Hard work and an open mind - it's the only way to realize the potential that is inside every one of us.

There's an importance of keeping an open mind. The brain is programmed to protect us, and that can mean imposing limits on what it thinks we can or should do. Constantly push at those limits, because the brain can be way too cautious.

Pick your battles, and accept yourself for who you are.

It's when the discomfort strikes that they realize a strong mind is the most powerful weapon of all.

When things are tough, you get tougher.

Never, ever give up. And smile

There is a special mystique about the marathon, for example, because of its length-but that's just the bit you do at the end of an Ironman