Naima Adedapo Quotes

I may not be the biggest guy in the world or strongest guy in the world. I don't have those gifts. But I will take more punishment, and I'm willing to withstand more abuse.

My high threshold for pain will allow me to battle through pretty much anything if I find a way to run and slide.

It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired - you quit when the gorilla is tired.

Identifying and overcoming natural fear is one of the pleasing struggles intrinsic to climbing.

A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself.

Any athlete has massive reserves in their body and their emotional landscape.

In wrestling, there is no retreat. No way to slow things down. In wrestling, you advance and advance, and being tired is just a lie to make the other guy think he can relax. It's so hard - harder than anything I've ever done.

Because I don't look like I'm skating around as hard as Bobby Bassen doesn't mean my mind isn't working twice as hard as Bobby's mind. Just because I can't fight like Kelly Chase doesn't mean standing in front of the net getting cross-checked and slashed isn't toughness as well.

The Finals are about a test of wills.

I don't have stamina in exercise... but I have it in life.

Often the best guys are just those that can suffer longer, who don't give up. And it's so easy to give up, when you're on a mountain and it's really hurting. We go through a lot physically.

It's not who's the best - it's who can take the most pain.

I think an individual's mind is a marvellous thing. I truly believe that if your mind is strong, your body tries hard to keep pace with it.

When I fight, I don't think about being tired, I don't think about technique. I just try to break their will.

Fighting, especially at this level, is about getting through adversity. You position yourself mentally to go out and take on obstacles that stand in your way. In the Octagon and in life, you face tough situations and have every chance to quit, but the more adversity you push through, the more likely you are to be successful.

I have a lot of faith in myself. Physically, I could drive forever.

Test cricket tests you physically and skill-wise, but also mentally. And you have to be solid on all three to do well.

It's more of a mental sport because I know I can push harder than someone who doesn't know what his body can do.

Tough wrestlers have never been uncommon. Competing and performing through injuries, enduring crazy travel schedules and wrestling with no offseason just lends itself for one to have to be tough to make it long term and with success in sports-entertainment.

The way I dig in to push myself through mountain climbs is totally psychological. I'm not designed to do that stuff. It's mind over matter.

Athletics is not so much about the legs. It's about the heart and mind.

Football is not always easy; you need to navigate through some adversity.

Everybody gets a bit tired now and then but that's what being a world champion is all about. You just deal with it.

Quitting is unthinkable and pain is just weakness leaving the body

There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart.