“This is tough, but you’re tougher.” —Peloton instructor Jess Sims

“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!” —Dolly Parton 

“Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.” —Misty Copeland

“I’m strong for my daughter, I want her to feel comfortable to radiate strength, power, and confidence. I realize that starts with me.” —Kate Upton

“I've learned to rely on the strength I inherited from all those who came before me—the grandmothers, sisters, aunts and brothers whose spirits were tested with unimaginable hardships yet survived.”—Oprah Winfrey

“I am built to do hard things.” —Peloton instructor Jess Sims

“I think having strong and confident people around me helped me learn how to be that myself.” —Katie Ledecky

“When it comes to the obstacle course of your life, you have to find your own path. And you can’t perfectly plan it out from the beginning. Part of directing your life is just letting it unfold. So let it.” —Jennifer Coolidge

“Train hard. Train smart. Have fun!” —Peloton instructor Matt Wilpers

“...the act of facing overwhelming odds produces greatness and beauty.” —Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath

“How you do anything is how you do everything.” —Peloton instructor Jess Sims

“...I think so many people forget what strong means. You think strong is like steadfast, you show up, you just carry on, and everything’s fine. That’s not what strength is. True strength is being able to find and feel your own vulnerability, your own emotion, and use that to carry yourself and to hopefully try and help others and to create a community.” —Robert Irwin

“This past year I learned that life has a way of bringing you exactly what you need to learn at exactly the right time. The transitions weren’t just changes; they were invitations to grow, to lean into the discomfort and discover the strength I didn’t know I had.” —Jenna Dewan

“I think an athlete’s physical health is often talked about more because you can see it. You can see someone lifting weights in the weight room or you can see them shooting pucks and see how hard their shot is. And so I think oftentimes the physical strength of somebody of an athlete is discussed more. But the mental strength of an athlete is equally as important. It needs to be strong, as strong as you are physically if you want to compete at the highest level.” —Kendall Coyne Schofield

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” —Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn by Living 

“Your body can do amazing things. Those amazing things aren’t always easy.” —Peloton instructor Adrian Williams

“I really feel that there are fundamental skills that you learn in the gym in terms of discipline, working through your fatigue, pushing past what you perceive as a limit. ’Cause there’s greatness on the other side.” —Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

“Being a professional athlete, you really have to take care of both your body and your mind—it’s been a journey learning about that.” —Caitlin Clark

“I will say that I think my greatest source of strength is my authenticity. If I try to channel some other being, I get lost.” —Viola Davis

“Don’t be afraid of your fears, they’re not there to scare you; they’re there to let you know that something is worth it.” —C. JoyBell C.

“The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination...” —Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

“You are already doing more than you thought.” —Peloton instructor Tunde Oyeneyin

“It’s not always about winning, it’s about not giving up, about giving your best every day, every time you pursue your dreams.” —Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith 

“It’s hard for me to enjoy certain successes in real time, because I’m in pursuit of something. You have to have a constant drive. It has to burn within you to where you don’t want to stop. How can I better myself? How can I evolve? It’s days and nights and years of hard work paying off. Now, what do I have to do the next time around?” —Jalen Hurts

“Always talk great to yourself, always speak wonderful things to yourself, because these uphill thoughts... your mind/body connection is real. It will take your body exactly where it needs to go, and you need to do this all your own, without comparing yourself to anybody else.” —Terry Crews

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” —Friedrich Nietzsche

“Everything nourishes what is strong already.” —Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this—you haven’t.” —Thomas Edison

“When tennis was taken away or put aside, well, I still had all the other things. And I think that mindset has anyway been a strength of mine throughout my career. I knew that if tennis ends tomorrow, which it can with an accident or whatever, it happens, you have to be able to live with yourself without the game.” —Roger Federer

“It is good to love as much as one can, for therein lies true strength, and he who loves much does much and is capable of much, and that which is done with love is well done.” —Vincent Van Gogh

“And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.” —Paulo Coelho

“The hustle is what makes us who we are.” —Peloton instructor Adrian WIlliams

“A quiet conscience makes one strong!” —Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

“To me, power means having emotional intelligence around my strengths, advocating for myself and understanding that my needs are as important as anyone else’s. When I’m at my most powerful, I’m able to respond instead of just reacting, and to use my voice to stand up for my morals and values.” —Michelle Elman

“I refuse to be overwhelmed.” —Jess Sims

“We grow through what we go through.” —Peloton instructor Logan Aldridge

“Everything I do is at a 10. I’ve always been that way. I run on passion and inspiration, and so no matter what it is, big or small, my heart has to be on fire to even entertain whatever it is.” —Miley Cyrus

“Real power isn’t artificial invincibility. Real power is clearly seeing how contingent your life is on the lives around you, having the courage to seek help, and cultivating a network of people who are willing to provide that support.” —Dan Harris

“Don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want.” —Heath Ledger, 10 Things I Hate About You

“Confidence isn’t something that you just wake up with one day. It’s about staying committed to your goals, trusting yourself and the people around you and putting your best foot forward with every opportunity you get.” —Patrick Mahomes

“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.” —Mary Oliver

“The thing that I’m most proud of is that I may have struggled, but I never quit. I always gave the maximum.” —Rafael Nadal

“For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” —Amanda Gorman, “The Hill We Climb”