Sentence examples for rigorous habit from inspiring English sources

Toni Nadal also helped to mold his nephew into a creature of rigorous habit, evidenced by his inflexible prematch routines: the freezing-cold shower 45 minutes before play begins, the wrapping of his hands and calves, the adjustment of his ubiquitous bandanna, the sudden burst of exercising, the precise sips from twin water bottles.

He has stayed loyal to his rigorous work habits, exotic phobias, piquant neuroses, distinctive Brooklyn accent and the clarinet he faithfully plays in a New Orleans-style jazz band on Monday nights in Manhattan.

And then, in the spirit of St. Augustine (of whom Giddins reminds us a few too many times), comes reform -- marriage to the starlet Dixie Lee, four kids, money piling up, work habits rigorous enough to satisfy even the Jesuits.

During his high school years, Bradley maintained a rigorous practice schedule, a habit he carried through college.

A new academic year welcomes new notebooks and gadgets, a more rigorous sleep schedule, and fresh study habits.

One of the biggest possible losers, however, is the Indian tradition of rigorous debate itself, particularly the millennia-old habit of arguing about ultimate things.

Longitudinally interviewing every available household consecutively for five straight weeks provides rigorous insight into the weekly income and expenditure habits of these residents as they relate to diarrhoeal illness.

It's not as if habits of deep reflection, thorough research and rigorous reasoning ever came naturally to people.