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"If you choose to do something, attack it. You can hate me, but there's one thing you can't say about me - that I didn't attack it."
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"I'm a big believer in doing things that make you uncomfortable. So, we live in a world where we want to be as comfortable as we can. And we wonder why we have no growth."

"The reason I became 297 pounds is because that was comfortable. What was very uncomfortable was running. What was very uncomfortable was being on a diet. What was very uncomfortable was trying to face things that I didn't want to face."

"The only way you gain mental toughness is to do things you're not happy doing. If you continue doing things that you're satisfied and make you happy, you're not getting stronger."

"If you choose to do something, attack it. You can hate me, but there's one thing you can't say about me - that I didn't attack it."

"Our whole life is set up in the path of least resistance. We don't want to suffer. We don't want to feel discomfort. So the whole time, we're living our lives in a very comfortable area. There's no growth in that."

"Remembering what you've been through and how that has strengthened your mindset can lift you out of a negative brain loop and help you bypass those weak, one-second impulses to give in."

"Mental toughness is a lifestyle. It's something that you live every single day of your life."

"It's like a muscle - if you stop going to the gym or stop running, you get weak. The military teaches you these great values, but we don't keep up the discipline on our own, and we lose it."

"I lived a sloppy life. So I took very small increments in my life. I started making my bed. I started cleaning my room. There were dishes in the sink. It started off with doing small house chores."

"I had a rough childhood coming up, and I just took all that negative energy and made it very positive for myself to drive me."
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"You can achieve the set-goals with passion, persistent with perseverance."

"No matter how long or how difficult, we will undo whatever that Moroi boy has done to you."

"Sachin's pedal sweep confirmed that physical conditions and age cannot stop you from hitting boundaries."

"If records refuse to be broken, shatter them."

"The most difficult step ever is the first step. It comes with doubts, uncertainties, and all sort of fears. If you defy all odd and take it, your confidence will replicate very fast and you'll become a master!"

"If you fail a thousand times, find a thousand and one ways to succeed."

"When your critics raise hell keep building your heaven."

"I think that everyone has something that they will kill for."

"You too can become great but only thanks to the number of hours you are able to convert into products."

"The strength to move forward when others stop, to keep going when others turn back, is the key to unlocking your greatest potential."
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