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The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits QUOTES

The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits QUOTES

1 " I found myself thinking more deeply about my own motivations and intentions. I had now been working on the Dawn Wall for parts of three years. It had become my touchstone, my opportunity for self-expression. The way it started—alone—empowered me in my quest for independence. "

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2 " Our relationship as being like a climb, the way we would navigate challenges as they arose, both those expected and those unforeseen, through times easy and hard, remaining independent and connected as we strove together toward the highest expression of our selves. "

― , The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

3 " Strategy is as important as ability "

― , The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

4 " I don’t fear death. It’s how I have always been. I fear losing the people I love, but death itself, my own death, leaves a blank spot in my mind. "

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5 " Pain is growth. "

― , The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

6 " For those of you peeking over the fence at Christianity, you don’t clean yourself up before you get in the shower. You jump right in. "

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7 " All I can say is that I’m grateful that in many ways they just let me be. They didn’t want my rough start to cast a shadow on my childhood. From my earliest days they allowed me the kind of independence that many of my peers didn’t have—whether it was my period of digging, or the times in early elementary school when I went solo camping in the mountains several miles above our home. In solitude, I felt more deeply immersed in my surroundings. It felt natural. "

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8 " She encouraged him in her sweetest voice. “Stick with it, you can do it. You got it, push hard. "

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9 " I was drawn to Becca’s independence. She cherished her time alone and supported my desire to go on climbing trips. That absence of pressure led to a feeling of freedom. "

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10 " The rhythm of moving through the mountains has a way of wearing away the rough edges of the ego. "

― , The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

11 " If you don't own your grunt work, can you really say you've done the climb? "

― , The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

12 " I've always loved the idea that passion breeds success. I now realize, much to my chagrin, that telling someone who doesn't feel the fire to simply follow his passion is a little like telling someone who doesn't have any legs to run to the fridge and get you a sandwich. "

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13 " A great adventure without success is far superior to a climb where everything goes as planned. "

― , The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

14 " I believe human relationships can and should follow the mind-set of adventure, defined not by climbing but by its greater meaning: embracing the unknown. In remaining open to others, you gain knowledge, and your perspective of life and of the world expands. "

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15 " I feel a hint of pity for those who don’t get to experience the crisp air and excitement of mountain climbing. Are they ever really awake? "

― , The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

16 " Life is all about risk and reward. Better to have struggled, to have tried, than to not have seized an opportunity at all. "

― , The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

17 " How do we build grit in our children? For my dad and me, it was a combination of bribery and exposure to minor traumatic experiences. "

― , The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

18 " Dad always taught me that it’s not what happens to you, it’s how you deal with it. "

― , The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

19 " I always thought my deepest fulfillment came from the mountains, and that’s why climbing has been my art. But as I wrote this book I was surprised to find that the act of creating, even behind the keyboard or when speaking to an audience, feels deeply rewarding. Maybe all along the appeal had lain in the satisfaction of giving fully of myself. "

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20 " Dad’s parents wanted their kids to be strong and independent. My dad told me stories of the kayak he built for himself and the adventures he had with it. His parents encouraged his curiosity. "

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