Running is my meditation.
— Jesse Itzler
I'm a New Yorker, man. I'm a Knicks fan.
A lot people who hear that 'Go New York Go' assume that I must be black.
You have to learn to get comfortable being uncomfortable. You have to be willing to get out of your comfort zone and push your limits.
The best gift you can give yourself is getting over the fear of embarrassment because then you're completely free to try anything.
I have a crazy background in music, both as a performer and writer.
It's easy to let yourself down - it's tough to let other people down.
I've run 350 days a year for 20-plus years, and never once have I listened to music. It's a time for me to think, listen to natural sounds, be outside.
To me, the thing is, through good or bad, if you're a Knicks fan, you're down with the Knicks, and that's the bottom line.
Everything ends; you just have to figure out a way to push to the finish line.
Before I left for American University, my mother told me to sign up for everything I could: to take advantage of everything from on-campus lectures to sports and social events to the amazing D.C. culture.
Any time I meet someone or learn about someone that's really interesting or inspiring to me or has a story that really resonates with me, I just cold call them, and I try to meet him or her.
I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a good flier.
The concept of getting out of my routine, mixing it up, and pushing myself to live the grittiest life is something I try to incorporate every day.
I'm creature of habit.
P Street in D.C. is one of the worst areas in the city. Some of the things I saw, the things I experienced, the things we came through, really gave me a whole new perspective on life.
When your brain tells you are done, you are only 40% done.
When I was 24, I realized I could never be one of the best rappers, but I knew I had some of the best ideas.
When we first started Marquis Jet back in 2001, one of our first goals was to try to break into the Hollywood marketplace. We thought it was a good way to help build brand credibility and attract new customers by word of mouth.
Almost all of my business flights are commercial, not private.
