Shannon Lee Quotes

I think it rather fine, this necessity for the tense bracing of the will before anything worth doing can be done. I rather like it myself. I feel it is to be the chief thing that differentiates me from the cat by the fire.

I do like athletes as they have amazing self-discipline.

More than the time, it's about how you feel - you want to be strong throughout the race.

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

It's the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today.

I love the sport of wrestling because it's a testament of your will and what you're capable of as a man.

There is nothing like having to change your physical form to put you in contact with every weak part of yourself, to train yourself in discipline. Put somebody on a treadmill and I'll tell you how good they are at any other thing they do in life.

I always pushed myself. Whenever I felt I needed to stop, I made myself run faster.

I think willpower is very valuable.

People may say I developed an iron will, but what really happened is that I made myself much fitter. I think an iron will is always supported by fitness.

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone, and so hold on when there is nothing in you except the will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.

He helps me every day to do my exercises. Siegfried told me once, 'The one who is a hero is the one who can hang on just one minute longer.'

A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.

The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.

Heart power is stronger than horsepower.

I kind of peak at how far I can push my body, and then I run out of determination for the habit and start easing off. It's really just a lack of focus and discipline.

Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool.

With moderate physical training, you can control anything in your body. You don't have to be an athlete to do it, and this isn't just about people with disabilities - it's about everyone. You just have to have the willpower, the mindset, and the desire to want to better yourself.

Being a runner has brought me a lot of patience, and patience goes a long way in life.

I want to test my will.

My body is strong, and I have a strong will.