# The occasional sports/exercise quote **URL:** \ **Category:** Sports & Exercise\ **Created:** [June 23, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313 "2017-06-23T01:34:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/1 "2017-06-23T01:34:13Z")
This is a page for the occasional sports/exercise quote. No diabetes here. No worrying about what you can or can’t do. No worries about yesterday. Eyes forward. Nothing but thinking about what you are doing today, and what you are going to do tomorrow. Feel free to add your favorite. I’ll start: * * * ## “Nobody’s a natural. You work hard to get good and then work hard to get better.” **_-Paul Coffey_** ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/2 "2017-06-23T02:00:43Z")
My Professor and mentor, Royce Gracie, said this many times during our Jiu Jitsu training: **“The belt only covers two inches of your ass. The rest you have to cover yourself.”** ~ Royce Gracie I have many BJJ and Muay Thai related quotes that I find inspiring, including “ **steel sharpens steel** ” (aka - we all help each other get better, sharper.) As well as “**The mat never lies (also spoken as…the mat is the great equalizer)**”. When someone says they’re a bad ass…you can’t hide it in Jiu Jitsu…when you get on the mat, every weakness is exposed. If they’re a bad ass, you will know it very quickly. If they’re not, they’ll find themselves tapping (or going asleep) to someone they thought themselves better than. The only one I can attribute to someone else is the first one that Professor Royce says many times. The others I’ve said thousands of times myself in my BJJ / Muay Thai journey. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/3 "2017-06-23T04:30:11Z")
“During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.” - Mickey Mantle ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/4 "2017-06-28T15:33:21Z")
## “Know your limits, then ignore them.” **_-John Mason_** ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/5 "2017-06-28T15:55:07Z")
**“I SHOULDA STOOD IN BED”** – **Yogi Berra** :cheeky: ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/6 "2017-07-04T23:26:58Z")
## “It doesn’t matter how fast you run, as long as you keep going.” **_-My mom, 7/4/2017_** ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/7 "2017-07-04T23:43:07Z")
@Eric Your Mom is a sage. Please tell her for me. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/8 "2017-07-18T22:24:34Z")
## “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” **_- Confucius_** ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/9 "2017-07-18T23:19:38Z")
this is a beautiful sentiment. and it is in sync with how i have been feeling about myself as a person lately. i just keep on getting back up and “back on the horse.” (PS: i will be going to Mohonk in another week with my family; we will be doing everything from horseback riding to hiking mountain trails, to swimming and canoeing in a lake…and, of course, eating delicious food ☀ . I am so excited.) (its a treat from my very generous mother to all of her children and grandchildren and son-in-laws) ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/10 "2017-08-06T20:41:15Z")
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” (Thoreau) ---
**Author:** ![MikeB23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mikeb23/32/396_2.png) [@MikeB23](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MikeB23)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/11 "2017-08-08T22:29:07Z")
“It isn’t over 'til it’s over” - Yogi Berra ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/12 "2017-08-21T03:41:23Z")
For @Chris’s son and @Michel’s son: ## “The long run is what puts the tiger in the cat.” **_- Bill Squires_** ---
**Author:** ![vprediabetic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/vprediabetic/32/1426_2.png) [@vprediabetic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/vprediabetic)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/13 "2017-08-21T11:06:11Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” i think you made a little boo boo. rocky said that first. 😋 ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/14 "2017-08-21T12:59:07Z")
> [@vprediabetic](#): > > rocky said that first. 😋 Confucius got a lot of his stuff from Rocky. Like Confucius’ famous quote, “Yo Adrian, I did it!”, Confucius totally stole that from Rocky. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![vprediabetic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/vprediabetic/32/1426_2.png) [@vprediabetic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/vprediabetic)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/15 "2017-08-21T13:21:00Z")
my mom always told us kids a similar message. she was a child survivor of the holocaust and nazi experiments. her trunk was out of proportion to the length of her legs because of starvation. her teeth were brown. but because we evolved in harsh conditions, the body knew how to spare her brain as much as possible. she got a scholarship as an immigrant because even with all her bad luck, she had the luck to be born with a solid gold brain and the ability to not give up no matter what. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/16 "2017-08-27T03:36:32Z")
## “If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion.” **_- Robert M. Pirsig_** ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2017, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/17 "2017-08-27T03:48:40Z")
“It’s protect yourself at all times” Floyd mayweather jr-- after sucker punching victor Ortiz-- who was looking at and talking to the referee with his hands at his waist ---
**Author:** ![Annette13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/annette13/32/1519_2.png) [@Annette13](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Annette13)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/18 "2017-08-31T20:52:32Z")
I don’t have credits for these, so they may be “anon” and not from anyone famous…they are basically the same, but I like them for different situations. “I NEVER lose. I either win or I learn.” and “Failure is nothing more than a chance to revise your strategy.” ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/20 "2017-09-18T21:57:59Z")
## “I realized that the only way I was going to swim faster, was if I swam faster.” **_- Daisy Mae_** I love this quote. ⬆ It reminds me of something I heard about running long ago - “The best way to train for running…is by running.” ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313/21 "2017-11-07T03:52:00Z")
## “Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.” **_- Steve Prefontaine_** [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-occasional-sports-exercise-quote/1313.md?page=2)