Inspiring Quotes

by **Young Athlete** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:37 pm

jdurando:
" I cant wait till you're old and weak so I can hold a pillow over your head and kill you while you are sleeping, you rotten bastard"
My Loving Wife -

And I should take your advice with the ladies

by **bpd** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:48 pm

It;s not about the bike
Lance Armstrong

by **jdurando** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:48 pm

LOL - -- Maybe you shouldn't

by **Flying Fox** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:02 am

“If you put 40 pounds on your bench, great. But if you're only benching 140, you still suck. " - Dave Tate

“Well, I can do 16, and I'm 51 and I weigh 210. So you have to beat me or you're a pussy. And if you do beat me, you're probably using drugs. - Mark Rippetoe (about pullups)

“Starr was damned strong, primarily because he worked as hard as any human being ever has. He was not a genetic freak, but his balls were huge, and he applied himself to his training like few people have ever done." - Mark Rippetoe

“There are no shortcuts. The fact that a shortcut is important to you means that you are a pussy. Let me be clear here: if you'd rather take steroids than do your squats heavy and drink enough milk, then you are a Fucking Pussy. I have no time or patience for Fucking Pussies. Please tell everyone you know that I said this. ” - Mark Rippetoe

by **jdurando** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:06 am

Flying Fox:
“There are no shortcuts. The fact that a shortcut is important to you means that you are a pussy. Let me be clear here: if you'd rather take steroids than do your squats heavy and drink enough milk, then you are a Fucking Pussy. I have no time or patience for Fucking Pussies. Please tell everyone you know that I said this. ” - Mark Rippetoe

That has to be the best quote ever - anywhere in any language.

by **Flying Fox** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:42 am

jdurando:
Flying Fox:
“There are no shortcuts. The fact that a shortcut is important to you means that you are a pussy. Let me be clear here: if you'd rather take steroids than do your squats heavy and drink enough milk, then you are a Fucking Pussy. I have no time or patience for Fucking Pussies. Please tell everyone you know that I said this. ” - Mark Rippetoe

That has to be the best quote ever - anywhere in any language.

Actually, the best quote in any language is: "beter een gat in uw cultuur, dan een cultuur in uw gat". But that doesn't mean much in english.

another quote:
"Being strongest pound-for-pound just means you can kick ass in kindergarten." - I'm not sure who said it first, but I think it was Ruben Kramers aka Phreak.

by **Rob** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:27 am

Flying Fox, where are those Rippetoe quotes from? Strong Enough?

by **KIB** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:30 am

Shoebox:Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self. Therefore trust the physician, and drink his remedy in silence and tranquility. - Kahlil Gibran

Ooh, I like that one.

"The reward for work is more work."
Passed down from a German (who else?) family I know.

by **Harsh** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:19 am

I have been reading Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, and some great quotes from book (not strength related though):
"Sometimes we love with nothing more than hope. Sometimes we cry with everything except tears. In the end that's all there is. Love & its duty, sorrow & its truth. In the end that's all we have - to hold on tight until the dawn."
"If fate doesn't make you laugh, then you don't get the joke."
"One of the ironies of courage, and the reason why we prize it so highly, is that we find it easier to be brave for someone else than we do for ourselves alone."
"Fate always gives you two choices, the one you should take, and the one you do."
"Sometimes, you have to surrender before you win"

by **Rugger** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:25 am

"All those people that give you shit and tease you about your book, or art, or music, or whatever... fuck them. Fuck. Them. They aren't trying to do what you're doing. They aren't doing anything creative, or innovative, or challenging. Fuck them and watch how they change when your art succeeds"
I think it was Chuck Palahniuk.

"yeah me to, it pisses me off, worlds in westbank only has one squat rack and when guys have 5 lbs on the 45 lb bar i want to just grab a 50 lb bar and throw it at them"
A freaky huge/strong guy that played football at my school in reference to curls in the squat rack. When I first read this I laughed out loud for a variety of reasons.

by **Mehdi** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:53 pm

“If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed.”

- Mark Twain

by **Mouse** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:22 pm

"It's only a bit of rain. Are you made of sugar or something?"
"Rain - it's just liquid sunshine"
Colour Serjeant - RMAS

Get out for a run.

by **oi_joe** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:19 pm

"one day, you'll look to see that i've gone, for tomorrow may rain, so ill follow the sun"

the beatles, probably john who write it. i'll follow the sun

"if i been out till quarter to three, would you lock the door, will you still need me, will you still feed me when am sixty four"

the beatles again. when I'm sixty four

by **Flying Fox** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:07 pm

Rob:
Flying Fox, where are those Rippetoe quotes from? Strong Enough?

From strengthmill.net

by **Rob** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:19 pm

Thanks. Love Rip's no BS attitude.

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