Quotes About Discipline

I had to prepare physically every day, and I didn't leave many scraps for the writers

The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a certain way, that I played the game the way it was supposed to be played.

Skating has always been a major area of interest to me.

Practice works because practice gives us a chance to relax enough to make smart choices.

Swimming is one of the hardest sports.

The true value of sport is more than the skills that young people learn.

I treat golf as a sport. I let other people treat it like a hobby.

I consider myself to be respectful, and I believe this is a main value for sports.

football is like life - it requires perserverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

Train hard while others don't, so you can win while your opponents wont.

Is it or is it not a matter of importance that a young man starts out in life with an ability to shut his jaw hard and say "I will, " or "I will not, " and mean it?

The strong is not the one who is physically powerful, but indeed, the one who controls himself when angry.

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

Judo is the way to the most effective use of both physical and spiritual strength.

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

Rule your mind or it will rule you.

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

Each day you must choose, the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.

My weight is not enough and strength is not enough either, so I have to take the fight by mastery.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.

Rather the pain of discipline than the pain of regret.

We hold our tongues in check because if they are undisciplined they empty the soul of the strength of heavenly grace, and weaken its healthful vigour.

I refer to my hands, feet and body as the tools of the trade. The hands and feet must be sharpened and improved daily to be efficient.

He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.