Best Parkour Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“If you want to learn something new It is important to accept that you are not going to be good for a longtime But sucking at things is the only way to become good at things Never forget that!”

Learning Parkour

Author:Riccardo Calli

“Running … led to a deep happiness that only comes from doing what you love, what your soul screams at you to do upon waking each day.”

Inspirational Motivational Running Personal Legend Parkour Running Quotes Freerunning

Book:Tempo

Source: Tempo

“Fight and flight in accord. Which one is happening is subject to change without notice.”

Fighting Martial Arts Self Defense Use Of Force Self Defence Parkour Fight Or Flight Response Fight And Flight

Book:A Professional's Guide to Ending Violence Quickly: How Bouncers, Bodyguards, and Other Security Professionals Handle Ugly Situations

Source: A Professional's Guide to Ending Violence Quickly: How Bouncers, Bodyguards, and Other Security Professionals Handle Ugly Situations

“The web of rooftops was his playground, his place of freedom. Up there, there were no rules, no one to tell him what he could or couldn’t do, no boundaries or boarders, and no obstacles he couldn’t overcome.”

Freedom No Boundaries Parkour No Rules Rooftop Equillian S Key Freerunning No Obstacles

Book:Equillian's Key

Source: Equillian's Key

“I dreamt that ‪@mark_wahlberg‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ and his wife were our neighbors and we had dance parties in our living room and drank wine from solo cups. Everyone said I danced like I was doing parkour, and everyone laughed, until I fell off the roof and broke my neck. -Crystal Woods and Jarod Kintz”

Dream Humor Party Wife Drink Laughter Wine Dancing Dance Drinking Roof Surreal Neighbors Parkour Broken Neck

Book:liQUID PROse QUOtes

Source: liQUID PROse QUOtes

“So if you do acrobatics things on the street with no other goal than showing off, please don't say it's parkour. Acrobatics existed long time ago before parkour.”

Ifs Long Goal Streets Please Long Time Long Time Ago Showing Off Parkour Acrobatics

Author:David Belle

“One of the main points of the philosophy behind parkour is being able to help people... To teach them they way themselves, to gain confidence in themselves, building up from simple moves to more complex things, to teach them that they are worthwhile people.”

People Way Philosophy Helping Able Moving Simple Behinds Teach Building Gains Complexes Worthwhile Building Up Parkour Gaining Confidence

Author:Chris Hayes

“you don't need any [money] to do [Parkour], just a pair of good shoes and that's all.”

Needs Shoes Pairs Good Shoes Parkour

Author:David Belle

“Parkour was never invented by anyone, it's always been here.”

Parkour

Author:Sebastien Foucan

“The way of the parkour is to continue, not to stay here.”

Way Parkour

Author:Sebastien Foucan

“My thing from the beginning is to have it be useful, and be able to help others. It's about being efficient and getting there as fast as you can. If people want to do it more artistically or in a freestyle way, I have absolutely no problem with it — that's the way it's going to evolve. It's not my style, but if it's other people's [style], that's perfect.”

People Ifs Way Want Helping Problem Able Perfect Style Helping Others Evolve Efficient No Problem Freestyle Parkour

Author:David Belle

“If you are in front of a wall that you cannot get past, would you just keep banging your head into the wall?... No, you would find a new wall.”

Ifs Past Fronts Wall Banging Parkour Banging Your Head

Author:David Belle

“Parkour belongs to the ones who live it, not the ones who want to live thanks to it.”

Want Thanks Parkour

Author:David Belle

“A little backflip (backflips), but it's not part of Parkour, but i like doing this since i did gym.”

Littles Gym Parkour Backflips

Author:David Belle

“Understand that this art has been created by few soldiers in Vietnam to escape or reach: and this is the spirit I'd like parkour to keep. You have to make the difference between what is useful and what is not in emergency situations. Then you'll know what is parkour and what is not. So if you do acrobatics things on the street with no other goal than showing off, please don't say it's parkour. Acrobatics existed long time ago before parkour.”

Ifs Knows Long Has Beens Art Spirit Goal Differences Situation Streets Please Long Time Soldier Vietnam Emergencies Long Time Ago Showing Off Parkour Acrobatics

Author:David Belle

“If someone puts you in front of a 30m high wall, tells you to get over it, and then comes back two years later and you're still there, you've made no progress. You should find another wall.”

Ifs Should Years Made Stills Two Progress Fronts Wall Two Years Over It Get Over Parkour

Author:David Belle

“Obstacles are found everywhere, and in overcoming them we nourish ourselves.”

Found Overcoming Obstacles Parkour

Author:David Belle

“First, do it. Second, do it well. Third, do it well and fast — that means you're a professional.”

Firsts Wells Mean Thirds Parkour

Author:David Belle

“A lot of people in their mind think ‘If there is a problem this is what I would do, this is how I would do it.’ But the truth is they don’t really know. Parkour teaches you to be sure of what you are able to do.”

People Ifs Thinking Knows Mind Problem Able Teach Truth Is Parkour

Author:David Belle

“Many people open their mind through different things like music and painting, as well as Parkour. How is not important. What is important is to open your mind because you gain some freedom through it.”

People Mind Wells Important Different Painting Gains Different Things Parkour

Author:David Belle

“When you’re training Parkour with passion, if you’re good, people will notice you. Don’t go around saying, ‘Hey look at this new move I got.’ No. We used to say, ‘If it’s good we’ll tell you.’ Do it for yourself first.”

People Ifs Firsts Looks Moving Used Passion Training Hey Good People Do It Yourself Parkour

Author:David Belle

“Parkour teaches you to be sure of what you are able to do.”

Inspirational Able Teach Learning Capacity Choreographers Parkour

Author:David Belle

“Train not to get something right, train so that you can never get it wrong”

Train Parkour

Author:David Belle

“Parkour does not have to be liked or disliked! Parkour is here and it will stay here forever! Because it was born from a pure heart and nourished from all the love that a son can give to his father!”

Giving Heart Doe Father Born Forever Son Pure Pure Heart Parkour

Author:David Belle

“The best part of falling is getting back up again.”

Fall Martial Artist Getting Back Up Parkour

Author:David Belle

“Most of the photographs I make are personal pictures and never end up in print. Even the magazines I shoot for on assignment publish very few of the actual selects. Sometimes these personal pictures will end up in a book of my work. Oftentimes, however, they are simply photographs which I hope resonate, yet rarely find a publication home. I do a lot of personal work in Rio de Janeiro, and this of a parkour artist making a jump on Ipanema Beach is such a moment.”

Book Ends Sometimes Moments Home Artist Photograph Magazines Beach Print Publish Publication Assignments Rio Parkour Rio De Janeiro

Author:David Alan Harvey

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