I hated every minute of training, but I said, don"t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.

A person with a clear purpose will make progress, even on the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress, even on the smoothest road. read more

• Thought Person Clear Purpose Progress Even Roughest Road Smoothest

The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval. read more

• Thought Most Splendid Achievement Constant Striving Surpass Worthy Own Approval

The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another. read more

• Thought Top Mountain Bottom Another

The day I quit is the day I die. read more

• Thought Day Quit Die

Oaths are but words, and words but wind. read more

• Thought Oaths Words Wind

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. read more

• Thought Fight Won Lost Far Away from Witnesses Behind Lines Gym Road Long Before Dance Under Those Lights

Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It"s not something you learn in school. But if you haven"t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven"t learned anything. read more

• Thought Friendship Hardest Thing World Explain Something Learn School Haven Learned Meaning Really Anything

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are. read more

• Thought Great Champion Believe Best Pretend

I never thought about losing, but now that it"s happened, the only thing is to do it right. read more

• Thought Thought About Losing Happened Thing Do Right

It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out, it's the pebble in your shoe read more

• Motivational Experience Mountains Ahead Climb Wear Pebble Shoe