To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
I think it's more important to be fit so that you can be healthy and enjoy activities than it is to have a good body.