I've always had an interest in Muay Thai fighting. I love the discipline and toughness of it, so I traveled to Thailand to study ways to incorporate it into my style.
Israel has been a stage on which American Jews have played out their fantasies of toughness - often from Martha's Vineyard.
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of.
The passion, toughness and determination that you display on a daily basis is an inspiration for myself and for all of my teammates and all the people that wear 'Cleveland' across their chest.
I haven't always recruited for the best talent. I've taken a few guys who would fit for different reasons. Leadership. Toughness
The 3 key components for success are as follows: Psychological Preparedness Physical Conditioning Mental Toughness
I've got a couple of things over [ Wladimir Klitschko]: He wouldn't spar with me when I went to the camp and I beat him in a mental toughness competition in the sauna.
We talk about mental toughness all the time. That's the biggest thing good teams have, that they can overcome adversity.
That may be the ultimate definition of toughness inside the squared circle - having the will to overcome a serious injury to return to elite status as a main eventer.
I have the Puerto Rico power and the Philadelphia toughness and Philadelphia skills.
I like to push my body to just extremity to get past the mental toughness barriers. So fighting at 145, that would be great. If Kenny Florian can do it, I can do it.
We all have different athletic strengths, but I bring a mentality, a physical toughness, an attitude, that they do not have, that helps me with the athleticism.
Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you.
There's a grace about the South and a toughness about it, too.
To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it's digging deep, it's doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.
I am tough, but deep inside my toughness, I like to let people know I'm an old-fashioned mama's boy.
Women are tough, but sometimes women present toughness in different ways.
Football's not a bastion for toughness. It's not a bastion of anything uplifting or good for men or anybody else.
What I look for are guys that work hard, have a great work ethic and embrace that underdog mentality a little bit. And certainly there is no substitute for toughness.
That loss was to breed an independence, a toughness of spirit, and an awareness of adversity and discipline that have never left me,.
Wherever you go in Michigan, you find that toughness. I don't know if it's the weather or the hard times. It's like, if I can make it out of here, I had to be super tough.
I repeat my delivery consistently. My balance is much improved. And the mental and physical toughness Pilates requires to complete movements the correct way have directly helped me on the mound.
In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.
On my best days, I fancy myself a combination of Dad's persistence/patience and Mom's toughness/skepticism.
Get yourself prepared, educationally and emotionally, and develop mental toughness. Don't ever give up.
In the end I didn't get a top car any more. I had no toughness left. That was the reality.
President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security.
It gave me strength and toughness because I had to face reality, no matter how uncomfortable or painful it was.
Toughness isn't that you've got to fight with the guy after the play or punch him because he punched you. That's not tough. That's dumb.
You show me anybody that's great in anything they do, I'll show you somebody that's persevered, demonstrated that mental toughness to overcome some obstacles and adversity.
Mental toughness must be developed before you start fighting because you don't want to be that guy who quits in the ring.
It takes energy, mental toughness and spiritual reinforcement to successfully deal with life's opportunities, and to reach your objectives.
Toughness isn't about you and what you want, it's about not quitting because others need you.
Mental Toughness: The ability to consistently perform toward the upper range of your talent and skill regardless of the competitive circumstances.
I really want to test my athletic ability, my toughness, and my skills against those guys who are in my ballpark size-wise.
I'm a great believer in the character of a club. To me, character has a lot to do with how you compete. That creates urgency and toughness. That elevates the talent that you have.
If I really felt like I was the world's greatest athlete, I'd get 10 great events. But I know that's pretty much not possible. That's the toughness of the decathlon.
Just because we want our favorite team to win does not mean there's any lack of toughness when a player chooses family first.
I think it's becoming cool to have mental toughness or to meditate. It's a thing, but I don't think people really understand the value of it.
Calvin Johnson, we've never seen a receiver like him - size, speed and how he's developed his overall route running and toughness.
I bring toughness. I'm a leader. I bring defense as well.
When you literally build a state of granite, it takes a certain toughness and perseverance as well as a unique blend of community and independence: a culture that also helps spur economic growth.
I'm a great believer in the character of the club. To me, character has a lot to do with how you compete. That creates urgency and toughness. That elevates the talent that you have.
Legs and athleticism are worth nothing without mental toughness. You also need to be stubborn.
Being tough is probably the biggest thing that NFL players are known for, having that kind of toughness.
Bone is one of the hardest structures of the animal body; it possesses also a certain degree of toughness and elasticity.
The toughness I was learning was not a martyred doggedness, a dumb heroism, but the art of accommodation. I thought: to be tough is to be fragile; to be tender is to be truly fierce.
If you're running businesses anywhere in the world, people who really do well are the people who have mental toughness.
I felt like the dark hair added like a toughness to my face also, which was really important.
I think I have what a New York City point guard is made of: toughness, a lot of heart, and the ability to be a leader.
I believe in my ability and my mental toughness. I know I can pick up a playbook, like anybody can, and I can compete with anybody.
I am a sweet old softy, but it took toughness to get through what I went through.
When the news broke that John McCain had been diagnosed with brain cancer, the outpouring of well wishes all hailed his toughness.
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.
I've been a longtime admirer of Condoleezza Rice, because I like her articulateness and style - her toughness and rigor.
Mental toughness is Spartanism, with all its qualities of self-denial, sacrifice, dedication, fearlessness, and love.
Self-belief, I think, is my biggest strength. The mental toughness comes into play whenever the chips are down.
There's a confidence and a mental toughness that comes from the very highest level of competition, whatever the sport is. Whether it's boxing or wrestling, or whatever.
I wish I could say someone taught me my mental toughness, it would have been a lot less painful.
If you have mental toughness then on days when you go to Hull, the pitch is bobbly, the wind howling, you end up with something. It's as much about that as silky soccer.
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