Roz Savage Quotes

Be mindful of the link between present action and desired future outcome. Ask yourself: if I repeat today’s actions 365 times, will I be where I want to be in a year?

Compared with the awesome might and eternal power of the ocean, no human being can fail to be reminded of their own insignificance.

The bigger the challenge, the bigger the sense of accomplishment when you get to the end of it.

I don't own designer clothes, or a sports car, or a huge house, but I am seeing the world, experiencing amazing things, and I have become an environmental campaigner.

My advice is don't keep asking yourself if you can do something. Just get out there and do it. You can really surprise yourself.

I have learned to acknowledge and appreciate the 98% that I have achieved instead of the 2% that I didn't.

Ocean rowing is very much what you make it. Rowing technique is pretty irrelevant on the ocean. It's the psychology that's important.

It's amazing how resourceful you can become when you're in the middle of the ocean and there's only one way to get to the other side.

I just used to have a really normal life, working in an office.

I'm not claiming to be anything out of the ordinary. I am not especially big or strong or brave or intrepid.

I am a rolling stone, never in one place for very long.

Fall down nine times, get up ten.

If I ever stop challenging myself, then I am getting lazy and comfortable and I am no longer growing. I hope to use life's challenges as stepping stones to ever greater things.

I stopped rowing for a moment to glug down some water, but it was warm, tasted of plastic, and failed to refresh. I yearned for an ice-cold drink—preferably one with bubbles and alcohol in it.