Quotes About Discipline

You can't suddenly say, 'I want a brand new habit tomorrow,' and expect it to be easy and effortless.

My hands were constantly blistered or bloody; my ears were always ringing. I tore through drumheads and drumsticks like there was no tomorrow.

If I had been asked to write 1,200 words for a newspaper tomorrow, on any subject, I would just do it rather than leave a white hole in the page. And I think it's a very healthy attitude to take to writing anything.

I have a big appetite, and staying on top of that is about knowing myself and saying, 'I can eat that today, but tomorrow I'm not going to.'

I have that balance of having fun - because I can need to have a ton of fun - but also locking it in at times.

I think there's a ton of carryover with the two sports, lacrosse and football.

The best restraint is old-fashioned market discipline, in which financial traders know that they, personally, will lose a ton of money if they take risky bets that don't pan out.

That's why I think that I have a big advantage, because I work on my striking a ton, but I don't forget about my wrestling, what brought me to the dance.

I'm very serious about what I do. I practice every day for three hours. I work on my scales; I work on my tone. But otherwise, I like to have fun.

My father was an army champion boxer... in the British army. And so he loved boxing and talked it up as a sport. But then when my brother and I were beating the crap out of each other, he was always trying to tone it down. But I am a fan of boxing.

I work out one-and-a-half hours a day, five times a week to strengthen my muscles and increase tone.

I think the players set the tone right away in spring training.

I love doing air squats or jump squats, push-ups, jumping jacks, burpees, crunches - all the basic stuff, but it's all you need to do to keep it toned.

I was an athlete growing up. I did a lot of sports: soccer, basketball, so I was always so used to hardcore training, a lot of running. I got to a point where I felt like I just wanted to get toned; I didn't need to shed pounds, so now I do Pilates.

Once you are trained in the international martial arts, your body and mind become toned permanently. You can take on any action role.

I'm doing pretty good on my own, when I can control my tongue.

If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.

In the Shao Lin temple, they never allow you to touch the skin of a drum until you can tongue what you're going to play.

Whenever I feel like having some sort of comfort food, I'll have some of it but won't have tons of it.

Fitness is basically a way of life for me. I enjoy being fit and because of that, there is a complete discipline in my family too.

I try to wake up naturally but set an alarm so I don't sleep in too late.

I don't drink alcohol too late in the evening; I read a good book.

Too much freedom can lead to the soul's decay.

I'm not going to fight because I mean too much to our team, and I can't afford to be suspended for a game or do something stupid to get me kicked out of a playoff game.