Alexander Gustafsson Quotes

One of my mom's best lines is... You're not training to be the best in the world, you're training to be the best in the world on your worst day.

It seems like the more I punish myself, the better it's been. What it is, I'm relentless and I never give up. I never take the easy way out.

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

When push comes to shove, I'm a fighter, and I'm going to force someone to fight. It takes a lot of technique, it takes a lot of skill, but to take that, and make something of it, it's a lot of heart and a lot of determination, and that's something I have. That's who I am.

Any time you're banged up, your body hurts, you don't really feel like going to the gym. That's when I feel like you really have to push through it. That's when you really make the leaps and bounds in your game. So, pushing through those days is never easy, but that's what gets you good.

Losing will make me a better fighter.

People can say what they want, but at the end of the day, I'm going to keep working on my game. I always know I have things to work on.

You can look at it and say I'm doing this better or that better, but the bottom line is, I just learned to be mentally tougher.

How many years of fatigue and punishment it takes to learn the simple truth that work, that disagreeable thing, is the only way of not suffering in life, or at all events, of suffering less.

Keep training harder and always challenge yourself.

Every single day I wake up and commit myself to becoming a better player. Some days it happens, and some days it doesn't. Sure, there are games I'm going to dominate and there are going to be games when I struggle. But it doesn't mean I give up.

I am willing to put myself through anything; temporary pain or discomfort means nothing to me as long as I can see that the experience will take me to a new level.

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

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

I'm a little bit of a glutton for punishment, especially when it comes to work. I don't mind a bit of suffering. I think it's in suffering that we realize our best selves.

It's simple. Success comes from training harder, living better and digging deeper than the others.

We have to earn our Wings every day.

With training and self discipline; clear focus and confidence; problems can be overcome and even lead to unexpected gains

It is a law of nature that you must do difficult things to gain strength and power. As with working out, after a while you make the connection between doing difficult things and the benefits you get from doing them, and you come to look forward to doing these difficult things.

And so gentlemen, I learned. Oh, if you have to learn, you learn; if you’re desperate for a way out, you learn; you learn pitilessly. You stand over yourself with a whip in your hand; if there’s the least resistance, you lash yourself.

Get up every day and try a little harder than the day before.

There's few things that get you over your own crap more than working hard.

To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere and always be working on your craft while waiting for your break.

I like to grind and not think too much about the good stuff. I like to focus on the stuff I need to get better at.