From the age of seven, I basically started practicing my hand-eye and foot coordination, balance, strength, endurance, discipline, and mental toughness three days a week until I was about 15.

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

The Special Ops community has always been about mental toughness.

Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in. It’s a state of mind – you could call it ‘character in action.’

In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.

Curiosity, rationalization, and laziness are no match against courage, self-control, and mental toughness.