Quote of the day by David Goggins. David Goggins is a retired United States Navy SEAL, an accomplished ultra-marathon runner, ultra-distance cyclist, triathlete, public speaker, and author. Born into severe adversity, Goggins endured a traumatic childhood marked by physical abuse, poverty, racism, and learning disabilities. As a young adult, he found himself working a dead-end job as a night-shift pest control technician, weighing nearly three hundred pounds, and feeling completely consumed by self-doubt and depression. A turning point occurred when he watched a television documentary about Navy SEAL training. Realizing that his life was slipping away into mediocrity, he made a radical choice to transform himself. He lost over one hundred pounds in less than three months to meet the strict physical standards required to enlist.Goggins went on to serve a distinguished military career, becoming the only member of the United States Armed Forces to successfully complete Navy SEAL training, United States Army Ranger School, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller training. He served in combat operations in Iraq before turning his attention to endurance sports, where he raised millions of ...







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