12 Motivational Hajime No Ippo Quotes (With Images)

Updated July 29, 2022 by Ernie

Hajime No Ippo quotes here for you, as we strive to be your #1 source for Anime Quotes.  Now, truth be told Hajime No ippo had some of the best and most inspiration quotes and moments. Hence why we decided to make this list for you guys. If you have not watched Hajime No Ippo, it’s one of the best sports anime. Specifically a boxing anime. It will make you cry, and tear up all the time, if you’re like me. But that’s why I like anime in the first place. The story is about a shy, not confident person, who finds a passion. He becomes better and better, and is able to improve to a place where he’s able to compete with world class athletes. A  below average guy (ippo) doing amazing things in the boxing world. Along with him are his coach, and gym mates, or teammates you can say. A great story, if you want some motivation for yourself, and what it really takes to become the best at something.

The meaning for Hajime No Ippo = The First Step. And this is actually an irony on the main character’s name Makunouchi Ippo.

It’s really well done character development. Every fight lasts more than an episodes, and many lessons are learnt within them. It was a TV Show with its first season in (2000-2002).

1. This is really harsh quote, but I absolutely love it, because it doens’t matter how much talent we’re born with, it doesn’t matter what your potential could’ve been or is. It’s all about the person who attains the #1 position by working their hardest.

~Takamura Mamoru

2. It’s true, it’s way harder when someone is supremely more talented. But at the end it doesn’t matter because even then you’re still based and judged on the results you product, regardless of your starting point.

~Takamura Mamoru

1. I love Aoki, because potential-wise, he probably has the least aount of talent. Yet he’s an overwhelming amount of energy, and zest in order to replace that. He musters up everything he has, and the will to never give up, and with his comedic side, he becomes lovable by everyone.

~Aoki Masaru

1. Hard work. Because nothing is a greater short-cut than hard work.

~Coach Kamogawa

2. To be courageous, and to be daring, the moment we take a step back, instead of moving forward, and cower inward, we lose. This is why we must stay focused in the midst of battle.

~Coach Kamigawa (Kamigawa Genji)

3. This one is the hard truth of the world we live in today. That we can work really really hard, and still get nowhere. But to become the best, to succeed, anyone who has gotten to that pinnacle, has worked hard.

~Kamigawa Genji (Coach)

8. To always know what your mission is. What our vision is, so we can stay grounded when we get punched in the face by life.

~Coach Kamigawa

1. To always be the underdog, never letting the ego getting to your head.

7. My favourite line so far in the anime. I don’t know why but this quote is the best. I still can’t find a relation to this in our real lives. But if you guys know, pleaseee please let me know.

10. The more famous, or more we succeed, the more problems, scrutiny, and everything else that’s negative, comes along with it.

~Makino Fumito

1. That’s why it’s good to surround yourself with like-minded or people more successful than ourselves. So that, we don’t let ourselves idle around.

~Date Eiji

Date Eiji and the Makunoichi Ippo fight was insane, gotta love Hajime No Ippo.

2. So beatifiul, and I think in the end we’re all fillled with scars, some beautiful, some not, but at the end of the day, all of them, ours.

~Date Eiji

That was the best of Hajime No Ippo Quotes, did I miss any? Comment below, which ones that you liked were not there, and if you request nicely, we’ll even make new ones for you! Also let us know what you’d want or like to see in terms of Hajime No Ippo content. Keep checking back in because we’ll keep updating these and adding more quotes.