"The joy of surfing is so many things combined, from the physical exertion of it, to the challenge of it, to the mental side of the sport."

-- Kelly Slater

#Sports Quotes #Joy Quotes #Challenges Quotes

“When all my endeavor is turned toward Thee because all Thy endeavor is turned toward me; when I look unto Thee alone with all my attention, nor ever turn aside the eyes of my mind, because thou dost enfold me with Thy constant regard; when I direct my love toward Thee alone because Thou, who art Loveâ€™s self hast turned Thee toward me alone. And what, Lord, is my life, save that embrace wherein Thy delightsome sweetness doth so lovingly enfold me?”
“There comes a time in the life of every human when he or she must decide to risk â€˜his life, his fortune and his sacred honorâ€™ on an outcome dubious. Those who fail the challenge are merely overgrown children, can never be anything else.”
“I just loved performing. It just made me feel alive. It's scary, but that's part of it. I think it's important to have that extra adrenaline. It gives you that extra zing.”
“It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That's not what I'm about.”
“Is your integrity at the level of the thing you are praying for?”
“I always want to learn but I am sure on my dying day I will feel like I left something in the bucket.”
“I always get very calm with baseball.”
“Pain and suffering are the dark strands through the tapestry of your life, providing the shadows that give depth and dimension to the masterpiece God is fashioning within you.”

Source : Joseph F. Girzone (1997). “Joshua, the Journey Home: Includes Joshua, Joshua and the Children and Joshua in the Holy Land”, Arrowood Press

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