“When we practice suffering we are reinforcing neural pathways associated with discomfort and behavioral persistence.”
Source: The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion
“Think only about what the next few minutes hold. The more intense the suffer-challenge, the shorter the segments need to be.”
Source: The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion
“When you commit and act despite feeling a bit scared, when you side-step or clamber (however clumsily) over obstacles and setbacks, when you seek out adversity to learn from suffering, not despite it, and when you scour your world for tiny reminders of things to be grateful for in life, you are on your way.”
Source: The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion
“He gave himself to them completely, with no guilt, no shame, no reservation, and in that surrender he found a quiet, shining pearl he had never known existed - himself. He was Sam. He was Sunshine. He was Peaches.”
Source: Special Delivery
“His moral task was to suffer well, to be worthy of his sufferings. He could not control how much he suffered, but he could control his inner response to his sufferings.”
“The first big thing suffering does is it drags you deeper into yourself.”
“Here and now are the only place and time when one ever enjoys himself or accomplishes anything. Most of our suffering takes place when we allow our minds to imagine the future or mull over the past.”
“Science has demonstrated that some athletes have a higher tolerance for pain and suffering than others do, and that those who have a higher tolerance are more accepting of these sensations.”
Source: The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life
“His key insight was that yearning, or wishing things were different than they are, is the root of all suffering, and that letting go of this desire is the secret to happiness.”
Source: The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life
“This pain and suffering. This was my trophy ceremony.”
Source: The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life