When i want to quit and continue to sleep in the morning skipping my training , i visualise a hand , a warrior’s hand forged by heat and battles , pulling my blankets and say to me : “get up soldier , you have a ” war ” to win “.

When i open my bored eyes , i “see” King Leonidas wearing his royal red cloack and holding his shield . His eyesight can persuade a cat , that it’s a Lion (!) and i got up in a glimpse of an eye .

When i want to quit , because my body is wounded , my knees are hurting me so much from my daily 20 mile running , my face is swollen from my brutal boxing training , my shoulders are burning from my tennis practice , my ribs are half-broken from my latest motorsports accident , my back is killing me from my continue basketball training and dunks , i visualise King Alexander , showing me his wounds from steal and fire during His war expedition .

When i want to quit, from my studies because my school teachers , my college teachers , my parents(maybe) , my friends , my environment says that i’m a slow thinker , i’m stutterer , i confront understanding problems , i’m dyslexic , so i won’t make it become a scientist , i visualise Albert Einstein sitting in a chair accross me , smiling , saying to me : ” don’t worry mate , i was a slow thinker , i also needed my time to think my maths … ,but when i was coming with answers , i’ve seen wide-open mouths and clapping .And i smiled again .”

When i want to quit because i’m good in my medical studies( or whatever) ,but i have no money to live with dignity and study at the same time ….and this stress me so much , i see a white blouse “GUY” infront of me , holding medical tubes and stuff making tests to find the PAP cancer prevention test for women telling me that he had worked even as a gardener , a journalist , a tailor man ( he needle buttons!! ) ,till he goes to Columbia and then Cornell University and do his achievements . Achievements which have saved and saving million lifes from Cancer !!!!!! .

His name : DOCTOR GEORGE PAPANIKOLAOU .

When i want to quit ,because i run everyday 20 miles , i also make another 20 with my bike,because in a couple of months i will compete in my town races , in my country’s races , in European level races , in World Champion level races , in Olympics and i cannot do it anymore , i feel so damn tired in body and soul ,i visualise beside me in the stadium ,a Greek “guy” with a moustache(!) .

He is running with me running also my 20 miles because he wants to realx(!) his muscles from his last 1000 miles ultramarathon race , in which he was racing UNSTOPPABLE for 6 DAYS and 6 nights . This moustache guy , has all the UNBEATABLE records in Guinness book from 100 miles till 1000 miles .

He is a living “god” , he is a phenomenon , many universities and phycologists have searched to unveil his motives ,his willpower “gasoline” , his unhuman strength . As he said , everything is about the deapest soul search , which gives him “Superman” powers .
His name : GIANNIS KOUROS , ULTRAMARATHON LEGEND .

When i want to quit , because i cannot squat anymore in the gym , i cannot put more weights in my shoulders , sit and rise , i feel so weak to complete my sets … i visualise Arnold Schwarzenegger . Arnold knew that his training was as it should be , when he faint in the gym after his 7-8 hours of training .

I visualise Ronnie Coleman who squat 800-1000 pounds for 2 reps(!) .

I visualise Jay Cutler who after a couple of failures to win Ronnie , he finally make it and don’t collapse mentally .

I visualise Dorian Yates and his “Granite” condition coming from “alien” totally exhausting training (till collapse) .

I visualise Bruce Lee and his unique spiritual approach about life …… putting some more weights in my bar ,and telling me : one more rep .

When i want to quit , because i cannot find a way to win my competitors who are very strong . Because they have better Formula 1 – Rally – Motogp …. car/bikes , more money for the championship , better racing strategy strategy , better race line , better tyre ,

i visualise a Brazilian “God” who lost his life so unfair ,telling me : THINK DEAPER , USE YOUR BRAIN POWER and STRECH YOUR LIMITS to find the tiny detail which makes the difference .

When i want to quit , because my failures are so many , and “making so much noise” to my surroundings , are making so much damage to my determination ,are “sucking me down” and i’m so afraid this will be a permanent situation ,

i visualise a ” BULL ” with the no.23 in his T-shirt(!) .

He is telling me , that he had lost so many shots in his athlete life ,had missed so many crucial shots in his athlete life , had heard the croud disapprove him so many times ,had missed so many crowns in his athlete , he cannot remember them all maybe .

But , at the end of the day , he had scored the final “dunk” .The “dunk” it matters the most and only Michael Jordan can make it

When i want to quit, because i had no money to start my company , i had no money to finish my college studies , i have no money to finish high school , i have no money to enter college , i have no money to rent a small apartment , i have no money to buy clothes , i have no money to take the bus , i have no money to eat , i visualise Sylvester Stallone .

“Rocky” sold his dog to survive in his early days …… whispering to my ears together with his Mickey : Get up you Sun of a b…h , your ANGEL LOVES you !!!!!!

When i want to quit , because i cannot take it anymore , i visualise all the above and more , helping me . And i CONTINUE ……