Sri Chinmoy brings Heaven to me. He inspires everyone to be happy. He deserves the biggest gold medal.

It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.

Is it raining? That doesn't matter. Am I tired? That doesn't matter, either. Then willpower will be no problem.

When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a hundred or a thousand times, then he certainly has developed in more ways than physical. Is it raining? That doesn't matter. Am I tired? That doesn't matter either. Then willpower will be no problem.

If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.

I was not talented enough to run and smile at the same time

When I was young, I was too slow. I thought I must learn to run fast by practicing to run fast, so I ran 100 meters fast 20 times. Then I came back, slow,slow,slow. People said, 'Emil, you are crazy. You are training like a sprinter.'