Quotes from a President

“It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things. “

“The experience taught me what probably no amount of good advice could have taught me. I made up my mind that I must try to learn so that I would not again be put in such a helpless position; and having become quickly and bitterly conscious that I did not have the natural prowess to hold my own, I decided that I would try to supply its place by training. Accordingly, with my father’s hearty approval, I started to learn to box. I was a painfully slow and awkward pupil, and certainly worked two or three years before I made any perceptible improvement whatever.”

-Teddy Roosevelt

 From the moment I first learned about the life of Teddy Roosevelt, I have been captured, wowed, and awestruck by him. He was proof that resolution can take you far beyond your expectations for yourself. As you can see in the second quote, boxing did not come natural to this great man. He had to work, and work, and work. He realized that the training itself was of as much value as the final product. I don’t know about you, but this inspires me to live for each day and invest in my pursuits, fitness or otherwise.