David Goggins Biography

David Goggins an American ultramarathon runner, ultra-distance cyclist, triathlete, motivational speaker, and author He is as well a retired United States Navy SEAL and former the United States Air Force Tactical Air Control Party member who served in the Iraq War. David’s self-help memoir, Can’t Hurt Me, was released in 2018.

David Goggins Age

David was born on February 17, 1975, in Buffalo, New York, United States.

David Goggins Pull Up World Record

David broke the Guinness 24-hour pull-up world record with 4030 repetitions on his third assault of the record on January 20, 2013. David’s first attempt was on September 27, 2012, on the Today Show.

David completed 2588 pull-ups in 5.5 hrs but had to retire due to a partially torn muscle in his forearm. The second attempt was in Nashville, Tennessee on November 27, 2012, where David completed 3207 reps in 12 hrs before retiring after suffering third-degree burns from the shear and frictional forces on his hands from the bar.

The third attempt was also in Nashville where in 17 hours David completed 4030 repetitions, eclipsing the old mark of 4021.

David Goggins Net Worth

David has an estimated net worth of $2.5 Million

David Goggins Height and Weight

David stands tall at a height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and weighs of 86 kgs (189.2 lbs).

David Goggins Family

David was born to Trunnis Goggins and his mother Jackie Goggins, in Buffalo, New York. In 1981, he lived in Williamsville, New York along with his parents and brother, Trunnis Jr. David has been open about experiencing racism during his early life.

At the age of six-year-old, he worked with his family at his father’s skate rink, Skateland. In the gap between his discharge from the Air Force and enlisting in the Navy, David worked as a pest control fumigator.

David Goggins Mother

David’s mother Jackie Goggins. According to David, Goggins’s father was very abusive and domestically violent which made his mom sign the divorce papers when Goggins was 8 years old.

David Goggins wife

David was previously married to Aleeza Goggin a licensed nurse from Japan. After dating for some years, the duo tied the knot in the year 2005 in a private ceremony.

Aleeza, who is ten years older than her ex-husband David, was the one who requested a divorce on sexual satisfaction grounds. Things were not rosy for the duo between 2007 to 2008. This is because the 59-year old Aleeza had to undergo surgery, as well as David, had just encountered an accident.

At the same time, their home got burglarized, and the couple was devastated in different capacities. Thus, they resorted to divorce based on mutual understanding.

David Goggins Kids

David and his ex-wife Aleeza together had no kids. David’s kids are not publicly known. We are keeping tabs and will update these details once it is out.

David Goggins Book

David has a book named Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds (2018).

David Goggins Quotes

• “I don’t stop when I’m tired, I stop when I’m done.”
• “From the time you take your first breath, you become eligible to die. You also become eligible to find your greatness and become the one warrior”
• “Greatness pulls mediocrity into the mud. Get out there and get after it.”
• “The worst thing that can happen to a man is to become civilized”
• “Mental toughness is a lifestyle.”
• “If you choose to do something, attack it.”
• “Never let people who choose the path of least resistance steer you away from your chosen path of most resistance.”
• “The only thing more contagious than a good attitude is a bad one.”
• “It’s possible to transcend anything that doesn’t kill you.”
• “Pain unlocks a secret doorway in the mind, one that leads to both peak performance, and beautiful silence.”
• “Seeds burst from the inside out in a self-destructive ritual of new life.”
• “Nobody cares what you did yesterday. What have you done today to better yourself?”
• “Be more than motivated, be more than driven, become literally obsessed to the point where people think you’re f*cking nuts.”
• “Denial is the ultimate comfort zone.”
• “Don’t focus on what you think you deserve. Take aim at what you are willing to earn.”