Quotes About Determination

Win or lose, I've been fortunate to be able to pitch deep enough into games to get decisions.

When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose.

At the end of the day, when I step in that cage, I'm there to fight for my name. It's not about money; it's not about who's gonna win or lose. It's about me winning. That's all that matters.

I truly believe you have to take things as they come, win or lose, and keep believing in how you want to do things and how you want to play.

I go in and I fight and I do my best, win or lose. That's just what it is with me.

If it takes me 300 balls to get a 100, then it'll take me 300 balls. That'll also tire the bowlers quite a bit too, so it's a bit of a win-win if that's the case.

Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.

Who am I to blow against the wind?

I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.

The older you get the stronger the wind gets and it's always in your face.

It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.

I'm facing Niagara Falls - the wind and the mist and the dark and the peregrine falcons - and I'm going to stay focused on the other side.

My boy, one small breeze doesn't make a wind storm.

Sometimes it's easy to go where the wind blows, but those that stand firmly planted are forces to be reckoned with.

The hardest thing about skateboarding is consistency: The slightest flick of your foot or gust of wind can send your board flying, so it's really anybody's game out there.

I want to go and go, and then drop dead in the middle of something I'm loving to do. And if that doesn't happen, if I wind up sitting in a wheelchair, at least I'll have my high heels on.

We will stomp to the top with the wind in our teeth.

I rewrite my books many times before submitting them, and after my editor takes a look I wind up rewriting some more! It's a good thing I learned at an early age to keep on trying. Stick to it, and eventually you'll get there.

A basketball was in my hands 24/7, playing one-on-one against everybody and anybody, trying to prove against the older guys, just playing. The wind blowing outside, double rims, stuff like that, just always playing ball.

I am a self-taught water skier and wind surfer.

Watching people toss all caution to the wind, who are ready to put their lives on the line for a dream, is something that is accessible.

J. K. Rowling's first 'Harry Potter' manuscript was rejected 12 times. Stephen King's 'Carrie' was rejected 30 times. 'Gone With The Wind' was rejected 38 times. I was immensely proud to have beaten them all.

I have played in rain before. I have played in wind before. I have played in cold before, but not all put together. They were the hardest conditions I ever played in.