“The art of the hero wasn’t about being brave; it was about being so competent that bravery wasn’t an issue.”
― Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
― Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
“Être fort pour être utile,” Hébert declared. “Be fit to be useful.”
― Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
― Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
“There’s a more glaring giveaway that boxing and wrestling are just recreation: girls and old guys aren’t good at them. As a rule of thumb, performance aberration in a basic skill is a good way to evaluate whether it’s natural to a species. When you spot a giant ability gap between ages and genders, you know you’re looking at nurture, not nature.”
― Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
― Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
“Now, Ah Hing, I’m going to teach you how to fight like a woman. —GRANDMASTER IP MAN, Bruce Lee’s teacher”
― Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
― Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
“The ancient Greeks loved that little interlocking contradiction, the idea that you’re only your strongest when you have a weakness for other people. They saw”
― Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
― Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
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