IslandGirl_Becks Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Not surprisingly... Buck the Tide. I had a job in high school as a deckhand in the San Juan Islands. Just like life, sometimes the tide is with you, and you're rip-roaring along. When the tide is against you and you have your sights on your destination, you're in for a wild ride. It's fun and sometimes a little scary. It just reminds me that I don't have to "go with the flow," and that I can handle it. Eventually, the tide will change! Quote We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. -Aristotle Arian, arian, zehetzen da burnia. -Basque proverb Frisian Shieldmaiden level 12 (STR:16) (DEX:16) (STA:23) (CON:22) (WIS:17) (CHA:15) Challenges: 11/12.14 - 1/2.15 - 2/3.15 - 15.4/5 - 15.6/7 - 15.7/9 - 16.1 - 16.3 - 16.4 - 16.5 - 16.10 - 16.11 - 16.12 - 17.1 - 17.2 2017 Goals: Maintain BW BS, 100kg DL - Muscle Up - 1/2 Marathon Condition - Abs Link to comment
Kaye2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 I've got two that I have posted around my life (phone, fridge, desk, etc). 1. Dreams don't work unless you do.2. Don't stop until you're proud. Quote Level 0 | Sun Elf AdventurerSTR: 0 | DEX: 0 | STA: 0 | CON: 0 | WIS: 0 | CHA: 0 Current Challenge Link to comment
Nubbins McGee Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 My personal mantra: Suffering makes champions. It's a very succinct paraphrase of a Muhammad Ali quote: "I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'" Quote Did I offer advice in my post? Please keep the following in mind:I am not a doctor nor any other kind of medical professional.I am not a lawyer.I am not a mental health providerI am not a nutritionistYour mileage may varyI don't do anything in moderationI have lots of injuries & if you train like me, you probably will too. Link to comment
Rurik Harrgath Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I've always been drawn to any quote about "boldness.""Fortune favors the bold.""Who Dares, Wins.""Freedom lies in being bold." I think about one of the above whenever I'm nervous about something, and it usually gives me the pep it takes to at least start whatever it is I'm worried about. The follow-through is mine though. Quote [Level ??] Rurik, the Thunderer Class: Stormborn War-Shaman (Path of Giants Barbarian/Conquest Paladin/Elemental Domain Cleric) BRUTALITY 11 | FINESSE 10 | VIGOR 11 | INSIGHT 14 | WILL 13 Equipment: Studded leather armor, war club, plus adventurer's pack containing rations, rope, and nature-based potions. "Rangers have to at least give up on pants. It's a special rule we enacted after Rurik became a Guild Leader.” – DarK_RaideR "Did I just get my ass kicked by a member of Metallica meets History Channel's Vikings?" - Wild Wolf "By the Well-Oiled-and-Meticulously-Groomed Beard of Rurik!" - Tanktimus the Encourager Link to comment
Castiel Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 My personal mantra: Suffering makes champions. It's a very succinct paraphrase of a Muhammad Ali quote: "I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'" I have that quote and the picture of him standing over Liston as the lock-screen on my phone. Quote Link to comment
VailedPhoenix Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I have so many! "if it were easy, everyone would do it!" and "pain is weakness leaving the body" - picked both of those up freshman year of high school in njrotc. "Let no man pull you down low enough to hate him" - I have to remind myself this daily. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" - favorite Ali quote ever. "Be water" - taken from Bruce Lee's 'Water' quote, to remind myself to be ever changing and adapting, no matter the situation. and finally "The sky is the limit. Your sky. Your limit. Now dance." Quote My Epic QuestFollow me on Duolingo Link to comment
Jammer Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 "Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard, grow big, and wear glasses if you need 'em!" With apologies to Webb Wilder. Quote Working out regularly since November 2014. Scoliosis with 100 degree curve in lower back reduces height from 6-4 to 6-1. 245 pounds Working weights in pounds (7-10 reps) Overhead press . 80 Bench press. . . 135 Squats . . . . . 185 Deadlift . . . . 295 (x5) Lat pulldown . . 160 Link to comment
Arkarian Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I have two that i would like too share. Both are about change and being in a constant state of improvement. The first is from my favorite poet ever Andrea Gibson. “I am living today as someone I had not yet become yesterdayAnd tonight I'll only borrow pieces of who I am todayTo carry with me to tomorrow†and the second i cant remember where i picked this up i believe i overheard it somewhere. "What defines you?Nothing; A definition excludes the possibility for change." Quote Arkarian Half-Elf | Lvl 0 | Aspiring DruidSTR: 0 | DEX: 0 | STA: 0 | CON: 0 | WIS: 0 | CHA: 0Challenges: 1 What defines you? Nothing; a definition excludes the possibility of change. Link to comment
Surakha Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 I'm big on this old classic: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."We waste a ridiculous amount of time and energy being mad about limitations in our lives. If we can accept where we are now is what it is and work from within those limitations to live as best we can, well, that's where the road to happiness nad fulfillment is. Quote Lv 0 Leandran Ranger STR: 0 | DEX: 0 | STA: 0 | CON: 0| WIS: 0 | CHA: 0 Current Challenge: Surakha Rises: The hunt for Ebon Link to comment
saroufall Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 My personal favorites:"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf." "Civilize the mind but make savage the body." Quote Level 5 Changeling RangerSTR:13 | DEX:14 | STA:14 | CON:5 | WIS:10 | CHA:5"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."Current Challenge | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 Link to comment
Juni0r83 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I have so many!"if it were easy, everyone would do it!" and "pain is weakness leaving the body" - picked both of those up freshman year of high school in njrotc."Let no man pull you down low enough to hate him" - I have to remind myself this daily."Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" - favorite Ali quote ever."Be water" - taken from Bruce Lee's 'Water' quote, to remind myself to be ever changing and adapting, no matter the situation.and finally "The sky is the limit. Your sky. Your limit. Now dance."My response to your last one for the past year or so has been:Don't tell my the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon. 1 Quote Dwarf Warrior I am today what I made myself yesterday, I will be tomorrow what I make of myself today. Current challenge: Juni0r83 works on his Schedule-Fu Previous challenge: Juni0r83 re-evaluates and refocuses Link to comment
Juni0r83 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Also:"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." - George Bernard Shaw Quote Dwarf Warrior I am today what I made myself yesterday, I will be tomorrow what I make of myself today. Current challenge: Juni0r83 works on his Schedule-Fu Previous challenge: Juni0r83 re-evaluates and refocuses Link to comment
Rurik Harrgath Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 A girlfriend once made a reference to my being her Knight in Shining Armor. I said, "No, I'm no knight. But I'll be your Viking in tattered chainmail." And that has been part of my philosophy ever since. Quote [Level ??] Rurik, the Thunderer Class: Stormborn War-Shaman (Path of Giants Barbarian/Conquest Paladin/Elemental Domain Cleric) BRUTALITY 11 | FINESSE 10 | VIGOR 11 | INSIGHT 14 | WILL 13 Equipment: Studded leather armor, war club, plus adventurer's pack containing rations, rope, and nature-based potions. "Rangers have to at least give up on pants. It's a special rule we enacted after Rurik became a Guild Leader.” – DarK_RaideR "Did I just get my ass kicked by a member of Metallica meets History Channel's Vikings?" - Wild Wolf "By the Well-Oiled-and-Meticulously-Groomed Beard of Rurik!" - Tanktimus the Encourager Link to comment
EVEArgent Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 “HUMAN BEINGS MAKE LIFE SO INTERESTING. DO YOU KNOW, THAT IN A UNIVERSE SO FULL OF WONDERS, THEY HAVE MANAGED TO INVENT BOREDOM." - Death, The Hogfather - Terry PratchettLive life to not be bored. There is so much I want to, and can, do. Why waste time? “Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.†- Terry PratchettI might not be the best, but dammit, I'll try.My life is a series of Terry Pratchett inspired movements. 1 Quote Level 5 Daemon Assassin Strength - 8.4 | Dexterity - 6.3 | Stamina - 7.4 | Constitution - 7 | Wisdom - 8.5 | Charisma - 7.2 Champion of House Targaryen Current Challenge 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 "Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove." "Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom." - Terry Pratchett Link to comment
Mark D Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I have a few: Since a proper motto ought to be in Latin: Illegitimus non carborundum est. Translation: don't let the bastards wear you down. No gentleman would insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me (Frederick Douglass) It's not the years, it's the miles (Indiana Jones) Do. Or do not. There is no try. (Yoda) What we do in this life echos in Eternity (The Gladiator) Quote My character: https://www.nerdfitness.com/character/58572/ Current Challenge:http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/83683-mark-d-walks-up-to-a-barbell/ Previous Challenges: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Link to comment
aalex Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 "I live for myself and I answer to nobody" (Steve McQueen)"There is nothing to fear but fear itself" (Franklin D. Roosevelt)"Have a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing" (Wayne Dyer) Quote Ranger/Assassin | Level 2Strength: 4 | Dexterity: 1 | Stamina: 3 | Constitution: 3 | Wisdom: 4 | Charisma: 1Paleo | Body weight workout | WeighliftingIntro | Previous 6 Weeks Challenge | Current 6 Weeks Challenge Starting weight: 180lbsCurrent weight: 156.5lbsGoal: +/- 140 lbs There is nothing to fear but fear itself. Link to comment
Minty Keen Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 I often tell people "If the weather is all we have to complain about, then our lives must be pretty darn good."...working customer service. Small Talk. Ehhh. Quote Primal ChaiRace: Human | Class: Adventurer [Level: 0 | STR 0 | DEX 0 | STA 0 | CON 0 | WIS 0 | CHA 0 ] "That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence." - Christopher Hitchens Link to comment
Evermist Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 "Somedays you just have to create your own sunshine. " -Sam Sundquist Not a beautiful quote, but I usually tell people "Today is always a good day. Tough, boring, exhausting, frustrating, but still a good day. If it isn't, tomorrow will be one." Quote Link to comment
Companion Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 GoDoSeeBe Quote Battle Log Challenges: 1, 2 Link to comment
sumdawgtwigg Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'm a big Henry Rollins fan so mine is "It's hero time". Cheesy? Yes. Does it work? Yes. 1 Quote "It's always the ones that don't do anything that try to bring you down" - Henry Rollins "There is no meantime, there is only now" - The Ditty Bops Trail Blazing Elf Ranger Sumdawgtwigg Level 3 STR-3 DEX-4 STA-4 CON-3 WIS-5 CHA-2 Fitocracy My Game Blog DO IT CHALLENGE! Link to comment
Juni0r83 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'm a big Henry Rollins fan so mine is "It's hero time". Cheesy? Yes. Does it work? Yes. Most fitness enthusiast who like Henry Rollins just quote 'the iron'. I appreciate your broader approach. Quote Dwarf Warrior I am today what I made myself yesterday, I will be tomorrow what I make of myself today. Current challenge: Juni0r83 works on his Schedule-Fu Previous challenge: Juni0r83 re-evaluates and refocuses Link to comment
broddah Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Embrace the suck Quote Urban Meyer (tOSU): "It's so easy to just be an average guy... greatness means we're going to try to push you to maximize who you are" Battlelog: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/61613-road-to-usmc-battelog/ PS4 - TheTrustySteed Link to comment
--- Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 My motto's just one word, but it holds a lot of weight for me. It's a word that I connect with the last chapter in a wonderful book I read. In that chapter, the protagonists had just left a dying, corrupt world and entered the foothills of Paradise. They met a friend who urged them not to stay in those foothills, beautiful though they were. Instead, this friend encouraged them to run deeper in and farther upwards. As the protagonists ran apace with their friend, they discovered that the farther upwards and inwards they ran, the more beautiful, expansive, and the more real Paradise became. The friend's rallying cry was "Farther up and farther in!" It's a word that describes my determination to always be improving myself. To dispel my own complacency. To reject the lie that I don't need change. To turn my back on the pressure to be ok with myself as-is, and to always find ways to be kinder, healthier, better-educated, and smarter. Always pushing forward. Never standing still, or moving backwards. If I'm forced backwards, then dusting myself off and moving forward again. It's a word I use because "Excelsior" was taken. (Dangit, Stan Lee.)My motto is simply this: Onward. Quote Link to comment
Mark D Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 When people first meet me, they think I'm a grouchy, cantankerous, anti-social old bastard. Once they get to know me, they realize they were mistaken. My parents were married. 1 Quote My character: https://www.nerdfitness.com/character/58572/ Current Challenge:http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/83683-mark-d-walks-up-to-a-barbell/ Previous Challenges: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Link to comment
Mark D Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 And since I used these in my challenge thread, I had to include them here. The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little longer. Yesterday we did the possible, today the impossible. If you want miracles come back tomorrow. Quote My character: https://www.nerdfitness.com/character/58572/ Current Challenge:http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/83683-mark-d-walks-up-to-a-barbell/ Previous Challenges: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.