Are you Willing to Suffer?

I read something that really sums up all of life's challenges: "The strength of what we believe is measured by how much we are willing to suffer for those beliefs." This statement could apply to a variety of things (physical, philosophical, emotional, etc.) but in the athletic or nutritional field, it's pretty self-evident. We "get good" at what we practice and there's no two ways about it. If you believe strongly in yourself and have set some attainable yet difficult goals, there will be some suffering...but the finish line is so rewarding because of it. Anyone reading this has had victories that came as a result of hard work and sacrifice...and usually, there was some losing along the way. It never seems to be easy, does it? But that's where the value of the accomplishment is derived - it was tough to get there but awfully rewarding.
by Chris Scully