​Get bigger and stronger by getting through the hard times

A long time ago, when I was training very hard for competitions and fights, and when I started feeling mentally and physically exhausted, I tried to think and tell myself these words “ I’m tough, I can get through this!! “ , “ It will be much harder at competitions if I get lazy now!! “ ,  “ My future opponents are training much harder than this!! " , “ This is a good opportunity to get one step up better and stronger!! “ ,  “ This is easy, I might have much harder times than this in my life later on!! “ ,  “ I’m the one laughing in the end!! “ .  
Extra power and energy came after I told myself those words.

Every time when I got through those hard training sessions, I felt like I was getting mentally and physically stronger and tougher.
 
This is not only when we train. Everyone is getting stronger and tougher by getting through hard and tough times in our everyday lives, then we become  bigger and stronger people, like our muscles grow bigger and stronger after weight training. If we put some pressures and stress on ourselves, we will be stronger and tougher. 
If you give up or run a way because it feels too hard, you will struggle at the same point all the time.
So, try to make a habit of thinking like this when you have a hard and tough time, either in training or in everyday life, and overcome them!! 
“ This is a good opportunity to get better and stronger if I get through it!! “

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