When it's been a long day of climbing, and I feel like I can't go any farther, I concentrate on the next three feet. And then the next three feet; and then the next three feet. Pretty soon, I'm at the top.
Interpretation
Focus on small, manageable steps to achieve your goals.
This quote by Royal Robbins emphasizes the importance of breaking down challenges into smaller, achievable tasks. When faced with overwhelming obstacles, concentrating on incremental progress rather than the entire journey can facilitate eventual success and lead one to their ultimate destination.
In practice
During a motivational speech about overcoming challenges.
My ambition was to become the best climber and I never did. I think that goal was a wrong goal. A better one is to put more emphasis on enjoyment and on getting a rounded experience and on things like friendship, rather than on sheer achievement.
The terrible thing about free soloing difficult routes that are within one's capacity, is the chance that faced with ultimate danger and need for ultimate self-control, one's nerve might fail and cause an error. That's irony of it - that fear could short-circiut skill, that one would die as a direcy result of being afraid to die.
When two men step into the ring, one and only one deserves to win. When you step into the ring, you gotta know you deserve to win. You gotta know destiny owes you victory , cause you trained harder than your opponent. You sparred harder. You ran farther.
How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball... The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go. I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.
Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine and light...
I yearn for that livin' large, but mama I ain't done yet/Sit back and watch your son rise, kick back and know your son set
Sergeant first class Cory Remsburg never gives up and he does not quit.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
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