Sublime

a kind of water jiu-jitsu needed to wrestle with sharks.

Home to some of the fittest and most mentally resilient humans on the planet, it’s a sacred place for many of Britain’s bravest soldiers.

I was fuelled by a kind of ‘feral fortitude’.

when death seems almost certain, one of the most human reactions is a refusal to lie down and let it win.

when you live that way and attain a goal, success feels anti-climactic.

List out your insecurities and weakness, as well as your opponent’s.

There is no shame in getting knocked out. The shame comes when you throw in the motherfucking towel,

“Goggins,” my OIC said after giving me the good news, “you are the type of motherfucker who wishes you were a POW just to see if you have what it takes to last.” He was onto me. He knew the kind of person I was becoming—the type of man willing to challenge myself to the nth degree. We shook hands. The

That anybody can become a totally different person and achieve what so-called experts like him claim is impossible, but it takes a lot of heart, will, and an armored mind.