inspirations, motivations, and realizations

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 15:28:01 GMT

A couple of my favorites: 1. Age is but only a number. If you think old, you will be old. ;) 2. Rest is rust. :( 3. Nothing beats a failure better than an attempt. :D

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 13:46:36 GMT

Originally posted by Lexa Thanks, everyone, for your replies. ... The following quote is inspiring in Masters Swimming: "Aging is not for sissies.".

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 05:45:06 GMT

My favorite : "The older I get, the faster I was" Also : "The Golden Years? No-that's rust, not Gold" ~~~~^o^~~~~

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 05:26:06 GMT

Thanks, everyone, for your replies. There was lots of swimming wisdom given!

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:11:37 GMT

1) "It's better to be the last one in a race, than the first one not participating." 2) "If you look for nothing, you will find nothing."

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Maggie — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:37:31 GMT

I read this on this board once and it works for me at meets: "You don't know if you're a winner, if you don't walk into the arena"

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Tue, 23 Jul 2002 10:22:19 GMT

"The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up." Steven Wright

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Tue, 23 Jul 2002 10:17:22 GMT

I you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Grid's Law (I think)

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Tue, 23 Jul 2002 08:24:25 GMT

Collin Powell's 13 Rules: 1) It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning. 2) Get mad, then get over it. 3) Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when you position falls, your ego goes with it. 4) It can be done! 5) Be careful what you chose. You may get it. 6) Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision. 7) You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours. 8) Check small things. 9) Share credit. 10) Remain calm. Be kind. 11) Have a vision. Be demanding. 12) Don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers. 13) Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. I think a lot of this applies to masters swimming. Matt

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:07:47 GMT

Jeff - the complete saying goes thusly: "The faster you swim, the more rest you get which, of course, allows you to swim even faster, allowing even more rest which, allows you to go EVEN faster...it's kinda like a snowball going downhill."

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Mon, 22 Jul 2002 08:53:04 GMT

"The faster you swim, the sooner you're done" or "The faster you swim the more rest you get" Jeff

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Mon, 22 Jul 2002 08:24:51 GMT

"Fear, like pain, may only be God's way... ... of hurting us." -Firesign Theater

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Mon, 22 Jul 2002 07:51:00 GMT

The happiness of the drop is to die in the river. Al-Ghazali

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Sat, 20 Jul 2002 14:41:37 GMT

There is ALWAYS a REASON not to swim.

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Sat, 20 Jul 2002 08:45:00 GMT

Here are some of my favorites, not necessarily on point, and not necessarily consistent: All that is necessary for the forces of evil to take over the Earth is for a few good men and women to do nothing. Age and treachery will defeat youth and skill. Suffering is optional. The moral is to the physical as three is to one. The greatest obstacle to regular exercise is not age, injury, shortage of time or money; it's boredom. Matt

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Fri, 19 Jul 2002 15:14:26 GMT

Be a student of technique. Learn to feel your core rotation; big power there.

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Fri, 19 Jul 2002 15:08:16 GMT

Listen to your body.

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Fri, 19 Jul 2002 15:05:27 GMT

Don't swim junk.

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Fri, 19 Jul 2002 15:02:00 GMT

Ya gotta swim fast to swim fast.

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Thu, 18 Jul 2002 14:05:28 GMT

Chris- Where is Homer? You're Niagra LMSC, right? I don't know the author of this one, but my son says it to me all of the time: "The pain is just the weakness leaving your body." Unless it is rotator cuff, of course.

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Thu, 18 Jul 2002 13:44:49 GMT

Chris- I think there is a team in Metro NY that has a slogan on their shirts that says something like, "The last one alive, wins." Fits with your philosophy. Mine is not quoteable: I swim because I swim (and so I can eat).

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Beards247 — Thu, 18 Jul 2002 09:56:04 GMT

Deb - Metro is not to far from me, I will see if I can find the team. I also defnintely swim so I can eat (more ; )! Of course you could go with the mantra a swimmer friend in college used to chant to himself to keep motivated: Good, better, best; Never ever rest Until your good is better, and you better is the best. I affectionately called it the creed of the sociopathic obsessive compulsive... He now does Ironman triathlons. Or you could go with my High School's slogan: " Practice does not make perfect, Perfect practice makes perfect." Again, slightly obsessive compulsive, but at least there is some truth to this one... Happy swimming (and eating) ! Chris

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Thu, 18 Jul 2002 08:56:08 GMT

i once read something, which i seem to remember was a qote from a monk(!) which is what motivates me now: "you can start and then you can keep going" i know it seems simple but it keeps me going!

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 15:14:58 GMT

Hello Lexa, I don't know the origin of this quote, but it pushes me in many ways, not the least of which is to swim practice! The quote: "The pain of discipline will always be less than the pain of regret." As a child grown old trying to recapture her squandered youth, I know the latter mentioned pain and am working now to appreciate the benefits of the former. The payoff of swimming discipline is big! Good luck with your project! Kim

RE: inspirations, motivations, and realizations

Former Member — Wed, 17 Jul 2002 15:02:57 GMT

wannabeafish - Your post is quite inspirational to me being someone that is not a morning person and has yet to get in morning workouts. Maybe I'll be amazed at how much I can do in the morning vs. my current evening swims. You've inspired me to "get up" and try.