Quotes About Determination

I am still where I started. I am still struggling. In fact, the struggle has only got bigger. I always try to go beyond my means, and this where the struggle comes in.

'Just Do It' is exactly what you need to hear when you're in a moment of doubt. When you're struggling, especially with sport... just do it. Stop talking about it, stop complaining about the cellulite, or that you're not able to run fast enough for the bus... just do it.

Since I was a child, my father was sick. I've always known him to be that way. That's why I'm proud of him - he has a disease he's obviously struggling with, but he's not letting it stop him from doing what he wants to do.

You do wonder - when you are at 28,000 feet, the height that aeroplanes cruise at, when you are struggling to draw breath and every limb aches - why do I do this?

When I originally came to the U.S., my mother came with a couple hundred dollars to her name. I didn't know we were struggling because she hid that from me. But it was definitely a struggle to get through life and get through school.

Sometimes the game does not go for you, no matter how much you try, but I do what I can and leave other people to their opinions on how I played.

I just play hard-hitting football, but at least I look the opponent in the face before I hit him.

When one day I leave Manchester United I don't want to think, 'I should have analysed the opponent more, I should have worked harder.'

It doesn't matter to me who the opponent is, I'll be ready in all areas.

I break people's faces. I break their arms. I break their legs. That's a part of the sport. That's my job. That's the job of the opponent who's trying to do the same thing to me.

You try to say every week that you're facing a faceless opponent. No matter who it is, you want to have the same mindset, no matter what type of game it is - first game of the season, last game of the season.

You have to make lots of birdies and give your opponent no chance.

I didn't want my opponent to know there was anything wrong with me.

Even when my opponent hits a very good shot, I don't just want to get it back. I want to get it back so they have difficulty. And then I can control the point.

The opponent never matters to me. That's something I've always said.

We have to try to do our best in every game with great ambition, because we must always have the right ambition. But at the same time, sometimes you have to compliment your opponent. You must be honest and accept the result.

It's never been about an opponent. I don't care who it is. Just throw them in front of me and let me do what I have to do. Let me earn the belt.

I have to respect my opponent, always, doesn't matter who he is, but I'll get in there and win. That's a fact.

Every time I step on the court, I know I can beat my opponent.

I know how good I am, and I know where I can go if I'm in the right mindset and respecting my opponent.

To show respect for the opponent is to go and kill with every single action. That is the way you show it. You need to be aggressive. That is how I understand football.

I want to fight every opponent and take them out, no matter who it is. I'm here to prove that I'm the best in the division.

I love the competition, going out there for 90 minutes, fighting your opponent. If you take this competition away from me, I am not happy.

When I watch Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund side, I see a manager who is determined to play in his opponent's half, who is committed to attacking football, and, from the way he conducts himself on the touchline, is clearly an interesting, charismatic personality.