Motivation - Triathlon and general phrases/ quotes

Some of these I have accross myself, others have been forwarded to me by friend... I dont the credits for all (if you do, let me know).

Have a nice quote you want to share with me? leave me a comment!! :-)

I took this picture and like it a lot .... well

my running shoes, by biking shoes my goggles

Mauricio Segura

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"All I need is within me now"

"Some people consider the marathon the ultimate endurance event. Triathletes consider it a cool down."

"Pain is temporary. Pride is forever"

"I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match."

"Discipline: Hard work under correct knowledge"

"Man, defeat is worse than dying, because you have to live with it"

"Triumph - Umph added to Tri"

"It is one of the strange ironies of this strange life that those who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest men. When you see 20 or 30 men line up for a distance race in some meet, don't pity them, don't feel sorry for them. Better envy them instead." Brutus Hamilton

"The body is telling the mind to stop. The mind is telling the body to shut up.'' - 1994 Lance Armstrong Ad

"People say that we're searching for the meaning of life. I don't think that's it at all. I think that what we're seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances within our own innermost beings and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive" Joseph Campbell, The Power of Moab

"Exercise is for people who can't handle drugs and alcohol." - Lily Tomlin

"Those who are driven are bold beyond measure, They thurst for adventure, they accept the challenges others only contemplate."-USMC

"The physical pain you feel can't compare to the emotional pain you feel, when you quit"

"success is getting what you want.... happiness is wanting what you have."

A few words about me and my experience

I am a 36 year-old Banking Software translator from Costa Rica and have kept active in sports -Triathlon and Taekwondo -(at a very recreational level)-. I enjoy participating more than competing!!! :-) Despite the exercise I get to do, I had never enjoyed six-pack abs... that is until I came across Arnel´s http://www.iwantsixpackabs.com/

After these 16 weeks, I´ve come to understand that the three most important factors for the 16-week 6-Pack Abs Journey were [in order of importance]:
- Social support/ motivation
- Nutrition
- Exercise

My goal in week 1 was… [to have] A body to be proud of and confident. I simply wanted to have a masculine athletic physique and live a healthy life.

Arnel´s program definitely took me in the that direction.

As for motivation to do things as prescribed by Arnel, it all came down to how badly I wanted to achieve my goals. Dedication and commitment.

To all of that, I can now add that the motivation I get [to keep going] is also from people who are inspired by my story to "join" this lifestyle! or simply become better.

I learned great lessons from the group of challengers that accompanied me throughout the jorney, and recall..

Julian Nunez from Canada, who once said, "[These] 16 weeks are just ... to set us in the right state of mind for the challenge ahead, a never-ending one".
AND
Batman, who said, "EXACTLY, [THIS IS] A LIFESTYLE CHANGE!!!"
AND
JJeagle, who said, "...[this] is a new lifestyle change that I am starting to get used to that is why I am doing more than usual activity. Once a goal is reached, it will ease down a bit and I will just be doing a maintenance phase when it comes to training, but the eating lifestyle will remain the same."
AND
Steve, who said, "Training is King and Nutrition is Queen".

What we have done in the past 16 weeks is no fad, and it has taken US to a definite better quality life --It is higher state--

To end I’ll recap on motivational quotes I had posted on Nov/7 [which were pretty much my credo, and helped me all along.]:

"Pain is weakness leaving the body - and strength training is the antidote." - Unknown

"You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction." - Unknown

"Strength is magical; just a little bit more can mean the difference between success and failure." - Mike Berry

"Will you look back on life and say, "I wish I had," or "I'm glad I did"?" - Unknown

"The lazy never started and the weak died along the way." - Unknown

"Strength training is not about being the strongest; rather it is about being as strong as YOU can be." - Mike Berry

"People do not lack strength; they lack will." - Victor Hugo

"Training is King and Nutrition is Queen." - Steve from the Challente

"Train with the will to die." - Enson Inoue, aka Yamato Damashi (a mixed martial arts fighter)

"...in any fight it's the guy whose willing to die who´s gonna win ..." -- Al Paccino

THANK YOU ARNEL

Loyally yours,

Mauricio Segura