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> [Pain was their body's way of telling them that they'd pushed themselves to their limits - which was exactly where they were supposed to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/pain-was-their-body-s-way-of-telling-them-that-they-d-pushed/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

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## More by Richard Marcinko

> [“The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/the-more-you-sweat-in-training-the-less-you-bleed-in-combat/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [For the past weeks I'd been reacting. That was no way to win. To win, you take the initiative. You instigate the action. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/for-the-past-weeks-i-d-been-reacting-that-was-no-way-to-win-to-win/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [When you fight, you don't fight for abstract values like the flag, or the nation, or democracy. You fight for your buddy. You fight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/when-you-fight-you-don-t-fight-for-abstract-values-like-the-flag-or/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [Have character, but don't be a character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/have-character-but-don-t-be-a-character/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [Pain was their body's way of telling them that they'd pushed themselves to their limits - which was exactly where they were supposed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/pain-was-their-body-s-way-of-telling-them-that-they-d-pushed/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [Knives are like credit cards; don't leave home without 'em and always carry several](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/knives-are-like-credit-cards-don-t-leave-home-without-em-and-always/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [I don't follow the thought; "Winning is not important, playing the game is". If that is in fact true; then why do we keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/i-don-t-follow-the-thought-winning-is-not-important-playing-the-game/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [There is only one kind of failure I cannot tolerate: the failure to risk failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/there-is-only-one-kind-of-failure-i-cannot-tolerate-the-failure-to/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [The combat of WAR and an economic WAR have a lot of similarities. You do have to be skilled, aggressive, know your enemy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/the-combat-of-war-and-an-economic-war-have-a-lot-of-similarities-you/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [I ask my children (all of them) to be what they want to be; just be the best they can at what they choose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/i-ask-my-children-all-of-them-to-be-what-they-want-to-be-just-be-the/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [What drives me? In every mission I'm on, the thing that drives me most is the desire to find my limits-and extend them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/what-drives-me-in-every-mission-i-m-on-the-thing-that-drives-me-most/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [The rules of war and business are the same. Victory and success are the same. In one it's life and/or death in the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/the-rules-of-war-and-business-are-the-same-victory-and-success-are/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [Popularity is not leadership.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/popularity-is-not-leadership/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [“The Navy’s caste system has the reputation of being about as rigid as any in the world. The first thing most Navy officer do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/the-navy-s-caste-system-has-the-reputation-of-being-about-as-rigid-as/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

> [The more thou sweateth in training, the less thou bleedeth in combat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marcinko/the-more-thou-sweateth-in-training-the-less-thou-bleedeth-in-combat/)

[Richard Marcinko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marcinko/)

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