Do you have a favorite motivational quote that you may have to dig up 8, 10 or 12 hrs into a long event?
A couple of my favorites:
"whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're probably right"
"you are better than you think you are, and you can do more than you think you can", this one may be familiar as it has been shared at the Leadville pre-race meeting.
I really like this as it ties closely into our world of endurance racing. I apologize it is sexist but it doesn't matter who you are it applies to all of us:
The Man Who Thinks He Can
If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't!
If you'd like to win, but think you can't,
It's almost certain that you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a person's will;
It's all in the state of mind!
If you think you're outclassed, you are;
You've got to think high to rise.
You've got to be sure of yourself
before you can win the prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the strongest or fastest man;
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can!
I have 2 custom stem caps that I had created at purelycustom.com. One says "pain is just weakness leaving the body." The other says "be the pig" -- short for "When it comes to breakfast, the chicken contributes. The pig is committed. Be the pig." I also like "Training hard sucks. But not as much as sucking sucks." 16 hours into a 24 solo a friend told me "if this is hard for you, imagine how much harder it is for all those other chumps out here." 20 hours into that same race she told me "it sounds like you are experiencing a bad case of being a whiny little b!tch. Let me prescribe you a heavy dose of man the f@ck up!"
I have 2 custom stem caps that I had created at purelycustom.com. One says "pain is just weakness leaving the body." The other says "be the pig" -- short for "When it comes to breakfast, the chicken contributes. The pig is committed. Be the pig." I also like "Training hard sucks. But not as much as sucking sucks." 16 hours into a 24 solo a friend told me "if this is hard for you, imagine how much harder it is for all those other chumps out here." 20 hours into that same race she told me "it sounds like you are experiencing a bad case of being a whiny little b!tch. Let me prescribe you a heavy dose of man the f@ck up!"
I often repeat this to myself before races : "You did all you could and that need to be done to get here, now just go out there and give it all you've got"
I don't race on the road anymore, but I am still a fan of road racing. My favorite motivational quotes are from one of the all-time great, mostly unsung, hard men, Jens Voight.
"Shut up body and do what I tell you."
"Everybody has to suffer, suffer, suffer until they've had enough."
And even though I don't- "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel." http://teamjva.com/jens-voigt-soundboard/
I also really like an old Japanese proverb: "We take our suffering and burn it as fuel for our journey."
I've collected a few; believe it or not, I even wrote a few of them myself!
Some of these are from roadies, some are just lessons learned and things i try to keep in mind to keep me grounded in the fact that I'm just a weekend warrior. Enjoy and share.
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