American - Athlete | February 17, 1975 -
When you tell a recruiter that you're almost 300 pounds and you want to be a SEAL, it doesn't go too well. I got hung up on a lot.
David Goggins
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Back in the day, what motivated me was overcoming myself. Now I believe in being a leader. I've done it all - I'm good. Now, it's about setting an example for others to follow. I can't just talk it - I have to live it.
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Boot camp sucks - SEAL training sucks - but you know what? That's what makes you good.
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It's like a muscle - if you stop going to the gym or stop running, you get weak. The military teaches you these great values, but we don't keep up the discipline on our own, and we lose it. So wherever you go, keep that discipline up.
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Before you start a goal - let's take care of our insecurities because they are going to surface when you put yourself in the crucible and you're suffering.
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When you're in hell, you forget how great you really are because you're suffering and you forget the great things you've done.
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My whole thing now is I know how to think properly to be successful in all aspects of my life. It's not about ultra running or being a SEAL or pull-up records: it's about if you want to be better you, have to change your perceived limitations and take the barriers down.
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Read a record number of books in a given month. If you're focused on intellectual growth, train yourself to study harder and longer than ever before.
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I swam underwater for 50 meters at a time and walked the length of the pool underwater, with a brick in each hand, all on a single breath.
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Remembering what you've been through and how that has strengthened your mindset can lift you out of a negative brain loop and help you bypass those weak, one-second impulses to give in. Even if you're feeling low and beat down by life right now, I guarantee you can think of a time or two when you overcame odds and tasted success.
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You have to be willing to go to war with yourself and create a whole new identity.
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If you choose to do something, attack it. You can hate me, but there's one thing you can't say about me - that I didn't attack it.
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