David Goggins Quotes are a true motivation for those who are going through a low phase and challenges in their lives.
David Goggins is an American retired Navy SEAL. He is a marathon runner, cyclist and public speaker who have many big achievements in international sports. Goggins is one of the world’s top athlete who started his life journey by joining military, running in ultramarathons and later he becomes a leader and a motivational speaker.
Below are few best quotes from David Goggins that are motivational and will surely inspire you.
50 Motivational Quotes by David Goggins:
- “In the military we always say we don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.” : David Goggins
- “Refused to compromise who I was to conform to their unwritten rules.” : David Goggins
- “It’s possible to transcend anything that doesn’t kill you.” : David Goggins
- “Suffering is the true test of life.” : David Goggins
- “As humans, we’re reading books every day to try to figure out how to be someone else. What we don’t do is go inside, turn ourselves inside out, and read our own story. You have to look inside to find out what you really want.” : David Goggins
- “You must recognize what you are about to do, highlight what you do not like about it, and spend time visualizing each and every obstacle you can.” : David Goggins
- “Back in the day, what motivated me was overcoming myself. Now I believe in being a leader. I’ve done it all – I’m good. Now, it’s about setting an example for others to follow. I can’t just talk it – I have to live it.” : David Goggins
- “You have to be willing to go to war with yourself and create a whole new identity.” : David Goggins
- “No one is going to come help you. No one’s coming to save you.” : David Goggins
- “We’re either getting better or we’re getting worse.” : 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
- “Having lived the life I’ve lived, and seeing the other side, not being afraid to attack what was in front of me has made me happy.” : David Goggins
- “There is no more time to waste. Hours and days evaporate like creeks in the desert. That’s why it’s okay to be cruel to yourself as long as you realize you’re doing it to become better.” : David Goggins
- “Tell yourself the truth! That you’ve wasted enough time, and that you have other dreams that will take courage to realize…” : David Goggins
- “Analyze your schedule, kill your empty habits, burn out the bullshit, and see what’s left.” : David Goggins
- “Your entitled mind is dead weight. Cut it loose. Don’t focus on what you think you deserve. Take aim on what you are willing to earn!” : David Goggins
- “When you’re in hell, you forget how great you really are because you’re suffering and you forget the great things you’ve done.” : David Goggins
- “In every failure a lot of good things will have happened, and we must acknowledge them.” : David Goggins
- “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” : David Goggins
- “It’s okay, you might be called a nigger one day. It’s okay…Let them call you that. What are you going to do now? They don’t own your life. How you’re going to control that now?…Thicken your skin.” : David Goggins
- “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.” : 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
- “The Buddha famously said that life is suffering. I’m not a Buddhist, but I know what he meant and so do you. To exist in this world, we must contend with humiliation, broken dreams, sadness, and loss.” : David Goggins
- “Pain unlocks a secret doorway in the mind, one that leads to both peak performance, and beautiful silence.” : David Goggins
- “Denial is the ultimate comfort zone.” : David Goggins
- “Everyone fails sometimes and life isn’t supposed to be fair, much less bend to your every whim.” : David Goggins
- “It’s so easy to be great nowadays, because everyone else is weak.” : David Goggins
- “I didn’t hang my head, because injuries happen. I’d given it everything I had and when you handle business like that, your effort will not go unnoticed.” : 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
- “The only way we can change is to be real with ourselves.” : David Goggins
- “If you want to be one of the few to defy those trends in our ever-softening society, you will have to be willing to go to war with yourself and create a whole new identity, which requires an open mind.” : David Goggins
- “Only you can master your mind, which is what it takes to live a bold life filled with accomplishments most people consider beyond their capability.” : David Goggins
- “I tried to do so many things to fit in. But when you look in the mirror, that’s the one person you can’t lie to.” : David Goggins
- “I don’t stop when I’m tired. I stop when I’m done.” : David Goggins
- “Before you start a goal – let’s take care of our insecurities because they are going to surface when you put yourself in the crucible and you’re suffering.” : David Goggins
- “If you have any mental toughness, if you have any fraction of self-discipline; The ability to not want to do it, but still do it; If you can get through to doing things that you hate to do: on the other side is greatness.” : David Goggins
- “A warrior is not a person that carries a gun. The biggest war you ever go through is right between your own ears. It’s in your mind. We’re all going through a war in our mind, and we have to callus our mind to fight that war and to win that war.” : David Goggins
- “Our culture has become hooked on the quick-fix, the life hack, efficiency. Everyone is on the hunt for that simple action algorithm that nets maximum profit with the least amount of effort.” : 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
- “We live in an external world. Everything, you have to see it, touch it. If you can for the rest of your life, live inside yourself – to find greatness, you have to go inside.” : David Goggins
- “You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.” : David Goggins
- “The most important conversations you’ll ever have are the ones you’ll have with yourself.” : David Goggins
- “Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.” : David Goggins
- “The ticket to victory often comes down to bringing your very best when you feel your worst.” : David Goggins
- “Most wars are won or lost in our own heads.” : David Goggins
- “It may be satisfactory, but that’s another word for mediocrity.” : David Goggins
- “Always be ready to adjust, recalibrate, and stay after it to become better, somehow.” : David Goggins
- “If you want to master the mind and remove your governor, you’ll have to become addicted to hard work. Because passion and obsession, even talent, are only useful tools if you have the work ethic to back them up.” : David Goggins
- “Most of us sweep our failures and evil secrets under the rug, but when we run into problems, that rug gets lifted up, and our darkness re-emerges, floods our soul, and influences the decisions which determine our character.” : David Goggins
- “My happiness is my reflection on the suffering during my journey and knowing that I never quit nor was I guided by anybody on this earth.” : David Goggins
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