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“…While preparing for the 2000 Olympics, Wilkinson broke three toes and was unable to go in the water. Rather than stop her preparations, Wilkinson sat for hours each day on the diving platform, repeatedly recreating in her mind a detailed vision of each of her dives. She went on to win an upset victory in the 2000 Olympics – the gold medal in the ten-meter platform competition.” (via Primal Leadership)

“…If you’ve ever played a musical instrument, you know that when you rehearsed your sheet music just enough so you made no mistakes, you were practicing to the point of comfort; you could wing it when playing for your teacher. But under the stress of a recital, you might forget parts of the piece. Professional musicians, however, go a crucial step further: They rehearse and rehearse, and then rehearse some more. They practice until the fingering of their instrument or breathing is automatic. They practice until they can play it without thinking about it and can just feel it.” (via Primal Leadership)

“When you feel pain, you know that you are still alive.” ~ Bruce Lee

“To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.” ~ Bruce Lee

“To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.” ~ Bruce Lee

“The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Real living is living for others.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.”
Bruce Lee

“Let yourself go with the disease, be with it, keep company with it – this is the way to be rid of it.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.” ~ Bruce Lee

“It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.” ~ Bruce Lee

“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.” ~ Bruce Lee

“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.” ~ Bruce Lee