The (Coolest) Thing About the Navy SEALs

When all is said and done, they use simple tools that are available to everyone

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If you haven’t already noticed, the Navy SEALs are kind of cool. Some even call and say they’re badasses.

That’s because, among many other things, they say things like this:

• “Slow is smooth and smooth is fast”
• “Individuals play the game, but teams beat the odds”
• “You’ve only got three choices in life: Give up, give in, or give it all you’ve got”
• “Cowards never start. The weak never finish. Winners never quit”
• “When you’re under pressure you don’t rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training”
• “Lions mustn’t concern themselves with the opinion of lambs”
• “Get comfortable being uncomfortable”
• “There are only two ways to do something … the right way, and again”
• “If you’re gonna be stupid, you better be hard”

And possibly my favourite:

• “The 40% rule is simple: When your mind is telling you that you’re done, that you’re exhausted, that you cannot possibly go any further, you’re only actually 40% done.
  The human mind is an amazing…