No Student can stand the Gruel of Sports Training unless…

He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion…

— Edmund Burke

Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

— Edmund Burke

Just remember, somewhere, a little Chinese girl is warming up with your max.

— Jim Conroy

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

— Ken Doherty

I spent my whole life playing sports and training and pushing myself to the limits.

— Venus Williams

It is not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena...

— Theodore Roosevelt

I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.

— Muhammad Ali

“Block Periodization, by Vladimir Issurin, and Science of Sports Training, by Thomas Kurz.”

— Dan Johns

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena..who errs, who comes short again and again; but who does actually strive…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top.

— Herb Elliott

Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the…

— Roger Bannister

You can't put a limit anything.

— Michael Phelps

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

— Ken Doherty

If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.

— Michael Owen

There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

— Pat Riley