“I am trying to attend every training session and do all of my workouts.” TryingTrainingWorkoutSession Author:Asafa Powell
“Central and western Pennsylvania has one of the best workforces in the country and this will provide job training, new skills and additional resources for those trying to find a job.” TryingCountryJobsSkillsTrainingResourcesWesternWorkforcePennsylvaniaNew SkillsJob Training Author:Bill Shuster
“It's more frustrating. My expectation probably wasn't that I'd play [during the playoffs], but I was just trying to make sure that if there was any chance that it was possible to come back that I was ready and that I'd done everything I could to be ready. It's frustrating, disappointing. But can't really control any of that.” IfsTryingDonePlaySportsChanceReadyTrainingExpectationsPreparationFrustratingDisappointingPlayoffs Author:Sidney Crosby
“U.S. has been trying to encourage Iraq to pass a law that would provide money and training and weapons for a Sunni national guard that could be effective in places like Ramadi, like Mosul” TryingHas BeensLawWeaponsTrainingIraqNational Guard Author:David Ignatius
“I have spent too long training myself to speak with an American accent, it's ingrained. I spend 16 hours a day on set speaking with an American accent. Now, when I try to speak with an Aussie accent, I just sound like a caricature of myself.” TryingLongSpeakSoundHoursTrainingAccentsCaricaturesAussies Author:Poppy Montgomery
“I come to spring training and just try to do my job, try to do the best I can. That's all any player can do.” TryingI CanJobsCan DoPlayerSpringTrainingDo The BestSpring Training Author:Danny Bautista
“My best advice for mental training is simply to create good habits, in order to build a sense of security and calm around you. Also, you could try to distance yourself emotionally from the whole situation. In my case, I just look at it objectively: We are two guys going inside a cage to work. That's it. Try to de-escalate the pressure. Take a couple of deep breaths. Don't hype things up. And stay positive, even if you're fighting for your life.” IfsTryingLooksTwoWholeGuyOrderFightingSituationCasesAdviceSecurityCoupleHabitTrainingPressureBreathsDistanceCalmMmaCagesHypeStay PositiveDeep BreathBest AdviceGood HabitsTwo Guys Author:Alexander Gustafsson
“There is something in the character of every man which cannot be broken in--the skeleton of his character; and to try to alter this is like training a sheep for draught purposes. GEORG CHRISTOPH LICHTENBERG, The Reflections of Lichtenberg We become familiar with the outsides of men, as with the outsides of houses, and think we know them, while we are ignorant of so much that is passing within them.” ThinkingKnowsMenTryingCharacterPurposeHouseBrokenTrainingReflectionEvery ManPassingIgnorantFamiliarPassingsSheepSkeletonsDraught Author:Christian Nestell Bovee
“There is something in the character of every man which cannot be broken in--the skeleton of his character; and to try to alter this is like training a sheep for draught purposes.” MenTryingCharacterPurposeBrokenTrainingEvery ManSheepSkeletonsDraught Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg
“I had been in the gym training for many, many years, but I definitely stepped it up when it was time to get into shape to play 'Lights'. I began trying to live the life of a boxer, and that means everything that you would expect.” TryingYearsMeanPlayLightShapesTrainingLive LifeGymBoxersGym Training Author:Holt McCallany
“Back when I was training, probably the only nutritious thing on the market was Gatorade-that's all that we knew. But now in this day and age, people are more prone to go out to try new things to enhance their performance on the field-to enhance their physical appearance. I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way, you don't need it. You have a lot of people on the run and really don't have time to sit down and eat a balanced meal.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsTryingRunningAgeSportsFieldsTrainingPerformancesDown AndAppearanceBelieverFirmMealsThis DayBalancedNew ThingsOld FashionedBack WhenPhysical AppearanceGatorade Author:Bo Jackson
“For some reason in Spring Training, everything just clicked. You don't try to do anything in Spring Training but get ready, but things fell into place.” TryingReasonSportsReadySpringTrainingSpring Training Author:Bobby Bonilla
“It is a mistake to try to impose Christian beliefs on children and to make them the basis of moral training. The moral education of children is much too important a matter to be built on such foundations.” TryingChildrenImportantMatterChristianBeliefMistakeMoralAtheismTrainingBuiltBasesFoundationPositive AtheismMoral Education Author:Margaret E. Knight
“Everything is moderation, really. I don't really deprive myself of anything. But I try to balance it with healthy food choices. I am not real fond of exercise, so I try to get away with as little as possible which is about thirty minutes three times a week and I do a little weight training and cardio.” TryingLittlesRealChoicesThreeWeekMinutesBalanceExerciseHealthyTrainingWeightThirtyGet AwayModerationThree TimesHealthy FoodCardioWeight TrainingFood Choices Author:Martina McBride
“I would be lying if I said I cut out all dessert. When Im training, I try to satisfy those cravings with a slightly healthier dessert, like a piece of dark chocolate or whipped cream and strawberries. Those are two of my favorites!” IfsTryingSaidTwoWould BeLyingDarkPiecesCuttingTrainingChocolateCreamCravingDessertStrawberriesDark ChocolateWhipped Cream Author:Josie Loren
“Luckily I had just finished a Marvel film so I was already in a training mentality and then this movie happened and I was really just trying to focus on like as much cardio as possible because in this film I do a lot of running and a lot of running in 100 degree heat in Austinit was like a sprintit was very much like all one shot running around, sprinting. So I had to build up my cardio to be able to get to that place and also not to like, die.” TryingRunningAbleFilmDiesFocusHappenedDegreesTrainingShotsFinishedHeatMentalityCardio Author:Cobie Smulders
“Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't need to train at that level. It's about being fit, fit for life.” WorldNeedsTryingLevelsQualityClassFitTrainingTrainAthleteCombinationQuantityWorld Class Author:Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“I always try to keep in mind the I do all that training for a reason, which is to compete to the best of my ability.” TryingMindReasonAbilityTraining Author:Alistair Brownlee
“Triathlon has quite a short season. It only runs from May to September so there's a lot of time when you're not racing. So I try to set myself the target of doing a certain amount of training every week and things like that.” TryingMayRunningCertainWeekAmountTrainingSeasonsTargetRacingSeptemberTriathlon Author:Alistair Brownlee
“Training the workforce of tomorrow with today's high schools is like trying to teach kids about today's computers on a 50-year-old mainframe.” TryingYearsKidsTodaySchoolTeachTomorrowComputerTrainingHigh SchoolWorkforceMainframe Author:Bill Gates
“There have been many measures taken to try to turn the educational system towards more control, more indoctrination, more vocational training, imposing a debt, which traps students and young people into a life of conformity... That's the exact opposite of [what] traditionally comes out of The Enlightenment. And there's a constant struggle between those. In the colleges, in the schools, do you train for passing tests, or do you train for creative inquiry?” PeopleTryingHas BeensSchoolYoungTurnsStruggleCreativeTakenStudentsCollegeTrainingEnlightenmentTestsOppositesConstantTrainEducationalDebtPassingPassingsConformityTrapsInquiryImposingIndoctrinationEducational SystemConstant StruggleVocational TrainingPassing A Test Author:Noam Chomsky
“One year, I'd completely lost my bearings trying to follow potty training instruction from a psychiatric expert. I was stuck on step on, which stated without an atom of irony: "Before you begin, remove all stubbornness from the child." . . . I knew it only could have been written by someone whose suit coat was still spotless at the end of the day, not someone who had any hands-on experience with an actual two-year-old.” TryingYearsChildrenHas BeensStillsTwoEndsHandsLostStepsWrittenTrainingStuckSuitsIronyExpertsThe End Of The DayRemoveTwo YearsAtomsInstructionCoatsCould Have BeenStubbornnessPsychiatricTwo Year OldsPottyHands On Experience Author:Mary Blakely
“I became a manager very young. My first sous chef job I was, maybe, 25. It was a bit too early for me. But it's on-the-job training. You really just get stuck in there and it's trial and error. You learn by your mistakes, and hopefully you don't keep making them. And if you do, you just keep trying to fix it.” IfsTryingFirstsJobsYoungBitsMistakeTrainingErrorsStuckTrialsHopefullyManagersChefKeep TryingTrial And ErrorJob Training Author:April Bloomfield
“I just stay healthy all year round. I try to feel good in my skin. For me, I have trained in ballet my whole life so my body really feels best when I feel strong and tight and toned, and I think that comes from years and years of constant training as a ballerina. Leading up to the show, getting out there in your underwear, you just want to feel your best mainly in your head than more anything else. Obviously you want to feel good physically too, so it's more just in your head, pushing yourself, approaching this challenge and taking the opportunity to push yourself a little further.” ThinkingWantFeelsTryingYearsLittlesWholeShowsBodyOpportunityStrongChallengesHealthyTrainingSkinsConstantRoundsWhole LifeFeel GoodPushingBalletUnderwearPush YourselfBallerina Author:Angelina Jolie
“Improv is more than just spitting out a bunch of funny stuff that's unrelated to the material. You have to stay in character, you have to react and respond as the character you're trying to play. You have to service the story, and I think improv training has helped with my listening, responding, and my audition technique. It's sounds so silly, but it's true. Because not only do you improvise during the audition, but once you get the part, they'll say, "Throw away everything. Just improv this scene. Do whatever you want." Someone could panic if they're not used to doing something like that.” IfsThinkingWantTryingPlayCharacterStoriesUsedStuffSoundMaterialsListeningSceneTrainingTechniqueSillyBunchPanicAuditionsRespondingDo Whatever You WantFunny Stuff Author:Wendi McLendon-Covey
“Most people who see me in pictures know what I look like. I'm going to continue to try to workout to maintain, but I'm not going to continue looking like that - that's a result of training, and that would probably drain me out. I'd be exhausted.” PeopleKnowsTryingLooksResultsTrainingExhaustedWorkoutDrains Author:Dara Torres
“I try to relax and enjoy it. I don't really get nervous, I get excited! I love training, but my main excitement comes from when I'm racing and the better the standard of people I'm racing, the more excited I get and the more 'up for it' I get.” PeopleTryingEnjoyTrainingStandardsExcitedNervousExcitementRelaxRacing Author:Liam Tancock
“I wanted to be prepared and be strong for any unexpected challenges, so from the beginning I was doing kick-boxing. I was wearing a sauna suit everyday, I was wearing sea goggles, I was wearing gloves. I was trying to put myself through the worst condition ever and most of the training sessions I was puking up.” TryingWantedStrongChallengesSeaWorstConditionsTrainingPreparedEverydaySuitsKicksBoxingUnexpectedBe PreparedSessionGlovesGogglesSaunas Author:Ray Park
“There's a difference between over-training and over-exercising. Over-training can be you're trying to do something at high performance, but when you're over-exercising it just means that you don't have a life. And there are obviously people who go to that extreme.” PeopleTryingMeanDifferencesExerciseTrainingPerformancesExtremesBe You Author:Mark Spitz
“One of the things about my sport that's important is consistency - being able to do your routines consistently and training consistently. If you change it up or try to make everything more intense because the Olympics is coming up, you tend to put too much pressure on your mind and your body.” IfsTryingMindImportantBodyAbleSportsToo MuchTrainingPressureYour BodyIntenseConsistentlyOlympicsConsistency Author:Jonathan Horton
“In the history of everyone in whom the artist-within has survived conditioning, schooling, training - there are (persons) influences that have kept him alive, awake .. who have encouraged him without even trying - just by being. They have been One's real teachers.” TryingPersonsHas BeensRealArtistTeacherAliveInfluenceTrainingAwakeSurvivedConditioningSchooling Author:Frederick Franck
“When I'm in focus mode, I do training six times a week. Carbs only in the morning. And I try not to eat at least two hours before bed.” TryingTwoHoursMorningFocusWeekBedSixTrainingCarbs Author:Ciara
“I find that I get a little depressed if I don't move my body each day, so sometimes it's just as simple as walking, and other times it's training for a marathon or some kind of personal goal that I'm trying to meet.” IfsTryingKindLittlesSometimesBodyMovingGoalSimpleWalkingTrainingEach DayMarathonTraining For A MarathonPersonal Goal Author:Ryan Reynolds
“When I'm not training for a movie, it's more relaxed. I do a lot of running. Usually I'll run four to six miles about three times a week. You try to eat right, but you don't always.” TryingRunningThreeFourWeekSixTrainingMilesRelaxedThree Times Author:Ryan Reynolds
“I try to turn most things into an exercise. Sometimes, I can't get a workout in, so I will do things like park further away at the grocery store or take the stairs. It may not be much, but I've convinced myself it does something. Mind over matter. Ha! But my regular workouts consist of hiking, Cardio Barre, and light weight training.” TryingMindMayDoeI CanSometimesMatterLightTurnsExerciseTrainingWeightConvincedStoresParksHikingWorkoutStairsGroceriesGrocery StoresCardioWeight Training Author:Regina King
“For the most part I've been focusing on my knees, trying to keep those as good as possible. I'm 100% now, you know with rehab and rest and I feel great. As far as training and the routine I get up and bike for awhile, and go in and have a great leg day, and get a full day in at the gym and try to improve.” KnowsFeelsTryingTrainingLegsGet UpKneesGymRoutineBikeRehab Author:Brandon Spikes
“I exercise a lot. I enjoy exercising. I switch back and forth with cardio and strength training every other day, and I try to do something active every single day. Other than that, I try to make sure I have enough quiet time to myself to recharge every week as well.” TryingWellsEnoughEnjoyWeekExerciseQuietTrainingActiveBack And ForthCardioQuiet TimeStrength Training Author:Rhea Seehorn
“I just started training with the best fighters in the world trying to get better. I was a pretty good athlete so I did pretty well with the team and that gave me confidence that I would be able to compete with people.” PeopleWorldTryingWellsWould BeAbleTeamTrainingAthleteFighterGet BetterGood Athlete Author:Robbie Lawler
“The biggest possible thing that we're trying to do is change the conversation about what it means to be a working artist today, and hopefully, as the generation of performers that is training and listening to our show at the same time comes up, and becomes a working generation of performers listening to our show-hopefully that's going to change some of the ways they're looking at the hierarchy of theatre and start to blur those lines a bit more.” WayTryingMeanShowsTodayArtistBitsLinesGenerationsListeningConversationTrainingCome UpTheatreHopefullyPerformersHierarchyBlur Author:Nikka Graff Lanzarone
“The Ancient One, as you know, is the master, is the Sorcerer Supreme, and [Doctor] Strange comes to learn how to heal himself and The Ancient One has got the knowledge. And so what you're seeing today is a part of the whole training section when he's learning the moves and digging deep. So it's all about that, it's all about trying to push him to get there.” KnowsTryingWholeTodayMovingSeeingStrangeMastersTrainingDoctorsAncientSupremeHealSectionsDiggingDigging Deep Author:Tilda Swinton
“My uncle developed the training philosophy. His idea of good tennis training is basically quite simple: you must try to gain time.” TryingIdeasPhilosophySimpleTrainingGainsTennisUncles Author:Rafael Nadal
“Nowadays, mindfulness has become a catch-all word, but the general principle of trying to be more conscious and aware in our daily life is very important. Along with this, it's helpful to contemplate some of the mind training verses which are designed to take and transform all of the problems we experience.” TryingMindImportantProblemLife IsPrinciplesMindfulnessTrainingConsciousHelpfulDaily LifeContemplatingVersesMind Training Author:Tenzin Palmo
“You can lead in multiple ways. I try and lead by example, and make sure that I'm always accountable to my teammates. That starts off with my commitment to waking up early, training hard, lifting weights, and running. It's in my nutrition. It's just making sure I always put myself in the best possible position.” WayTryingHardRunningExamplePositionTrainingCommitmentWeightWake UpWakingNutritionMultipleTeammateLiftingUp EarlyLead InWaking Up EarlyLifting WeightsTraining Hard Author:Larry Fitzgerald
“We [with Alix MacKenzie] had decided we needed further training, and certainly Leach was the one we turned to. So we went to England this summer and we took examples of our work along with us and showed them to Bernard Leach and told him what we were trying to do. And of course he took one look at our work and he said - very quickly he said, "I'm sorry, we're full up," and this was his way of politely saying, you just don't make the cut.” WayTryingLooksSaidCoursesCuttingExampleNeededSummerTrainingDecidedEnglandSorryI'm Sorry Author:Warren MacKenzie
“I've been training like crazy with my trainer Decker Davis all the time, and we've been doing this new thing called Danger Train. It's kind of storytelling about the offseason training, there's a lot more to come with that. More than anything, from a nutrition aspect to the speed aspect to the strengthening aspect and, most importantly, to the mental aspect, we're always trying to grow exponentially. We're continuing to find new ways to do that.” WayTryingKindGrowsCrazyDangerTrainingAspectTrainSpeedStorytellingNutritionNew ThingsContinuingNew WaysAlways TryingTrainersStrengtheningOffseason Author:Russell Wilson
“I think that many managers we meet do take their roles as leaders very seriously and do a lot for their people. And they try to hone their skills by reading books and attending training. But then again, the number one problem is we get busy. We tend to forget that collectively we can accomplish more than we could ever do alone, and we need our people to feel a part of a positive, productive culture.” PeopleThinkingTryingBookProblemCultureReadingForgetLeaderTrainingBusyAccomplishProductiveReading Books Author:Adrian Gostick
“In workout never try and follow someone else's exact routine because everyone has a different body, For me, I do a lot of weight training, and this works great for me because I am lean and want to build muscle mass. Find what's best for you and keep it up!” TryingDifferentTrainingWorkout Author:Jasmine Tookes
“I can do something about people who need me, who have been injured. So the biggest thing about being a doctor is my education and training means I can help people to reduce their suffering and that's what being a doctor is, to reduce suffering and to try to improve the life of people who have been injured.” PeopleTryingMeanHelpingSufferingTraining Author:Fiona Wood
“Even when you spar for real and fight with full contact in training, you get hurt or you hurt someone and you see them trying to fight back. I want to inject as much reality as possible into fight scenes, even if some of the moves are slightly larger than life, if the emotion is there you'll then still be able to buy it. I recall seeing some films where people perform an acrobatic flip mid-fight and land with graceful precision and it's almost like watching Zorro... it's almost whimsical but you're no longer engaged.” PeopleTryingRealRealityFilmMovingFightingHurtEmotionSceneTrainingWhimsical Author:Joey Ansah
“You have the management team, coaching staff, film staff, analytics team, training staff and playing team, and you're trying to manage all that and it's overwhelming. And then you have the media responsibilities. I don't know that I help at all, but I would think my value would be to help provide more of a clear-headed view from the outside. It's not like I have huge opinions, but I do have my point of view and perspective.” ThinkingTryingHelpingFilmValuesResponsibilityOpinionTeamPerspectiveTrainingManagementPoint Of ViewManageCoachingOverwhelming Author:Steve Nash