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The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, formed in the 1960s. They are the most elite group of warriors who can run for miles on the ground, jump out of airplanes with all of their equipment and swim for miles in the ocean. These military forces are so effective and unique because of their strength, hard work, dedication and extremely hard training regime.
Lot of powerful Navy Seals quotes and sayings by the have been adopted by the civilian world since 50+ years, which inspire us to get up and get going during hard times in our life when we feel there’s no way out and we tend to give up on life. These quotes are like a beacon of hope and perseverance in such moments of darkness in our lives.
This is one of the more well-known sayings of the SEALs. When constantly pushing yourself to excel, there will be challenges that make every day a battle.
“To have a uncommon life, one needs to learn uncommon disciplines.” – Mark Divine
“Anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards.” – Shane Patton
“Leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory.”
“To find us, you must be good. To catch us, you must be fast. To beat us, you must be kidding.”
“Truly – my mind never told me to give up though my body was beaten down.” – Stew Smith
“Your mind is the epicenter of sustained personal growth. Strengthen it in silence.” – Mark Divine
“I will never quit. I persevere and thrive on adversity. If knocked down, I will get back up every time.”
“When you think you’re done, you are into 40% of what your body is capable of doing.” – David Goggins
“People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand to do violence on their behalf.”
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.”
“I’m a hard bodied, hairy chested, rooting-tooting shooting, parachuting, demolition double-cap crimping frogman.”
“Extreme ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.” – Jocko Willink
“Pain is acceptable, puking is acceptable, falling is acceptable, crying is acceptable, crawling is acceptable, quitting is not.”
“You don’t ever let quitting enter your mind as it is a sickness that will weaken you. Never quit, never consider it!” – Ron Seiple
“Navy Seals are full of physical toughness, mental toughness, moral toughness, determination, teamwork, brotherhood and humility.”
“The Navy is much more than a job; much more than service to the country. It is a way of life. It gets in your blood.” – Albert F. Pratt
“You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft, that you will die without realizing your true potential.” – David Goggins
“I’m not gifted. I’m not stronger than everybody else. I’m not stronger. I just have the ability to stick to a plan and not quit.” – Jonny Kim
“They could beat you, run you, make you endure untold cold and pain, and kill you. But they could never make you quit.” – Walter Diaczenko
“Stress is a bag of bricks you pick up in the morning. You can choose to let it weigh you down, or you can just not pick it up.” – Robert O’Neil
“I have to face the final battle by myself, maybe lonely, maybe desolate, maybe against formidable odds. But I was not giving up.” – Marcus Luttrell
“It takes discipline to focus only on high-value targets instead of giving into the temptation of the low hanging fruit life serves up daily.” – Mark Divine
“Overconfidence was risky in such a hostile environment, a mistake most often made by warriors who had never truly been tested.” – Jocko Willink
“If you work together as a team and put out as hard as you can for a short period of time, you’ll get to rest while everyone else pays for not working so hard.”
“Everybody comes to a point in their life when they want to quit. It’s what you do at that moment that determines who you are.” – David Goggins
“Make up your mind to do it. Proceed one step, one hour, one evolution at a time. Help your teammates whenever you can. Keep going.” – Denny Johnson
“As one of my more famous teammates is known to say, “Can’t Quit, Not Dead!” That is the kind of motivation you need to get through training!” – Roger Guerra
“The only thing that got me through was my classmates. They were pulling me while I was pulling them. No one gets through training alone, no one!” – John Roat
“There’s a storm inside of us, a burning river, a drive. You push yourself further than anyone could think possible. You are never out of the fight.” – Marcus Luttrell
“In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-a**, hard-charging mothers.” – Chris Kyle
“Box breathing is a Navy Seal technique used to calm down and reduce stress. Breathe in for four seconds, hold it in for four seconds, exhale for four seconds, and hold your lungs empty for four seconds.”
“I think hell week is a time when a guy develops an ”I will never give up” attitude. As you know, this mentality that is developed in training will stick with a Seal throughout his life.” – Bill Bruhmuller
“To break a Navy Seal, you have to kill us. That’s why we can make it into our training. That’s why we can call ourselves Seals because the only way your gonna break us is to kill us.” – Marcus Luttrell
“Self-Discipline : The ultimate guide to self-discipline like a US Navy Seal – Gain incredible self-confidence, motivation, and true discipline with techniques used by these elite warriors.” – John Collins
“Always meet your commitments. Do more than is expected of you. Do things faster than expected. Achieve better results than expected. Do all of the above with integrity and little fanfare.” – Mark Divine
“Pain, lots of pain and teammates push each other as hard and far as it takes to make it. We did not think, we just did. When someone drops out on a boat team, the rest have to carry the extra weight.” – Larry Burchett
“I didn’t know if I could finish the run, but I knew I could take one more step. I did it. And then I took another, and another, and another. A couple of hours later the sun came up as we finished the run. I had made it.” – Al Horner
“There comes a point in time somewhere in BUD/S where everyone has that moment when they say “I’ve had enough.” And that’s when you rely on your teammates to give you that extra push to get you over that moment.” – Ben Lichtenberg
“I had made up my mind that I was not going to quit – no matter what. Hell week’s intense discomfort & exhaustion was something to be endured – minute by minute. We never knew what was coming next. The trick was to just get through whatever was happening.” – John Gulick
“I think the key to making it all the way is to keep a positive attitude at all times. Never have a negative thought, end of story. Once a negative thought gets into your head, you’re done. Because one negative thought leads to another and then it’s a slippery slope to quitting.” – Walter Diaczenko
“I think that’s one of the primary things that keep people going in tough times, or in combat; their friends and family depend on them. Training weeds out the self-serving, selfish individuals, and keeps the team players who we can count on to be there when we need each other.” – Daniel Olson
“No matter what, they can’t kill me, that’s against the rules. Others have run this same route and they lived. I will not quit! No matter what, you can’t make me ring that bell. If my classmates can do this, I can! Just finish this evolution, the next one is easier. Quit, how do you spell that? The reward for this is a weekend of sleep.” – Patrick Park
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Ananya Bhatt
I am Ananya a Graduate from Holmes College Sydney. I am a professional speaker and I love motivating people and inspire them to pursue their dreams. I have been an active contributor to The Random Vibez from last 2 years. Sharing quotes, proverbs, and sayings of great authors to touch people’s lives to make it better.
