Josh Radnor

I'm not a masochistic reader. If something is just too dense or not enjoyable, even though I'm told it should be good for me, I'll put it down. That said, most of what I read would be considered high-end or good for you, I suppose. But, I also think that reading should be enjoyable.

American Director

Abby Wambach

This might sound masochistic or narcissistic, I don't know, but when I'm not playing the game, the validations I feel about life are always through the hardships. I relate more to sadness, in a lot of ways, when I'm not playing.

American Athlete

Emma Thompson

But when I lose my temper, I find it difficult to forgive myself. I feel I've failed. I can be calm in a crisis, in the face of death or things that hurt badly. I don't get hysterical, which may be masochistic of me.

English Actress

Thomas Chatterton Williams

Like neurotics obsessed with amputating their own healthy limbs, middle-class blacks concerned with 'keeping it real' are engaging in gratuitously self-destructive and violently masochistic behavior.

American Critic

Josh Hartnett

I admire when people take the harder path, not because they are masochistic and want to beat themselves up, but because you actually kind of learn more and I think you grow more.

Actor

Jack Nicklaus

Golfers have a tendency to be very masochistic. They like to punish themselves for some reason. A lot of them like tough courses.

American Golfer

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

If you play tennis it is to have these moments, moments of adrenaline, where it gets dangerous. It is a bit masochistic.

French Athlete

Gianluigi Buffon

In the end, you need to be a little masochistic to be a goalkeeper. A masochist and egocentric as well.

Italian Athlete

Mahesh Bhatt

I have only an appetite for masochistic truth, and only box-office collection figures interest me.

Indian Director

Anthony Bourdain

I love the masochistic aspect of eating seething, real Sichuan food in Sichuan Province.

American Author

Originally describes self-inflicted pain for gratification in psychological terms.

Psychological Origin

Can be used figuratively, not just for actual physical pain but also emotional or mental suffering.

Not Always Literal

Often carries a negative judgment or connotation, suggesting an unhealthy habit or preference.

Negative Connotation

Not just seeking pleasure, but also a willingness to endure stress or hardship.

Beyond Pleasure

Sometimes used to exaggerate one's approach to difficult tasks or situations.

Exaggeration

Can describe people who accept tough challenges with a positive perspective.

Challenge Acceptance

 for a specific type of nerd. Today, I'm going to take you inside this strange, intellectually masochistic and incredibly joyful world. But first, I have to explain what I mean when I say "puzzle." A puzzle-hunt-style puzzle is a data set.

The joyful, perplexing...

 the ribcage caves like a squeezed balloon and the neck appears to rise higher from the collapsed collarbones the intentional deformation might seem masochistic to outsiders but to the

Masochistic