When I cross the finish line of a big race, I see that people are ecstatic, but Im thinking about what Im going to do tomorrow.

The most difficult part of the training is training your mind.

But its what you do at that moment that determines who you are.

What sets some of us apart, is that when we fail, we cant sleep at night.

If you cant see yourself doing it, usually you cant achieve it.

But, now that Im in this sport, I want to see how far I can push myself.

What makes me tick is that pain you feel when you do these ultramarathons.

I love knowing that everyones suffering because I know I can suffer just a little bit more.

The military teaches you these great values, but we dont keep up the discipline on our own, and we lose it.

Its not about ultra running or being a SEAL or pull-up records: its about if you want to be better you, have to change your perceived limitations and take the barriers down.

If youre focused on intellectual growth, train yourself to study harder and longer than ever before.

Even if youre 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.

You can hate me, but theres one thing you cant say about me - that I didnt attack it.

If you continue doing things that youre satisfied and make you happy, youre not getting stronger.

I have passion that almost scares people, just to be successful and make it no matter what.

We wonder why - when the smallest thing in our life gets difficult - we wonder why we cower and we run away.

So the whole time, were living our lives in a very comfortable area.

What was very uncomfortable was trying to face things that I didnt want to face.

Its in your mind.

Were all going through a war in our mind, and we have to callus our mind to fight that war and to win that war.

I was a lazy kid, and everybody goes, How did you get to where youre at today How did you get to where youre running 200 miles at one time in 39 hours Being so disciplined.

So instead of being told it needed to be mowed, I would mow it.

Superficial. Everything.

And what were telling ourselves is what we see on TV.

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