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Quotes About Training

SpecWar superstuds were not Arnold Schwarzenegger. They were Buddhist monks.
~ Lisa Gardner
I'm not a police officer. I'm not a private investigator. I have no special skills or training. I'm only me. An average, middle-aged white woman with more regrets than belongings, more sad stories than happy ones.
~ Lisa Gardner
Because society would rather we always wore a pretty face, women have been trained to cut off anger.
~ Nancy Friday
When families bring children into the world, train them in faith and sound values, and teach them to contribute to society, they become a blessing in our world.
~ Pope Francis
the qualifications for self-government in society are not innate. they are the result of habit and long training.
~ Thomas Jefferson
The single most important thing in coaching is turning out educated kids who are ready for society.
~ Allen Newell
Education needs to be rethought. Education does not just happen in college, but it also happens in developing skills which will enable people to contribute to our society as a whole.
~ Peter Thiel
We've been trained since kindergarten: Be nice, be kind, share, put on a smile. So we're conditioned to squash our natural selfish instincts, and that's the right thing for society.
~ Bryan Cranston
Spiritual superiority [consists in] deep dedication ... in the form of the most rigorous training, as commitment, resistance, solitude, and love.
~ Martin Heidegger
God prepares leaders with a specific place and task in mind. Training methods are adapted to the mission, and natural and spiritual gifts are given with clear purpose.
~ J. Oswald Sanders
As you train your mind, shockingly it brings you prosperity as well as the faculty to maintain it.
~ Harbhajan Singh Yogi
Only after several years of training did I come to realize that the deepest purpose of the martial arts is to serve as a vehicle for personal spiritual development.
~ Joe Hyams
I think that all the spiritual training is just to be able to allow you to experience this from a slightly different perspective - one that's a little more stabilized.
~ Leonard Cohen
A guru trains his disciples to become Krishna dasa, a menial servant of Krishna.
~ Lokanatha Swami
Creativity follows mastery, so mastery of skills is the first priority for young talent.
~ Benjamin Bloom
I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.
~ Mia Hamm
Only through training will a person learn his own weaknesses... He who is aware of his weaknesses will remain master of himself in any situation.
~ Gichin Funakoshi
A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.
~ Jesse Owens
Karate is Budo and if Budo is removed from Karate it is nothing more than sport karate, show karate, or even fashion karate-the idea of training merely to be fashionable.
~ Mas Oyama
I'm a boxer who believes that the object of the sport is to hit and not get hit.
~ Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world.
~ Dave Barry
Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
~ Billie Jean King
To give yourself the best possible chance of playing to your potential, you must prepare for every eventuality. That means practice.
~ Seve Ballesteros
People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball.
~ Sandy Koufax