Quotes About Determination

Any fighter who's willing to step up, I'm willing to fight them. I'm ready to rule with an iron fist.

I was sick a lot, and doctors told my grandmother I'd never grow up to be big and strong. Isn't that ironic?

I am grateful for the lessons I learned from my parents' sacrifices. They often had trouble making ends meet, so we moved for them to find work. I remember my mom would sometimes take on second jobs, like ironing, just so we could buy groceries.

When it comes time for basketball, everything else is kind of irrelevant.

A hero could be anyone who does something heroic, irrespective of the gender.

Well, every manager has to take his personality into the job that he does, but irrespective of that personality you have to be aggressive when you need to be.

Pronouncement of experts to the effect that something cannot be done has always irritated me.

I'm used to people being irritated by me. I'm like, girl, whatever. Be irritated. I'm gonna live my dream.

That's the downside of total creative control: You're isolated and after a while you can lose a little perspective. But I've taught myself not to listen to my own self-doubt.

Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith.

You don't start shooting rockets at Israel and expect that we'll just sit back supinely and die.

Self-belief is certainly an issue you need to make sure you look after when you've lost heavily in two games.

Covid makes the job harder. But it is what it is and we have to get on with it.

I don't like anyone from any other team, even the Aussies when it comes down to it. Once you get on the court, it is what it is.

I want to win the Italian league. That's why I said no to Manchester United.

The Italian players, they eat pressure for breakfast, so they grow up with a lot of pressure and they know how to handle it.

It's always like that with Italian teams, they're competitive, they know what they want and they know how to get it.

Somehow you get past languages. I don't speak Mandarin. I don't speak fluent Italian. I don't speak German. But it's amazing how when you need to get something done, it finds a way.

Italians can not beat us, but we can certainly lose against them.

We Italians need to feel like we're under pressure, we need to see an enemy.

In Italy, it is really hard to win the Serie A.

I guess being a competitor, you always have that itch. But what it is is... it's tough.

My biggest fear is fear itself. I never want to be afraid of doing something I want.

Ivory Coast, even though I told them no at first, they still had the belief in me and still wanted me because they knew what I could do for the team.