"There's an importance of keeping an open mind.……" — Chrissie Wellington
"There's an importance of keeping an open mind. The brain is programmed to protect us, and that can mean imposing limits on what it thinks we can or should do. Constantly push at those limits, because the brain can be way too cautious."
—
Chrissie Wellington
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
18 Quotes by Chrissie Wellington
Chrissie Wellington has 18 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
There is a special mystique about the marathon, for example, because of its length-but that's just the bit you do…
-
Pick your battles, and accept yourself for who you are.
-
When things are tough, you get tougher.
-
Some sessions are stars and some sessions are stones, but in the end they are all rocks and we build…
-
The key is to trust in your preparation. You have done all you can, so focus on that fact. You…
-
No one should ever be afraid of failing; it’s being afraid to give it your all in trying that I…
-
Hard work and an open mind - it's the only way to realize the potential that is inside every one…
-
It's when the discomfort strikes that they realize a strong mind is the most powerful weapon of all.
-
It's not records I chase, it's self-improvement. And that cannot be done by taking it easy.
-
I run to feel complete, to feel alive, to feel happy, and to feel free. I run to visit beautiful…
-
If we let our head drop, our heart drops with it. Keep your head up, and your body is capable…
-
No one should ever be afraid of failing; it's being afraid to give it your all in trying that I…
See all 18 quotes by Chrissie Wellington »
More Brain Quotes
This quote is filed under Brain Quotes,
one of 4,501 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
It's our hearts and brains that we should exercise more often. You can put on all the makeup you want,…
— Kevyn Aucoin
-
I'd love to go to art school. I'd love to learn how to draw. I'd love to be fluent in…
— Billie Joe Armstrong
-
It's actually amazing because you go so far into another side of your brain when you're studying something completely different,…
— Dido Armstrong
-
Communications technology changes possibilities for communication, but that doesn't mean it changes the inherited structure of the brain. So you…
— Margaret Atwood
-
All relationships change the brain - but most important are the intimate bonds that foster or fail us, altering the…
— Diane Ackerman
-
As the most social apes, we inhabit a mirror-world in which every important relationship, whether with spouse, friend or child,…
— Diane Ackerman
-
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you…
— Francis Bacon
-
All science requires mathematics. The knowledge of mathematical things is almost innate in us. This is the easiest of sciences,…
— Roger Bacon
-
Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it's true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you…
— Christian Bale
-
One way to compensate for a tiny brain is to pretend to be dead.
— Scott Adams
-
The nuclear generator of brain sludge is television.
— Dave Barry
-
I personally battled with my own body image for years. I used to tell myself, You can't wear anything sleeveless…
— Drew Barrymore
See all 4,501 Brain Quotes »