when I’m tired and hurting. This is what drove me to the top of my field.” -David Goggins
“Most wars are won or lost in our own heads, and when we’re in a foxhole we usually aren’t alone, and we need to be confident in the quality of the heart, mind, and dialogue of the person hunkered down with us. Because at some point we will need some empowering words to keep us focused and deadly.”-David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me.
“I’d rather be exhausted from success than rested from failure.” – David Goggins
“To stay whole and fit, we have to keep active. One of the reasons why I love CrossFit is that it not only gets me in shape, but it also helps me deal with my depression and anxiety. It’s like a drug, making me feel better and helping me grow.” -David Goggins
“I’m not big on the whole new year’s resolution thing, but I do like to make promises to myself that I always keep, because I try my best to follow through with them.” -David Goggins
“It’s okay if you don’t know what your purpose is today. Just keep going out there and doing what you love.” – David Goggins
