“Older boys often asked me to teach them “some bad words in your language”. At first I politely refused. My refusal merely increased their determination, so I solved the problem by teaching them phrases like 'man kharam' which means “I'm an idiot”. I told them that what I was teaching them was so nasty that they would have to promise never to repeat it to anyone. They would then spend all of recess running around yelling “I'm an idiot! I'm an idiot!”. I never told them the truth. I figured someday, somebody would” MenFirstsMeanProblemRunningLanguageBoysTeachTeachingPromiseDeterminationIdiotPhrasesRepeatsSomedayNastyRefusalYellingRecessBad Word Book:Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America Source: Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.” IfsInspirationalYearsMayMotivationalRunningPainLastsTimeSportsGoalHoursForeverMinutesGiving UpDeterminationPerseveranceAthleteQuittingMotivational SportsTemporaryReplacedDayBad AssInspirational SportsAthleticBodybuildingInspirational RunningToughnessI QuitReplacementsMotivational RunningMotivational Inspirational SportsGreat SportsAthlete MotivationalKeep RunningMental StrengthBest SportsReaching Your GoalsShort SportsShort Inspirational SportsGreatest SportsCross Country RunningShort Motivational SportsProfessional AthleteGreat Inspirational SportsGreat DeterminationMental ToughnessGreat Motivational SportsGreatest AthleteAthletic MotivationalAthletic InspirationalLove PainGym FitnessMotivational BodybuildingRace MotivationalGreat AthleticGym WorkoutBreast Cancer InspirationPerseverance SportsCrossfitLove Is PainMotivational SoftballPain Is TemporaryToughness In SportsMotivational SpeechSports Mental Toughness Author:Lance Armstrong
“You plant a garden one flower at a time. ... You write a book one word at a time, clean a closet one shelf at a time, run a marathon one step at a time. If you feel defeated by some large task, get your spade and dig the first hole.” IfsFeelsWritingFirstsBookRunningStepsFlowerDeterminationGardenTasksCleanPlantPerseveranceHolesDefeatedShelvesClosetsMarathonOne WordSpadesOne Step At A Time Author:Jeanne Marie Laskas