The most important thing we can do with regard to our goals is to have integrity: Simply put, we should always want to try our best. - Alexi Pappas

Nerves are cousin to excitement, and excitement is cousin to gratitude. Pay attention to your nerves: If you feel nervous, it’s a sign that a Very Big Thing is unfolding. Be nervous for how good that thing can be.

Chasing a dream is a never-ending negotiation, as in, you have to keep navigating, pivoting, adapting, and persisting. It’s a process that unfolds continually and never in a straight line.

It is better to be a hundred percent healthy and eighty percent fit than a hundred percent fit and eighty percent healthy.