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title: "3 Competing Quotes By Mat Fraser"
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> [Life was simpler when I was competing because I woke up and I knew the job at hand, you know? I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/life-was-simpler-when-i-was-competing-because-i-woke-up-and-i-knew/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

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> [I usually don't wear anything on my head while competing. Sweat on my face doesn't really bug me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/i-usually-don-t-wear-anything-on-my-head-while-competing-sweat-on-my/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

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> [I fully anticipated, the day I retired from competing, I'd be retired completely. I almost immediately realised I needed to clarify I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/i-fully-anticipated-the-day-i-retired-from-competing-i-d-be-retired/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

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## Other authors on Competing

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pete-carroll-74611.jpg) Pete Carroll 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competing/pete-carroll/)

## More by Mat Fraser

> [The biggest mistake I see with people who are new to CrossFit is trying to advance too quickly. Just because you can do a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/the-biggest-mistake-i-see-with-people-who-are-new-to-crossfit-is/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [After school I would go to the gym where I actually did Olympic weightlifting. And usually that night I would do bodybuilding stuff, core,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/after-school-i-would-go-to-the-gym-where-i-actually-did-olympic/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [Thankfully, I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish in CrossFit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/thankfully-i-accomplished-what-i-wanted-to-accomplish-in-crossfit/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [I have accidentally fallen asleep twice in my life and it freaked me out when I woke because I didn't know what happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/i-have-accidentally-fallen-asleep-twice-in-my-life-and-it-freaked-me/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [I almost looked at it as a waste of my experience, from weightlifting into my CrossFit career not to share some of the stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/i-almost-looked-at-it-as-a-waste-of-my-experience-from-weightlifting/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [The pull-ups aren't my strength. That's the gymnastics guys' game, and I don't have to be shoulder-to-shoulder with them going into the next movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/the-pull-ups-aren-t-my-strength-that-s-the-gymnastics-guys-game-and-i/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [Waking up naturally to light is way better. It feels way better than waking up to an alarm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/waking-up-naturally-to-light-is-way-better-it-feels-way-better-than/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [There are so many movements you can do. You can modify almost everything and still train, but stay off your injury.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/there-are-so-many-movements-you-can-do-you-can-modify-almost/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [There's a handful of guys who have a 300-pound snatch. But if they go run a mile and then try to snatch, they're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/there-s-a-handful-of-guys-who-have-a-300-pound-snatch-but-if-they-go/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [Unless I go through my nighttime routine of telling my body it's time to go to bed, for some reason if I get into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/unless-i-go-through-my-nighttime-routine-of-telling-my-body-it-s-time/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [If there's a lot of pull-ups or muscle-ups there's a big potential for tearing your hand or something like that where, if you tear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/if-there-s-a-lot-of-pull-ups-or-muscle-ups-there-s-a-big-potential/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [I'm usually up between 7:30 and 8:30 in the morning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/i-m-usually-up-between-7-30-and-8-30-in-the-morning/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [Don't rush to the heavy barbells and high-skilled movements. It can be frustrating in the beginning when you see everyone else doing all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/don-t-rush-to-the-heavy-barbells-and-high-skilled-movements-it-can-be/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [With CrossFit you can go to the gym every day and do something different. It's just a lot more entertaining, more fun, especially if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/with-crossfit-you-can-go-to-the-gym-every-day-and-do-something/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

> [I'm excited to share my first book 'HWPO.' It features workouts, training, nutrition, and mental approaches that paved the way for my success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/i-m-excited-to-share-my-first-book-hwpo-it-features-workouts-training/)

[Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/)

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