The best funny and cheerful statuses about sports, which can not only cheer up those who read them, but also motivate them to start actually playing sports, getting their health in order, and encourage them to train their body and spirit.
***If it doesn’t work out the first time, skydiving is not for you
*** One girl went to the gym and lost 5 thousand rubles in a month.
*** So that you don’t envy me too much, I hide my gorgeous abs under a layer of fat.
*** Every day I want to start lifting weights, but damn my wife with homemade cutlets always ruins everything
*** People who do morning exercises die a hundred times less often than others. Because there are a hundred times fewer of them than the rest.
Is it always so easy to get up for a run?
Those who have been running for a long time know that the most difficult thing is to get up (if a run is planned), put on your clothes, go outside and take the first ten steps. There are a lot of excuses that the inner consciousness can come up with, for example, these:
- “It’s so cool outside, but under the blanket it’s so warm and cozy”;
- “My legs and body are so sore after yesterday’s workout”;
- “If I miss it once, nothing will change”;
- “I’m so lazy today, I’ll sleep, and tomorrow I’ll definitely make up for everything”;
- “I have a hard day ahead, I can sleep half an hour longer”;
- “I’m so sleepy.”
However, once you overcome yourself and walk out the door, everything will change. The magical power of running, increasing endorphins
in the blood, accelerated blood circulation will help you completely forget your morning doubts.
In order to get rid of them, everyone must have their own strong convictions
. The following proverbs, quotes and statements of famous people that have a deep meaning will help you find them.
Everything ingenious is partly crazy
One day, the editors of a magazine turned to Murakami with a request to write travel notes about a trip to Greece. The writer’s dull overview of the sights was not at all attractive, and a crazy thought came to mind: being in the homeland of the marathon, he would run that same historical distance from the city of Marathon to Athens.
This thought was crazy, because our hero did not have the slightest experience in marathon running. Only the mysterious “terraincognita” (from the Latin unknown land) and the baggage of enthusiasm.
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The route along which one of the most beautiful marathons in the world takes place every year was routinely busy that day with honking cars, the food stations were curious Greeks who came out of their houses with jugs to look at the modern Pheidippides, and the competitors were traffic hell, thirst and unbearable heat. It was an individual race without a finisher's medal and a cheering crowd along the course.
Just a spontaneous decision, partly reckless and poorly prepared, but sometimes it is crazy actions that become the most memorable moments of our lives.
There are many examples of such impromptu “marathons,” but how many more kilometers are untouched by the runner’s feet? Maybe you will become the pioneer of the original distance, which hundreds of inspired followers will want to take in the future.
Running in literature
For those who need inspiration and very often suffer from lack of motivation
, it will be useful to read such works as:
- “What do I talk about when I talk about running?” Japanese describes his history of running. Deep thoughts
and sayings fill the book, Murakami talks about his training, participation in marathons, injuries, and subsequent disappointment in running. He tried to find himself in other sports disciplines, but eventually became a runner again. What motivated him, what considerations - you will find all this on the pages of this exciting book, and it will certainly help you form your own, understandable goal for. - "Born to Run" The famous American journalist and running fan Christopher McDougle visited the Rarámuri tribe, known for their ability to “run easily”. In simple and lively language, the author tells what most runners wear, how to reveal hidden reserves and abilities for quality and...
Collection title: Quotes about running sports with meaning. If you don't have a goal, you don't do anything, and you don't do anything great if the goal is insignificant. Denis Diderot
Business is a combination of war and sport. Andre Maurois
To look like a goddess, you need twenty minutes in the morning. To look natural, you need to take care of yourself throughout your life.
I don't play with my mind, but with my heart. I don't think, I act. Thierry Henry.
In the first half, there were academicians on the field with canes in CSKA uniforms. And in the second half I saw professional football players. Valery Gazzaev.
I don’t get myself excited before competitions. I just don’t think about anything, I try to gather myself, bring all my qualities - strength, endurance, all this to the highest level, to collect my consciousness into a ball. Fedor Emelianenko
You will definitely win if you are confident in yourself and confident in victory. But the most important thing is that your opponent does not do this.
Training accident: sparring quietly turned into mating!
Health is what my friends drink to until they fall off their feet. Phyllis Dallaire
Your beliefs are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. Friedrich Nietzsche
When you rise, your friends will know who you are. When you fall, you find out who your friends are. Mike Tyson
Truly, serious pursuit of any goal is half the success in achieving it. Wilhelm Humboldt
Be kind whenever possible. And this is always possible. Dalai Lama
Change what you can change if necessary, but learn to live with what you cannot change. Robert Jordan
Love! This is the most sublime and victorious of all passions. But her all-conquering power lies in boundless generosity, in almost supersensible selflessness. G. Heine
Inspiration comes from daily work. Charles Badler
Love is the only power that can turn any enemy into a friend. Martin Luther King
The cycle of nature has the power to revive everything again, but not love. Alexander Pope
We must strive to ensure that a healthy mind is in a healthy body. Decimus Junius Juvenal
Anyone who wants to be strong and brave becomes one. A real man cannot avoid sports. And if he loves a woman, he must be healthy, strong, generous! Arnold Schwarzenegger.
A man is only as young as a woman feels. Groucho Marx
Ignorance is a demonic force, and we fear it will cause many more tragedies. Karl Marx
The game is forgotten, but the result remains. Valery Lobanovsky.
When you love people and want to make a deep, positive impact on the world, you will have enough meaning to live. Sasha Azevedo
I always say only what I am sure of! Muhammad Ali
I signed up for taekwondo, and my husband already signed up for boxing, now we don’t fight, we sit and both get points.
The only thing necessary for the victory of evil forces over a good person is his inaction. Edmund Burke
To reach the goal, you have to go. Honore de Balzac
The best cure for all ailments is salt water. Sweat, tears and the sea. Karen Blixen
It is better to be healthy but rich than poor but sick.
Sports go well with alcohol only in bowling.
It is not the size of the dog in the fight that matters, but the size of the fight in the dog. Magic Johnson
There is sun in every person. Just let it shine!
To justify ourselves in our own eyes, we often convince ourselves that we are unable to achieve our goal; in fact, we are not powerless, but weak-willed. Francois de La Rochefoucauld - Quotes about running sports with meaning.
Strength is health. Health without strength is impossible. Aishek Noram
If you don't know what to do with the ball in the penalty area, just score a goal. And after the match we will figure out what else could have been done. Bob Paisley.
Here are inspiring quotes from the heroes of the best documentary about the development of the running movement, “Running is Freedom.” Read them and you will definitely want to watch the whole movie, and then put on your sneakers and run.
To go for a run, now it’s enough to find one free hour in your schedule and put on comfortable sportswear. Although no, you still need to find willpower, because the pull of the sofa and your own laziness are the main limiting factors that usually separate a person from running. But some 40-50 years ago there were much more such factors, and the main obstacle was society itself. A runner on the street was perceived by passers-by as an alien, as a disturber of public order. Why is he doing this? Why just run? No, you need to run in stadiums and only for the sake of Olympic medals.
But everything has changed. It has changed thanks to them. - these guys gave us running. And now we can run in parks, participate in marathons and enjoy every minute of our own freedom. Now, when we go out for a run, we feel triumphant, and this triumph is their merit.
Noel Tamini
founder of Spiridon, the first running magazine.
I ran at night because I was embarrassed to run in public. Seeing a car coming towards me, I jumped into the ditch and waited for it to pass. Then I got out and ran on.
Martin Segalen
sociologist and runner
My doctor friend says, “Endorphins are bullshit.” But there are times when you get tired. You get tired and say to yourself: “Come on.” And suddenly you catch the rhythm, and suddenly you feel good. At this moment your body works like a machine. The mind is released. At this point, you can turn to thoughts. And get a little closer to heaven.
Katherine Switzer
public figure, first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon in 1967
When you run, you see a pattern of beautiful shapes and colors: foliage in the forest, blue sky. You breathe the air and feel alive on this Earth. For me it has always been a miracle.
Roger Robinson
historian and runner
For us, going for a run was like going to Woodstock to listen to music. Do something natural. Some people express themselves through music. Some through drugs. And I expressed myself through running.
Nina Kussik
first official winner of the Boston Marathon (1972) and two-time winner of the New York Marathon (1972, 1973)
You create your own running. No one helps you, no one bothers you. You're on your own. Wherever you are, you are alone with the environment. Alone with the world.
George Hirsch
publisher of Runner's World magazine, in 1976, together with Fred Lebow, organized the first New York City Marathon.
Fred Lebow was a promoter from God. He said, "Running won't take off if we stay in the Bronx." I don’t know why, but he wanted running to reach the masses. “I suggest we go to Manhattan and run in Central Park,” Fred suggested. Everyone then said: “Nonsense! How can you run in Central Park? No one is running there!” When it was just the Central Park Marathon, few people watched it, everyone said, “The crazy runners are taking over the park.” But when the marathon moved to the streets, everything changed.
The marathon is a spectacle, and it is inspiring. The first runner approaches you - so small, but when he runs past you, you realize how fast he runs. This is a colossal manifestation of the human spirit. And you want to try it yourself. Lebow knew this.
Tom Jordan
biographer of Steve Prefontaine
As we all know, one of the reasons for the revolution in road running was Steve Prefontaine. His fight with the Amateur Athletics Union and his death made people realize what was really important. Freedom was important to him. And the opportunity to make a living doing what you love.
Running with meaning
Like the French philosopher who emphasized the thought process, Haruki Murakami playfully makes running the cornerstone of his existence: “I run, therefore I am.”
The writer is sure that running, like everything that happens in our lives, should have a certain meaning, but the very idea of running is far from just finishing.
Perhaps you yourself have noticed that over time, crossing the finish line becomes something of little significance and no longer brings the same satisfaction.
The process is what should matter, because life itself has meaning not because it ends, so why does the fact of choosing an arbitrary point and designating it as a certain ending become the focus of the goal?
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The conclusion is simple: enjoy the movement, another priceless moment in the series of life events, be imbued with the course of the development of the plot, and not its climax. If thoughts like “finally it’s all over” are frequent guests in your “post-finish” mind, it’s worth thinking about what meaning does running have for you personally, and does it make sense at all?
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Running as a meditative act
Somerset Maugham wrote that even shaving has its own philosophy. No matter how boring an activity may be, when you repeat it day after day, it takes on a certain meditative essence. To start writing a book, you just need to sit down and start writing down your thoughts. To start running, you just need to leave the house and run.
In other words, try to develop a healthy habit, say, as healthy as brushing your teeth in the morning.
Perhaps someone will not find a philosophical beginning in morning hygiene, perhaps it was never there, but, whatever one may say, it is an integral part of our life cycle.
To start running, you just need to leave the house and run
It’s the same story with daily physical activity, be it jogging or strength training; over time, your hobby becomes a necessary cog in the entire daily mechanism, acquiring, if not philosophical, but a sacred meaning known only to you.
To be able to understand something important, you need to perform many seemingly meaningless actions. At any rate, for now, all your “purposeless” actions have made you who you are. To continue in the same spirit or not is everyone’s personal choice.
The hardest fight is the fight with yourself
In order to purposefully and persistently pursue your goal, improving your body health, losing weight, improving athletic performance, getting rid of depression, find your own proven method of self-motivation for running. And then you will be able to change yourself, your attitude towards life.
Your running mantra
All over the world, long-distance runners have the same facial expressions. It's like they're thinking intently about something. This may not be the case, but this is what they really look like. One seasoned athlete, answering the question “what thoughts during a marathon raise your morale?”, said that on the track he constantly repeats a mantra that his older brother taught him.
Translated into Russian it sounds like this: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is a personal choice.” This statement, perhaps, reflects the very essence of marathon running: a person consciously goes to this test, understanding the inevitability of the feeling of upcoming discomfort and the possibility of failure.
it doesn’t matter what your thoughts are doing at a distance
Murakami answered a similar question in his unique, carefree manner: “To be honest, I don’t really remember what <...> I can say one thing for sure: on cold days, I will think about the cold. And when it’s hot, no, no, I’ll think about the heat. If I’m sad, I can think about sadness, and if I’m happy, I can think about joy.”
Indeed, it doesn’t matter what your thoughts are occupied with at a distance, let it be a motivating mantra that inexplicably draws missing strength from the bottom of the energy cauldron, or the most ridiculous and funny episodes from life, counting the runners running past, or better yet, those that you have overtaken.
The human soul does not tolerate emptiness, so every now and then you will come across some thoughts, and it would be better if they had a distracting effect, were positive, not depressing.
