An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding.
Interpretation
Achieving goals requires hard work and perseverance, and it's not always easy.
This quote emphasizes the challenging nature of pursuing goals, particularly in athletics. It highlights that while the end result can be rewarding, the journey is often fraught with difficulties and requires a commitment to push through hardships, a truth that anyone who has achieved something significant can attest to.
In practice
During a motivational speech at a sports event.
You start at a young age, going on auditions, and you think you did a good job and expect to get that role, and you don't, and it's a letdown, a disappointment. So you tell yourself to just do the work and disconnect, because you have no control over the outcome.
Ten years ago, if you asked me where I'd be now, I'd have said F-ing dead. But I'm not dead. I have an awesome life. And I'm just very grateful. That's the one thing I try to convey. Gratitude.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
I like people who shake other people up and make them feel uncomfortable.
It is easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom.
I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.
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