Discipline learned in sports carries over to every aspect of life.
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Milt Campbell
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1933, Milt Campbell won the Olympic decathlon gold medal at the 1956 Melbourne Games. At seventeen, he had already won silver in the decathlon at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. A supremely versatile athlete who also played in the NFL, he later devoted himself to education and youth development as a motivational speaker.
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Rise early in the morning, retire early at night.
-- Hōjō Sōun
子供には物を与えるな、苦労をさせよ
-- Nogi Maresuke
Hard in training, easy in battle.
-- Alexander Suvorov
A few disciplined men are worth more than a disorganized multitude.
-- Belisarius
No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training.
-- Epaminondas
You must listen to your body. Run through annoyance but never through pain.
-- Paavo Nurmi