"At its best, climbing becomes a life focus around which everything else must orbit and at its least is an excellent diversion from the real world."

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Source : Todd Skinner (1993). “Modern Rock Climbing: Sport Climbing and Top Roping Beyond the Basics”, Ics Books

Todd Skinner

#Real Quotes #Climbing Quotes #Focus Quotes

“I guess I have sort of an atypical relationship with my mom for someone my age, because I think I started so young with the music thing and I had my parents always on the road with me. So at a time when I think I should have been rebelling like in high school, they were actually my best friends.”
“There are tough players and nice guys, and I'm a tough player”
“I wanted the songs to be themselves, instead of worrying about all this crazy slickster production.”
“Let's show up to life. Let's prove how beautiful it can really be. Let's face the conflict, redeem it, conquer it, and allow it to mold our character. Let's participate in what God is doing in the world.”
“What can I say? Chicks dig the mask.”
“I still play music for the same reasons as when I first started; for the energy, the feeling, the interaction with others. Not for the money, ego or greed.”
“I began reading everyhing in the family library. Kidnapped, Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe. And of course, if you're running out of books to read you can always read Shakespeare.”
“I'm always interested in an atmosphere where dreams and reality mingle on equal terms.”

Source : "Watch a New Video for Sigur Rós' "Varúð", Directed by Ryan McGinley" by Crrie Battan, pitchfork.com. July 31, 2012.

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