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“No one is going to come help you. No one's coming to save you.”
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
“Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did. Even as a student, I saw many young men who had great natural ability, but who did not have the self-discipline and patience to build on their endowment.”
― Long Walk to Freedom
― Long Walk to Freedom
“In the military we always say we don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training,”
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
― Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
“Inventing is a combination of brains and material. The more brains you use, the less material you need”
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“Running taught me valuable lessons. Training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did.”
― Long Walk to Freedom
― Long Walk to Freedom
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