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| Some thought provoking training quotes from notable trainers and athletes. |
| Hey Bro' These are people who have "been there - done that". Wanna be a champion? Heed what they say. It's the truth! What did you say? Can't drag your butt outa bed at 4AM? Too lazy to run 40 kilometers every week? Hate daily Core Strength? Hate running 2 kilometer sprints? Don't believe in Resistance Training? Don't like plyo drills? Don't do 40 minute bag drills? Think shadow boxing is a waste of time? Are you satisfied with "good enough"? Quit training when everyone else does? Pain isn't your constant bosom buddy? Then stop wasting your Trainer's time. You will never be a Champion! Go play golf or video games. |
"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses—behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under
those lights."
Muhammad Ali
"If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win."
Carl Lewis, Nine Time Olympic Track & Field Champion
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too,
can become great."
Mark Twain, American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer, called "the father of American literature.
"Spirit...has fifty times the strength and staying power of brawn and muscle."
Col. Arthur D. "Bull" Simons, Legendary US Special Forces Commander
"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: A desire, a dream, a vision. They
have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger
than the skill."
Muhammad Ali
"The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit."
Ken Doherty, USA track Coach, Olympic Decathlon Champion
"Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our potential."
Liane Cardes
"What a player does best, he should practice least - Practice is for problems."
Duke Snider, Eight Time All Star, Baseball Hall of Famer
"If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat."
Herschel Walker, Heisman Trophy winner, one of the most productive professional football runners in history.
"The Truth is that Running Hurts. No one gets faster without meeting their personal pain barrier straight on. No amount of junk miles,
fun runs or affirmations are going to get you over the hill at the five mile mark in a 10k. However, what will pull you through is solid prep
with hard hill runs and interval work."
Manciata's explanation of the Truth about Running
"The more I talk to athletes, the more convinced I become that the method of training is relatively unimportant. There are many ways to
the top, and the training method you choose is just the one that suits you best. No, the important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the
desire to get to the top."
Herb Elliott, 1960 Olympic 1500m World record Holder
"Three failures denote uncommon strength. A weakling has not enough grit to fail thrice."
Unknown
"What fun is it? Why all that hard, exhausting work? Where does it get you? Where's the good of it? It is one of the strange ironies of
this strange life that those who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable
things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest..."
Brutus Hamilton, Coach of Olympic Track Team, 1952 Helsinki Olympics, USA Track & Field hall of Fame
"Your training partner's name is pain. You start out trying to ignore him. Can't do it. You attempt to reason with him. No way. You try to
strike a bargain. Hah. You plead. You say "Please stop, please go away. I promise never ever to do this again if you just leave me
alone." But he won't. Pain only climbs off if you do. Then you're beaten.
Herb Elliott
"When I'm warming up and look across at the guy...I can tell if he is a good wrestler...
(but) I know there is no way he trained as hard as me."
"Most people beat themselves, and I used to do that."
Jake Ballard of Oakridge, Oregon
(31-1 Record as a Senior Wrestling for Oakridge High School, 1999-2000)
"Float like a butterfly.
Sting like a bee.
Your hands can't hit
what your eyes can't see."
Muhammad Al
those lights."
Muhammad Ali
"If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win."
Carl Lewis, Nine Time Olympic Track & Field Champion
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too,
can become great."
Mark Twain, American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer, called "the father of American literature.
"Spirit...has fifty times the strength and staying power of brawn and muscle."
Col. Arthur D. "Bull" Simons, Legendary US Special Forces Commander
"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: A desire, a dream, a vision. They
have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger
than the skill."
Muhammad Ali
"The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit."
Ken Doherty, USA track Coach, Olympic Decathlon Champion
"Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our potential."
Liane Cardes
"What a player does best, he should practice least - Practice is for problems."
Duke Snider, Eight Time All Star, Baseball Hall of Famer
"If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat."
Herschel Walker, Heisman Trophy winner, one of the most productive professional football runners in history.
"The Truth is that Running Hurts. No one gets faster without meeting their personal pain barrier straight on. No amount of junk miles,
fun runs or affirmations are going to get you over the hill at the five mile mark in a 10k. However, what will pull you through is solid prep
with hard hill runs and interval work."
Manciata's explanation of the Truth about Running
"The more I talk to athletes, the more convinced I become that the method of training is relatively unimportant. There are many ways to
the top, and the training method you choose is just the one that suits you best. No, the important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the
desire to get to the top."
Herb Elliott, 1960 Olympic 1500m World record Holder
"Three failures denote uncommon strength. A weakling has not enough grit to fail thrice."
Unknown
"What fun is it? Why all that hard, exhausting work? Where does it get you? Where's the good of it? It is one of the strange ironies of
this strange life that those who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable
things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest..."
Brutus Hamilton, Coach of Olympic Track Team, 1952 Helsinki Olympics, USA Track & Field hall of Fame
"Your training partner's name is pain. You start out trying to ignore him. Can't do it. You attempt to reason with him. No way. You try to
strike a bargain. Hah. You plead. You say "Please stop, please go away. I promise never ever to do this again if you just leave me
alone." But he won't. Pain only climbs off if you do. Then you're beaten.
Herb Elliott
"When I'm warming up and look across at the guy...I can tell if he is a good wrestler...
(but) I know there is no way he trained as hard as me."
"Most people beat themselves, and I used to do that."
Jake Ballard of Oakridge, Oregon
(31-1 Record as a Senior Wrestling for Oakridge High School, 1999-2000)
"Float like a butterfly.
Sting like a bee.
Your hands can't hit
what your eyes can't see."
Muhammad Al
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