Quotes I’m Pondering
(Tim Ferriss: June 9–June 16, 2017)
“When your sparring partner scratches or head-butts you, you don’t then make a show of it, or protest, or view him with suspicion or as plotting against you. And yet you keep an eye on him, not as an enemy or with suspicion, but with a healthy avoidance. . . . You should act this way with all things in life. We should give a pass to many things with our fellow trainees. For, as I’ve said, it’s possible to avoid without suspicion or hate.”
–Marcus Aurelius
Emperor of Rome and Stoic philosopher, author of Meditations
“Boxing is a sport of self-control. You must understand fear so you can manipulate it. Fear is like fire. You can make it work for you: it can warm you in the winter, cook your food when you’re hungry, give you light when you are in the dark, and produce energy. Let it go out of control and it can hurt you, even kill you. . . . Fear is a friend of exceptional people.”
–Cus D’Amato
Legendary American boxing trainer and manager (Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson, José Torres, etc.)