Milind Soman

“The main thing about an endurance challenge is that you have to endure. Not so much physically, but mentally. Your mind gives up first. Not your body.”

“Bad habits are easy to slip into and good habits are very easy to build. Don't allow yourself to do something that can destroy you.”

“I have never liked going to the gym.”

“Nobody wants to cast me in films, yes that is true. I do not know why, but that is the reality.”

“If you do the same thing over and over again, then you will definitely get stale and jaded like most actors do.”

“Be fit. It will keep your body and skin looking good.”

“I used to own two gyms in Delhi called Breathe, so obviously I've entered a gym, but I don't use a gym for fitness.”

“Women don't think they need to exercise or run. They have a million excuses for why they don't have the time; they've got children at home, puja to attend to, breakfast to prepare and so on.”

“Stress is a good thing, of course. Hunger, thirst are both stresses; if not for them, we would not survive. It is only the way we deal with stress that we need to examine.”

“Sleep is essential for the body and mind and restful sleep is one of the foundations of good health. Recharging and rejuvenating body and mind sufficiently every night is important for better quality of life.”

“Running a marathon is a stressful event for your body, mind and spirit. But when you put yourself through that willingly, consciously and in a learning atmosphere, you begin to understand how to deal with any stressful situation in a way that does not drain you.”

“I haven't been to the gym since 1998. I simply do push-ups and pull-ups, and I run. That's all.”

“Every political party, rotary club, every college, school, all organisations organise running events. This is something that ignites the aspirations of people.”

“You get fitter as you get older because the mind has the ability to get stronger if you allow it, so with a stronger mind you can become fitter. The body is second because the body follows the mind.”

“When people would ask me which was my favourite destination, I would say I didn't have one, because I would always want to go to a new place, but Maldives is incredible.”

“I just love my body. I think if you love your body, you won't want to change it.”

“I don't have a pattern in my life. That makes me a great boyfriend because it's exciting. But I may not make a great husband.”

“I have not done too much television because I do not like doing one project over a very long period of time.”

“What we call endurance sport today, we've been doing for centuries with pilgrimages, walking across the earth towards some goal, which is not all-important, because it's the journey that matters.”

“Fitness is something that you can aspire for in terms of levels of achievements.”