Dan O'Brien Quotes

I don't have muscle tone. I'm just flab. I'm not a daredevil. I don't like pain, I don't like cold, I don't want to feel exhausted. But the sense of accomplishment is something I've never felt before, in a physical sense.

I think it's quite great to set yourself a big challenge, and then you've got another reason for keeping fit.

Even though running is physically straining, it's mentally refreshing. Especially when you feel like you've accomplished something.

I've enjoyed training again, I've enjoyed pushing myself in the pool and I'll keep on swimming until I feel I cannot get any more out of myself.

Most of the people I know who work out seriously do so because they have such an amazing outlook on life. To be who I want to be, I'm going to work out to be more positive, more active. It's proactive.

As a father, my first priority is to help my sons set and attain personal goals so they will develop self-confidence and individual strength. Engaging in regular fitness activities with my children helps me fulfill those responsibilities.

In my sports or workout life, I like to prove to myself I can do something, whether it's a half marathon or whatever it is. I like to take challenges that scare me because then once we've accomplished it, we feel stronger.

Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

I feel like I'm climbing as well, if not better, than ever.

I'm excited by challenging myself physically and mentally every day.

When I said I wanted to run a marathon, I wanted to do it under four hours. But when I started training, I was like, 'Oh I got this,' so I wanted to run between 3:30 and 3:35. I'm really proud of myself.

I always want to do my very best, and it's frustrating to have something hold me back.

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.

Health is your greatest wealth, so experiencing a marathon and seeing what you're capable of is really special.

I think that if you challenge yourself, then you're going to get your best performances, and every time I go out there, I challenge myself to be better than I was last time.

I want to clean up my handle. Get stronger. Those are the things that will help me out in the long run.

The challenge to be the best is what drives me and to just improve my body every day.

I wasn't athletic as a kid, and I was self-conscious about my body, but then in eighth grade I won a school contest, and the prize was a bunch of personal training sessions.

I am happy that I ran the half-marathon, but to me, just running and saying that I finished a race isn't enough for me. I want to run the race as best as I can. Working out for pants size isn't enough. I need a goal or a race to get back on the treadmill every day.

I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals.

Through climbing, I've learned to find goals and work toward them. That's just the way I love to live.

I'm ambitious in the sense that I raise the bar high for myself.

The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the achievement of the goal itself.

You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

I like to challenge myself.