“The lesson to learn is to pay attention for 90 minutes because in front of you are great champions.” PayAttentionMinutesFrontsLessonsPay AttentionChampion Author:Claudio Ranieri
“Experiencing this pain in my muscles and aching and going on and on is my challenge. The last three or four reps is what makes the muscles grow. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens. I have no fear of fainting. I do squats until I fall over and pass out. So what? It's not going to kill me. I wake up five minutes later and I'm OK. A lot of other athletes are afraid of this. So they don't pass out. They don't go on.” PeopleMatterHappensPainLastsFallThreeGrowsChallengesFiveFourMinutesGoes OnAreasWake UpNo Matter WhatAthleteChampionMusclesGutsDividesNo FearFive MinutesKill MeHave No FearFaintingGreat BodybuildingPassing Out Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“When I was in grade school and we had to write papers about what we wanted to be when we grew up, I wanted to be a social worker or a missionary or a teacher... Then I got involved with tennis, and everything was just me, me, me. I was totally selfish and thought about myself and nobody else, because if you let up for one minute, someone was going to come along and beat you. I really wouldn't let anyone or any slice of happiness enter... I didn't like the characteristics that it took to become a champion.” IfsWritingWantedSchoolHappinessSocialTeacherMinutesGrewInvolvedPaperGrew UpBeatsWorkersSelfishSelfishnessChampionCharacteristicsTennisGradesMissionaryPapersSocial WorkerOne MinuteGrades In School Author:Chris Evert
“The practice sessions of aspiring champions have a specific and never-changing purpose: Progress. Every second of every minute of every hour, the goal is to extend one's mind and body, to push oneself beyond the outer limits of one's capacities, to engage so deeply in the task that one leaves the training session, literally, a changed person.” MindPersonsBodyMotivationalPurposeSportsGoalHoursPracticeProgressMinutesChangedLimitsSelf ImprovementTrainingCapacityTasksOneselfImprovementChampionMasterySessionMind And BodyExpertiseEvery SecondOuter LimitsChanged Person Author:Matthew Syed