Quotes For Martial Artists To Live By

[chalambok]

"It is the dull man who is always sure, and the sure man who is always dull." - H L Mencken

[chalambok]

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." - Mohatma Gandhi

[Ghost]

This is a cool thread. this one must have been done before here, probably more than once but im not going to search for it. so if youve seen it before, tough lol your going to see it again.

"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will." vince lombardi

worth repeating i expect in any case

[chalambok]

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt

[treelizard]

"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. "

- Rocky Balboa (2006)

[darrianation]

The Warrior Ethos

I will always place the mission first.

I will never accept defeat.

I will never quit.

I will never leave a fallen comrade.

[Piston]

"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings." - Optimus Prime

[CB93]

Think inside the box, everyone else is to busy trying to think outside of it. -unknown

[treelizard]

A ship is safe within the harbor, but that's not what ships were made for.

[treelizard]

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” T.S. Eliot

[treelizard]

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not a single act, but a habit." -Aristotle

[uppercut]

pain is only over for the dead

[darrianation]

Here are a few I live by:

Combat is a Darwinian process that turns large targets into casualties unless they "evolve" into small targets very quickly.

You must be physically and mentally prepared - trained to win the gunfight, and accomplish the mission. Your responsibility to be ready for the fight never ceases- CWO Loo

A soldier fights for his country but he dies for his friends.

The one rule for success is to never quit

Stamina is matter of personal determination

[chalambok]

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure." - Former Secretary of State General Colin Powell

[kbgirl]

suffering induces persiverance..and persiverance induces character...or another saying i like is behind every great man is a great women