inspiration?

[gally]

thought id start a thread where we can share, inspirational quotes, stories, sayings, and anything else generally inspirational!! although personal at the moment i have none as i have just got back from not doin to well in sparring some bigger guys and am a bit down in the dumps. lol, ill be back tmorrow tho.

[chantelle]

thought id start a thread where we can share, inspirational quotes, stories, sayings, and anything else generally inspirational!! although personal at the moment i have none as i have just got back from not doin to well in sparring some bigger guys and am a bit down in the dumps. lol, ill be back tmorrow tho.

larry holmes against the odds
teddy atlas bio
give him the the angels
and ken norton going the distance

[gally]

cheers sexyboxer nice 1 ill try pick them up.

[Trainer Monkey]

Yer a bum-Me working the gym or Mickey from the Rocky flicks

[Chris Nagel]

Burgess Meredith in his gravelly voice playing Mickey is the only thing that stands out in the Rocky movies. Hence my favorite quote, "...if you ever get hurt, and you feel that your goin' down, this little angel is gonna whisper in your ear he's gonna say, GET UP YOU SON OF A BITCH because mickey loves you." Poetry for the heart and soul...

Yeah, a few words wisdom can go a looong way. Once in a while on a long plane ride you might find yourself flipping through one of their in-flight magazines because honestly you're that bored. All of a sudden you'll stumble over some infinate source of wisdom that would go nice with what ever your current philosophy is. That moment for me was while reading an interview of Apolo Ono who was the speed skating gold medalist at the last Olympics. He paraphrased what a greek philosopher named Nikos Kazantzakis (sp?) said, "We shouldn't be concerned with either winning or losing, what should be more important is to carry on the struggle"

For a while "carry on the struggle" became a broken-record of a mantra when ever I found myself in the gut-wrenching phase of my training. It helped kept me continue to fire on all cylindars when otherwise I'd have nothing left and more than happy to call it a day. Now even though I don't repeat those words to myself, it's affect is still with me. Unconciously when I feel hurt and on my last legs I push myself harder, with those words now in the back-burners of my mind.

When it comes to motivation period, it comes from a lot of sources. Getting a compliment that you're tearing it up, or that I have a great body. Knowing that everyday you're covering ground and getting closer to your goals. Having some lovable jerk egg you on while you're training, and you getting a personal kick about showing them what you're made of. The big thing is to capitalize on as many golden opportunities as you can. The dude that's always happy with what he's doing needs no pick me up.

[Karas]

i always find music an inspiration but i've always liked the saying 'you reap what you sow'.