“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.”

“But you can’t quit, either. Even if you have to walk to the finish line… ~ Linda Armstrong”

“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”

“You don’t just fly up a hill. You struggle slowly and painfully up a hill, and maybe, if you work very hard, you get to the top ahead of everybody else.”

“Who’s going to work hard for someone who doesn’t win? ~ Jim Ochowicz”

“You ever hear about how when you stab somebody, it’s really personal? ~ Chris Carmichael”

“I’ve learned how to take out my own stitches: all you need is a pair of fingernail clippers & a strong stomach.”