“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

All life is yoga.

Without accumulating little steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles; without gathering little streams, one cannot form a river or a sea.

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.

Slow and steady wins the race.

A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.