's Key Ideas from High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way
by Mike Mentzer, John R. Little

That the actual contests, like the consummation of all goals, are but single points, standing out like glowing peaks against the tapestry of our lives. It’s the travel from peak to peak, the interior process of goal fulfillment in which one must seek enjoyment—that is what makes life worth living

In order to lead the orchestra, you must first turn your back to the crowd.

I would languish in the sack until noon, hoping reality would somehow go away by virtue of my simply refusing to acknowledge it

Don’t however worry about your individual potential. Potential is only the expression of a possibility, something that can only be assessed accurately in retrospect. In other words, you’ll never know how good you might have become, unless you try.