Quotes About Determination

My parents were exactly like millions of other Americans who had a fire in their belly to build something of their own, and in so doing they exemplified the dignity of work, the opportunity available in this great nation to those willing to work, and they left the world a bit better than it was when they first showed up.

There were certain people who were out to get me. I know who those people were. They exist, believe me. They know that I know. They spent millions of dollars in order to try to get rid of me. I'm happy they lost most of their money.

It's daunting; it's daunting doing something that you are not brilliant at in front of millions of people. But you can't sit back and say no to opportunity. You have to throw yourself in.

I've just kept going, like millions of people do every day, because life does not allow them to do anything else.

I go to Milwaukee, I get cut, that really put a funk in me. I'm like, 'Man, it's over for me. I can't even make it in training camp now?'

For anywhere - not Los Angeles, not Miami, not Detroit, Milwaukee - I think for LeBron, and for most athletes, the most important thing is about winning.

What the human mind can conceive and believe it can accomplish.

It's kind of mind-blowing what some of us adaptive athletes can accomplish as far as physical sports.

From where I come from, it's gutter, dog. I look back on that and I think, 'That's strong.' Without growing up where I came from, I wouldn't be the man I am today, a strong minded individual.

Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.

I've always been bloody single minded, which is probably why I've been in the game so long.

We really believe that whatever we put our minds to, we can achieve.

The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are idle.

My mindset is always focused, which goes up on match days.

I like to get in the mindset of the honey badger when I go into contact. There's no doubts, no fears. If you can do that as a human, you're killin' it.

Each game we play, every game is a championship-game mindset.

My mindset is the same every game.

The one mindset I have is this title - title or bust.

I think the mindset is always to think that you are never going to play pain-free.

I chose Juventus for their winning mindset.

In your mindset, you just have to know there's going to be another opportunity, and you have to keep focused.

One of my goals is to become the perfect player but you'll never reach that goal if your mindset is not right, I think.

I was about 18 when I started making music, making beats. My mindset was totally different.

I don't take a backseat to nobody. That's just my mindset.