“In most sports, your brain and your body will cooperate... But in rock climbing, it is the other way around. Your brain doesn't see the point in climbing upwards. Your brain will tell you to keep as low as possible, to cling to the wall and not get any higher. You have to have your brain persuading your body to do the right movements.” WayBodySportsBrainRocksMovementWallHigherLowsYour BodyClimbingRock ClimbingPersuading Author:Jo Nesbo
“If your intent is that athletics and sports are tools or devices to reach higher levels of mind, then your workout sessions become meditation.” IfsMindSportsLevelsMeditationHealthBuddhismHigherMindfulnessToolsDevicesWorkoutSessionAthleticsHigher Level Author:Frederick Lenz
“The American College of Sports Medicine found that the productivity of people after exercise was an average of 65 percent higher than those who did not exercise. If I have something that's really bothering me, so much that it almost hurts my head to try to sort it out, I always find the solution in a puddle of sweat! Intense exercise is like taking a magic pill that gives you the ability to solve problems like a superhero.” PeopleIfsGivingTryingProblemFoundSportsHurtAbilityMagicCollegeHigherExerciseSolutionsPercentMedicineAverageSolveProductivityIntenseBotherSweatSuperheroPillsPuddles Author:Chalene Johnson
“When I finished the juniors I felt, perhaps for about a year and a half, that everything was going to be the same and that I would be able to go out there and win any match. But it wasn't the case. I struggled. It took me time to adjust and to realise it was not going to happen like it did in the juniors. It was three years between the junior ranks and reaching the Australian Open, and even then, having reached the final against Hingis, I wasn't really realising what it would take to go higher.” YearsHappensWould BeAbleThreeWinningFeltSportsHalfCasesHigherFinalsFinishedReachingRealisingThree YearsJuniorsAustralian Author:Amelie Mauresmo
“I think pro-athletes should be forced to use steroids. I think we as fans deserve the greatest athletes science can create! Lets go! Anything that will make you run faster, jump higher! I have High-Definition TV! I want my athletes like my video games! Lets go! I could care less if you die at 40. You hate life after sports anyways. I'm doing you a favor.” IfsThinkingWantShouldUseCareRunningHateDiesGamesSportsFansTvsHigherLetting GoDeserveAthleteDefinitionsFavorsVideoFasterDoing YouSteroidGreatest AthleteCould Care LessHate LifeHigh DefinitionPro Athlete Author:Daniel Tosh
“Although most informed balletomanes would place artistry above technique, artistry without a strong technique is a flaccid, bloodless thing indeed, whereas technique without much artistry can still dazzle us in the manner of the circus or sports arena translated to a higher plane. Though the perfect blend of the two elements is the consummation devoutly to be wished, the real enemy of good ballet is not the slight preponderance of one or the other but the prevalence of pantomime--the turning of dance into second-rate theater.” StillsTwoRealStrongSportsPerfectEnemyHigherElementsTheaterRateTechniquePlanesBalletArenaCircusArtistryDazzleSecond RatePantomime Author:John Simon
“As Christians, we're asked to give. In my sport, if someone needs equipment or help with something, regardless of who they are as a competitor, I'm called to help them for a higher purpose. So it definitely affects everything I do. It's not easy. It's very hard to love everyone.” IfsNeedsGivingHardHelpingChristianPurposeEasySportsHigherEquipmentCompetitorsLove EveryoneHigher Purpose Author:Elana Meyers
“It's a huge testament to those around me - my friends, my family and everyone who supported me. Without their help, I couldn't have made it here. It's been an amazing journey. But we are here for a higher purpose There's a reason that God has for each of us in the sport. It's all about serving His purpose.” MadeReasonHelpingPurposeSportsJourneyHugeHigherMy FriendsMy FamilyMade ItServingTestamentHigher Purpose Author:Elana Meyers