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The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore...unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible...it is

The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore...unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible...it is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors...to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown.

Ferdinand Magellan
Exercise, Iron Will, Sea

There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength. Once the mind and body have been awakened to their true potential, it's impossible to turn back.

Henry Rollins
Fighting, Bodybuilding, Iron Will

Strike while the iron is hot.

Geoffrey Chaucer
Wise, Wisdom, Iron Will
Geoffrey Chaucer, Barry Windeatt (2008). “Troilus and Criseyde: A New Translation”, p.193, Oxford University Press

I prefer to work out alone. It enables me to concentrate on the lessons that the Iron has for me.

Henry Rollins
Iron Will, Lifting Weights, Work Out

Common sense tells us that the world is flat, that the sun goes around the earth, that heavy bodies always fall faster than light bodies, that boats made of iron will sink.

Stuart Chase
Fall, Light, Iron Will
Stuart Chase (1962). “The Proper Study of Mankind”, New York : Harper & Row

Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Future, Heart, Iron Will
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Illustrated)”, p.2016, Delphi Classics

The Iron is the best antidepressant I have ever found.

Henry Rollins
Bodybuilding, Iron Will, Lifting Weights
Henry Rollins (1996). “Do I Come Here Often”, 2.13.61 Publications

Her iron will won international respect. Her unabashed femininity gained women's. Margaret Thatcher was a lady's lady.

Louise Burfitt-Dons
Iron Will, Femininity, Respect Her
Speech to CWCC, London, April 2013.

It wasn't until my late twenties that I learned that by working out I had given myself a great gift. I learned that nothing good comes without work and a certain amount of pain. When I finish a set that leaves me shaking, I know more about myself. When something gets bad, I know it can't be as bad as that workout.

Henry Rollins
Workout, Pain, Iron Will

There are few misfortunes in this world that you cannot turn into a personal trimuph if you have the iron will and the neccessary skill.

Nelson Mandela
Inspiring, Iron Will, Skills

Trout was petrified there on Forty-second Street. It had given him a life not worth living, but I had also given him an iron will to live. This was a common combination on the planet Earth.

Kurt Vonnegut
Iron Will, Trout, Earth
Kurt Vonnegut (1999). “Breakfast of Champions: Or, Goodbye Blue Monday!”, CNIB, 197

People may say I developed an iron will, but what really happened is that I made myself much fitter. I think an iron will is always supported by fitness.

Ivan Lendl
Thinking, Iron Will, People

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