No Hero Quotes

“Only focus on your three-foot world,” he said. “Focus on what you can affect.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“It is liberating once you let go of the things that you can’t control.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“The SEAL motto, “The only easy day was yesterday,”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“As I walked past the houses, I was sure my neighbors were thinking about summer vacation plans, bills, or what baseball game they were going to watch that night. It struck me how wide the chasm was between what was going on in Afghanistan and what was happening at home. I knew my neighbors cared and supported the troops, but they had no idea what it was”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“You always want someone in your professional life who is going to be honest, who’s going to call you on your bullshit.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“When you’re more experienced and have been in the car crash a million times, and have made mistakes and learned from them, everything slows down and something as small as shoes can stand out.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“Staying in my three-foot world became a mantra for me. It is liberating once you let go of the things that you can’t control.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“There is no “secret sauce,” but there is a lot of hard work, dedication, and drive.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“When we make mistakes, we try again and again and again until we get it right. We’re not superheroes. We’re just committed.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“Every SEAL has gone through the same training, tested themselves in the same kind of extreme conditions, and typically trained together extensively to the point where we all wind up capable of doing the most basic tasks extraordinarily well.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“It was no different than making friends in school or at work. Just be yourself, be open, and be a good houseguest.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“The Army uses the same principle, but they call them “battle buddies.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“I’ve heard one of my SEAL mentors say that there are rules about bitching. He said everyone has the right to bitch about a mission or job for five minutes. After those five minutes, you shut the fuck up and get to work.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“Rangers think and plan from the top down. The SEALs think and plan from the bottom up.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“An insurgency doesn’t have to win. It just has to survive.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“If you think of a special operations team—SEALs, Special Forces, Rangers, and the Air Force Pararescuemen and combat controllers—like a boat, everybody rows.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“I’d failed my first hooded box test at S&T, but the lesson learned wasn’t one I’d forget. Assess, prioritize, and act.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“Take what’s there, assess the situation, prioritize, and break it down into small tasks you know you can accomplish or eliminate or fix immediately.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“People think SEALs are fearless. Think again. No one lives without fear;”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“During Hell Week, each candidate sleeps only about four total hours but runs more than two hundred miles and does physical training for more than twenty hours per day.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“I watched as the instructors corrected a SEAL and ordered him to do ten push-ups as punishment. As soon as the SEAL started, his buddies hit the floor too.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“Once I got my trident, the iconic badge SEALs wear on their uniforms, I tried to excel at every task.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“Hero” is not a word we use easily, and it had gotten to the point where it had lost all meaning in our community.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“If it was true, it didn’t matter if it was SEALs, Delta, or Special Forces. They were teammates in the same fight.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“Hero” is not a word we use easily, and it had gotten to the point where it had lost all meaning in our community. Everyone was a hero now.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“Shaped like a dagger, it had a jagged edge that was stabbing me in the leg. The metal was so hot that it had melted the foam earplugs that I always stowed in my left pocket.”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL