Michael Johnson
You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place. You can make goals for family, relationships, anything.
Perspective is in the quiet of a walk, the wisdom of a good book, or the harmony of your favorite music. I find it sometimes in the slow peace of fishing.
I believe that it is better to learn from the diverse people around us than to try in vain to emulate them, better to be a teacher than a role model. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
Be who you are in every situation.
Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.
As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
Examine the opportunities, the challenges you've given yourself.
You owe it to yourself to find your own unorthodox way of succeeding, or sometimes, just surviving.
Acknowledge that you failed, draw your lessons from it, and use it to your advantage to make sure it never happens again.
That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.
You learn as much from those who have failed as from those who have succeeded.