Swimming Motivation
10 Motivational Swimming Quotes to Get You Fired Up
Looking for some awesome swim quotes? Give this list of motivational swimming quotes a look the next time you need to rock and roll in the pool.
10 Motivational Swimming Quotes to Get You Fired Up
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Olivier Poirier-Leroy
Here are ten motivational quotes for swimmers to help get your day rolling. Whether you need a little jolt to get you going for morning workout, or wanna keep the momentum going after a big practice, there is a little something for everyone with these images and quotes designed just for swimmers.
1. Willing is not enough. We must do. – Bruce Lee. 
2. If you’re going through hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill 
3. You have to expect things from yourself before you can do them. 
4. Make each day your masterpiece. – John Wooden
5. Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. 
6. Win if you can, lose if you must, but never quit.
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7. What to do with a mistake: Recognize it. Learn from it. Forget about it.
8. It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get back up.
9. Never give up! Failure and rejection are the first steps to succeeding.
10. A champion is someone who gets up when they shouldn’t.
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Olivier Poirier-Leroy
Olivier Poirier-Leroy is the founder of YourSwimLog.com. He is an author, former national level swimmer, two-time Olympic Trials qualifier, and swim coach.
Olivier is the author of the books YourSwimBook and Conquer the Pool. He writes all things high-performance swimming and is passionate about helping swimmers, swim coaches, and swim parents master the pool.
His articles were read over 4 million times last year and his work has appeared on USA Swimming, SwimSwam, STACK, NBC Universal, and more.
He's also kinda tall and can be found hitting noon-hour lap swims. You can learn more about Olivier here.
Olivier Poirier-Leroy
Olivier Poirier-Leroy is the founder of YourSwimLog.com. He is an author, former national level swimmer, two-time Olympic Trials qualifier, and swim coach.
Olivier is the author of the books YourSwimBook and Conquer the Pool. He writes all things high-performance swimming and is passionate about helping swimmers, swim coaches, and swim parents master the pool. His articles were read over 4 million times last year and his work has appeared on USA Swimming, SwimSwam, STACK, NBC Universal, and more. He’s also kinda tall and can be found hitting noon-hour lap swims. You can learn more about Olivier here.
Olivier Poirier-Leroy Olivier Poirier-Leroy is the founder of YourSwimLog.com. He is an author, former national level swimmer, two-time Olympic Trials qualifier, and swim coach.
Olivier is the author of the books YourSwimBook and Conquer the Pool. He writes all things high-performance swimming and is passionate about helping swimmers, swim coaches, and swim parents master the pool.
His articles were read over 4 million times last year and his work has appeared on USA Swimming, SwimSwam, STACK, NBC Universal, and more.
He’s also kinda tall and can be found hitting noon-hour lap swims. You can learn more about Olivier here.
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