Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.
Randy PauschRead
It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit... and keep moving forward.
Interpretation
Resilience is more important than strength; persistence is key.
This quote highlights the importance of resilience and the ability to persevere in the face of adversity. It suggests that success is not merely about delivering powerful strikes, but primarily about enduring challenges and continuing to move forward despite difficulties encountered along the journey.
In practice
During an inspirational speech about overcoming obstacles.
Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.
I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.
It's hard to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer - people who get it don't live long enough.
Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want
Cancer didn't change me at all. I know lots of people talk about the life revelation. I didn't have that.
I think that we all stand on the dartboard of life. Roughly 30,000 people a year are going to catch a dart labeled pancreatic cancer, and that's unfortunate. It's not what I would have chosen. But I in no way feel like I deserved it.
When I came to New York in 1978, I was a full-time school teacher and track runner, and determined to retire from competitive running. But winning the New York City Marathon kept me running for another decade.
Every obstacle yields to stern resolve.
For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.
Once I slow down because I think I have reached my peak, then my skills will go nowhere but down
There will be days when the stuff is not flowing freely. What you do then is MAKE IT UP!
You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game. If that isn't enough, in the second half, you have to give what's left.
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