Quotes About Challenge

The man loves danger and sport. That is why he loves woman, the most dangerous of all sports.

You're gonna have to go through hell, worse than any nightmare you've ever dreamed. But when it's over, I know you'll be the one standing. You know what you have to do. DO IT!

Of course it looks bad when you're not executing. When things go bad, it's not going to look good.

How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.

When you lose a couple of times, it makes you realize how difficult it is to win.

Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a punch, hits back with three punches.

More than just a big adrenalin rush, it's more like, 'let's explore what's possible in our sport'.

My motto is, you have to get in a sport a day.

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.

The joy of surfing is so many things combined, from the physical exertion of it, to the challenge of it, to the mental side of the sport.

I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.

I found climbing to be a very tactile sport. There's no ball that is zipping through the air ready to crack you in the head. It is just you and the rock base.

When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder.

Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.

Men often compete with one another until the day they die. Comradeship consists of rubbing shoulders jocularly with a competitor.

If you feel bad at 10 miles, you're in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you're normal. If you don't feel bad at 26 miles, you're abnormal.

The challenge and the energy running requires may be a selfish one, but it actually motivates me to be stronger in my relationships.

Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.

I've always taken the philosophy that you have to dream a little in this sport. If you stay in your comfort zone, you're not going to do anything special.

Golf isn't a sport, it's a game. I'm not saying it's not a difficult game, with lots of mental stuff. But it's not a sport like mine. Where is the combat, the intensity of what we do?

Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.

In response to the challenge of strangers, sport arose as a sublimated representation of a community's armed might as well as its pride of place and clan.

If I could be good at any sport, it'd be javelin. I know a few people I would love to throw a spear at.

We are a much improved ball club: now we lose in extra innings!