Updated May 6th, 2021 at 16:30 IST

World Athletics Day quotes, images and wishes to share with family and friends

World Athletics Day is celebrated in May each year. For this occasion, we have compiled a collection of World Athletics Day quotes, images and wishes.

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World Athletics Day is celebrated each year in the month of May. The World Athletics Day was first introduced by the IAAF in 1996. The World Athletics Day was created in order to spread awareness of the importance of exercise and to encourage children to start exercising regularly. On the occasion of this day, we have compiled a collection of World Athletics Day quotes, images and wishes that you can send to your family and friends. 

World Athletics Day Quotes 

  • “If something stands between you and your success, move it. Never be denied.” - Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
  • “Don’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.” - LeBron James
  • “You dream. You plan. You reach. There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you, there are no limits.” - Michael Phelps
  • "You must not only have competitiveness but ability, regardless of the circumstance you face, to never quit." - Abby Wambach
  • “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” —Michael Jordan
  • “It’s going to be a journey. It’s not a sprint to get in shape.” - Kerri Walsh Jennings
  • “Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t pretend that you do and, and some point, you will.” - Venus Williams
  • “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” - Billie Jean King
  • “It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there.” - Mia Hamm
  • “If you persevere long enough if you do the right things long enough, the right things will happen.” - Manon Rheaume
  • “It doesn’t matter what you’re trying to accomplish. It’s all a matter of discipline.” - Wilma Rudolph
  • “The only person who can stop you from reaching your goals is you.” - Jackie Joyner-Kersee 

 

World Athletics Day Wishes  

  • One man practising sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it. Happy World Athletics Day 2021! 
  • Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds. Happy World Athletics Day 2021! 
  • There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do. Happy World Athletics Day 2021! 
  • You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits that is real joy. Happy World Athletics Day 2021! 
  • It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up. Happy World Athletics Day 2021! 

 

World Athletics Day Images 

 

 

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Published May 6th, 2021 at 16:30 IST