Will Smith Quotes

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.

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

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.

It's like a muscle - if you stop going to the gym or stop running, you get weak. The military teaches you these great values, but we don't keep up the discipline on our own, and we lose it. So wherever you go, keep that discipline up.

The battle for self-discipline may leave you a bit bruised and battered but always a better person.

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline.

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.

I grew up doing gymnastics. It requires discipline, eating right, getting sleep, lots of sacrifice. But the pros outweigh the sacrifice.

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

Make yourself do unpleasant things so as to gain the upper hand of your soul.

At times, you are mentally but not physically prepared; at times, you are physically but not mentally prepared. I would be lying if I said it doesn't affect your performance. But the sooner you get over it, the better. So you discipline yourself. That is why fitness counts.

Being a dancer or athlete of any type teaches you the fundamentals of discipline... and the ability to know you can grow.

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

Being in the special forces has really broken a lot of the limitations I thought I had. Thoughts like 'We've done this much, so we should take a break now' were ones that I had to ignore and overcome in my training. They taught me how to keep going, no matter how difficult a situation can get.

I have been following what is now called the 'Spartan Way' long before it became popular!

My understanding of the world is all through the prism of martial arts. It's affected every aspect of my life.

I was very disciplined growing up. If I didn't want to run hills, I ran hills; if I didn't want to jog around the block, I jogged around the block.

My father talked about training as being more about the human spirit than just about your muscles.

Discipline is something we despise for the moment.... We all look for a place to run, an excuse with which to stall. No one enjoys it. Yet those of us who have endured it know that the fruit it produces and the pain from which it ultimately spares us makes it worth the agony.

Discipline — both mental and physical — is crucial.

Do something you hate every day, just for the practice.

When we teach ourselves and our children discipline, we are teaching them and ourselves how to suffer and also how to grow.

A warrior feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.

Self-discipline is the golden key; without it, you cannot be happy.

Discipline is money in the bank. A real friend, true strength.