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Quotes About Strength

Remember the philosophy of the U.S. Navy SEALs: "I will never quit...My Nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. If knocked down, I will get back up, every time. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my teammates...I am never out of the fight.
~ Marcus Luttrell
The SEALs place a premium on brute strength, but there's an even bigger premium on speed. That's speed through the water, speed over the ground, and speed of thought. There's no prizes for gleaming a set of well-oiled muscles in Coronado. Bulk just makes you slow, especially in soft sand, and that's what we had to tackle every day of our lives, mile after mile.
~ Marcus Luttrell
it's little things like that, the words of a song, which can give you the strength to go on.
~ Marcus Luttrell
Every bone in my body was crying out for rest, but I knew if I stopped, and perhaps slept, I would die. I had to keep going. It was strange, but the thirst which was killing me was also the driving force keeping me on this long, desperate march.
~ Marcus Luttrell
I will never quit. I persevere and thrive on adversity. My Nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. If knocked down, I will get back up, every time. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my teammates and to accomplish our mission. I am never out of the fight." As I mentioned, my name is Marcus.
~ Marcus Luttrell
Because in the end, your enemy must ultimately fear you, understand your supremacy.
~ Marcus Luttrell
the real battle is won in the mind. It's won by guys who understand their areas of weakness, who sit and think about it, plotting and planning to improve. Attending to the detail. Work on their weaknesses and overcome them. Because they can.
~ Marcus Luttrell
One day I'm not gonna be here. Then it's gonna be you two, by yourselves, and I want you to understand how rough and unfair this world is. I want you both prepared for whatever the hell might come your way.
~ Marcus Luttrell
Brawn without brains is powerless
~ Marcus Luttrell
The instructors were consumed with abdominal strength, the reasons for which are now obvious: the abdomen is the bedrock of a warrior's strength for climbing rocks and ropes, rowing, lifting, swimming, fighting, and running.
~ Marcus Luttrell
It's easy after a disaster to dwell on the experience, to spend too much time with your mind stuck on it, and to let it defeat you.
~ Marcus Luttrell
You have to use your fear to keep from that deadly state of being afraid.
~ Marcus Luttrell
How he learned to distinguish fear from the impostor, being afraid. Fear is a force that sharpens your senses. Being afraid is a state of paralysis in which you can't do anything.
~ Marcus Luttrell
Someone described us as the shadow warriors.
~ Marcus Luttrell
I have found that the best way to get through tough times is to surround myself with positive people. If you spend time around people who are weak of always feel sorry for themselves, it's bound to rub off on you. Always look forward, never back.
~ Marcus Luttrell
It's unbelievable what you can do when the threat to your own life is that bad.
~ Marcus Luttrell
I'm gonna break you down, mentally and physically," he yelled at us. "Break you down, hear me? Then I'm gonna build you right back up, as one fighting unit — so your mind and body are one.
~ Marcus Luttrell
And the way out of that is mental, in your mind. Don't buckle under to the hurt, rev up your spirit and your motivation, attack the courses. Tell yourself precisely how much you want to be here." The
~ Marcus Luttrell
They have a proverb that says a lot: I against my brothers; my brothers and I against my cousins; my brothers, my cousins, and I against the world.
~ Marcus Luttrell
Remember the philosophy of the U.S. Navy SEALs: "I will never quit...My Nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. If knocked down, I will get back up, every time. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my teammates...I am never out of the fight." Those
~ Marcus Luttrell
Marcus, the body can take damn near anything. It's the mind that needs training. The question that guy was being asked involved mental strength. Can you handle such injustice? Can you cope with that kind of unfairness, that much of a setback? And still come back with your jaw set, still determined, swearing to God you will never quit? That's what we're looking for.
~ Marcus Luttrell
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets or how hard you fall, you are NEVER out of the fight.
~ Marcus Luttrell
The Warrior Elite,
~ Marcus Luttrell
I'm trained in weapons, demolition, and unarmed combat. I'm a sniper, and I'm the platoon medic. But most of all, I'm an American.
~ Marcus Luttrell