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

“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.”

“Athletes don’t have much use for poking around in their childhoods, because, introspection doesn’t get you anywhere in a race.”

“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.”

“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.”

“Your past forms you, whether you like it or not.”