Joe De Sena
Bite off more than you can chew, then keep chewing.Collection: Books And Movies
The way to get through anything mentally painful is to take it a little at a time. The mind can't handle dealing with a massive iceberg of pain in front of it, but it can deal with short nuggets that will come to an end. So instead of thinking, Ugh, I've got twenty-four miles to go, focus on making it to the next telephone pole in the distance. Whether you're running twenty or one hundred and twenty miles at a time, the distance has to be tackled mentally and physically one mile at a time. The ability to compartmentalize pain into these small bite sizes is key.Collection: Running
Put one foot in front of the other, focus on the little goal right in front of you, and almost anything is possible.Collection: Feet
You can either go to bed satisfied with your efforts today or stressed with what you left for tomorrow. You can either work hard to take on the hill or never know what it is that people see at the top.Collection: Hard Work
The phrase 'I can't' doesn't mean anything to me anymore, not because of my ego but because I know anything is possible.Collection: Mean
Death is the price we pay for life, so make it worth it.Collection: Pay
It's not that we're trying to avoid death; we're trying to enjoy our lives fully, to wring every wonderful drop out of life that we possibly can.Collection: Trying