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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.

Major Dick Winters

War brings out the worst and the best in people. Wars do not make men great, but they do bring out the greatness in good men.
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Greatness People War Worse
War exposes the best and worst of those who are called to fight. I know of no man who lacked character in peace and then discovered his character in combat.
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Character Discover Fight Lack Peace War
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
That’s what officers must do – break the cycle of fear. If a soldier is concentrating on his own feelings and on his own fear, and he sees you moving around, he realizes that you’re sharing the burden with him. That’s why he can then move.
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Cycle Fear Realize Share Soldier War
A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.
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Courage Flawless Leadership Mortal Strive Technical
Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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Authority Credit Head Humble Receive Worry
Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Finding Peace Personal Solitude World
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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Character Deal Guy Trust
War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
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Battle Romantic Sound War
The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
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School Soldier Want
I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough War
One day my grandson said to me, grandpa were you a hero in the war? And i said to him no I’m not a hero, but I have served in a company full of them.
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Company Hero Serve War
Take a moment of self-reflection. Look at yourself in the mirror every night and ask yourself if you did your best.
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Mirror Moments Night Reflection War Yourself
I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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Critical Failure Leadership War
The intensity of a fire, or a heavy concentration, to be a leader, you have to be able to concentrate on that fire and move just as soon as it stops or the last round hits.
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Concentration Fire Intensity Leadership Stop
It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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Easy Oneself Peace Quiet
I would also urge leaders to remain humble. If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you get a lot more done.
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Credit Done Humble Leadership Urge Worry
There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
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Job Leadership Team Traning
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
Anticipate problems and prepare to overcome obstacles. Don’t wait until you get to the top of the ridge and then make up your mind.
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Anticipate Mind Obstacle Problem Wait
True satisfaction comes from getting the job done. Ribbons, medals, and accolades, then, are poor substitutes to the ability to look yourself in the mirror every night and know that you did your best.
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Done Medal Mirror Night Poor Satisfaction Subsitute
If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
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Essential Life Teaching
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
The men trust in you, have faith in you, and they obey, no questions asked. That’s character in a nutshell.
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Character Faith Men Question Trust

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