"After a hard day of basic training, you could eat a rattlesnake"
- Elvis Presley
About this Quote
In this quote, Elvis Presley is explaining the extreme physical and mental fatigue that features standard training. He compares it to the feeling of being so starving that a person could consume a rattlesnake, an infamously hard and unappetizing animal. This comparison highlights the extreme level of hunger and fatigue that a person experiences after a difficult day of fundamental training. It also speaks with the resilience and determination needed to withstand such grueling training. Elvis, being a previous soldier himself, understands the difficulties and sacrifices that include basic training and utilizes this vivid images to convey the intensity of the experience.
This quote is written / told by Elvis Presley between January 8, 1935 and August 16, 1977. He was a famous Musician from USA.
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