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Boxers were liars. Champions were great liars. They had to be. Once you knew what they thought, you could hit them. So their personalities became masterpieces of concealment. There would be limits to what he could learn of Ali and Foreman by the aid of any philosophy. Still, he was grateful for the clue. Humans were not beings but forces. He would
... See moreNorman Mailer • The Fight
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort w
... See moreTodd Herman • You Are the Brand
Lloyd George frequently emphasized to me in conversation that one feature that distinguished a first-rate political leader from a second-rate politician is that the former was always careful to avoid making any definite statement that could be subsequently refuted, as he was likely to be caught out in the long run.
B.H. Liddell Hart • Why Don't We Learn from History?
In 1905, Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech in Chicago called “The Strenuous Life.” It begins, “I wish to preach, not the doctrine of the ignoble eases, but the doctrine of the strenuous life, the life of toil and effort, of labor and strife.”
Sarah Vowell • The Partly Cloudy Patriot
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. —Henry David Thoreau
Ben Bergeron • Chasing Excellence
The body is a protein-producing factory.
Joe Dispenza • Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
We lift heavy things to get stronger.
Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
Load variation is critically important to strength success, but it must follow one rigid rule: concentrate on volume and do not abuse high intensity training!