Quotes About Determination

She firmly believed that fears were best fought head-on. Courage being fear stuffed with hope and whatnot.

An empowered mom must have the courage of a warrior and the persistence of a bull.

Discipline i]t's the ability to overcome the urge to grab the bright and shiny and interesting to finish what you've started.

It wasn't quite the death of hope—part of her still hoped that Coop was alive somewhere. It was more like the application of hope. She wanted to make sure that no one else—child, adult, crew member, captain—would ever lose a loved one to foldspace again. It was probably a vain hope. But it would keep her going, for at least another forty years.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Hold on to what you know you got - Hold on to what you been given lately, hold on 'cause the world will turn if you're ready or not.

There are going to be little victories that we claim, even if it's finishing 15th and putting the car back in hauler without a scratch on it.

Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?

Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?

Impossible is not a word. It's just a reason for someone not to try.

Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost.

Basketball Rule #9 When the game is on the line, don't fear. Grab the ball. Take it to the hoop.

Life is a mountain, Youngblood. Nobody said the climb was gonna be easy. You gotta choose your route. Get your gear. Breathe. Clear your mind. And enjoy the journey

You know, Chuck, You're not always gonna swish. You gonna miss some. Heck, you gonna miss a lot. That's the way the rel world works. But you gotta grab the ball and keep shooting. You understand? I tell you what, though, you'll make a lot more than you miss if you're not always going for the flash and flair.

We all have what it takes to do exactly what we want to do in life, no matter what anyone else says. If someone tells you, "You can't do this because you are [fill in the blank]," I say embrace the challenge. Wear it like a new pair of Converse or Jordans. Meet it head-on.

I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. —Michael Jordan, six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls, five-time MVP

When you stop playing your game you've already lost.

When the game is on the line, don't fear. Grab the ball. Take it to the hoop.

The sun shines on those who stand up for themselves, before it shines on those who kneel to cowardice.

it's just one miss, but you're gonna have a whole lotta makes in this life, 'cause you're just that good, and it's okay to be down and upset as long as you're not down and out.

We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.

Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.

It's not what I can do; it's what I will do. If you wake up and try to help one person and change that person's life, every obstacle you face in front of you is worth it.

I've always believed that anyone can achieve their dreams, regardless. I've always had this attitude about no excuses. A belief that I can go on and do what I need to do. To go on, to succeed, regardless.