“Train hard, fight easy.”

—  Alexander Suvorov

The quote "Train hard, fight easy." is famous quote attributed to Alexander Suvorov (1730–1800), Russian military commander.

other version: Hard training - easy combat; easy training - hard combat. <br class="br">Philip Longworth: The Art of Victory, New York, 1965, cited in af.mil http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1986/nov-dec/menning.html.

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Russian military commander 1730–1800

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