Training Quotes

"When my coach gives me a program, I damage it."

"Training is training, fighting is fighting. It's two different things."

"But there's no problem to lift before the game in the morning, then play the game at night."

"There are days where I'm at the facility almost all day long. It's definitely demanding mentally and physically."

"I pack on mass quickly when I lift."

"Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education."

Mark Twain

"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."

Muhammad Ali

"I am building a fire, and every day I train, I add more fuel."

Mia Hamm

"The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit."

Ken Doherty

“I don't generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench.”

“You should always focus on training and consider it a step forward. And each step is taking you higher and higher until you reach the top, which is where you should stay.”

“A pint of sweat saves a gallon of blood.”

“Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.”

“You can train to anticipate what your teammates will do. I'm training it, but it is also an instinct that I'm born with.”

“Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.”

“I think sometimes the best training is to rest.”

“I train and I go home, and when I'm home, I think about training. That's my life every day.”

“A good feeling for me is when you train, and then you put on fresh clothes. You have this rush of endorphins from exercise, and then you get that nice feeling of fresh clothes. It's a double whammy.”

“Not a lot of people or pros in this game know how to train correctly. That's why they don't have a long career.”

“People think hard sparring will get you sharp. But anytime I've trained that way, I've actually been a little bit flatter in the fight. It's almost because my training has been too hard.”

“The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.”

Morihei Ueshiba

“A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up.”

Florence Griffith Joyner

“I am building a fire, and every day I train, I add more fuel.”

Mia Hamm

“The will to win is nothing without the will to prepare.”

Juma Ikangaa