Quotes About Determination

I'm always curious to see how a fighter responds after suffering a first loss. I'm especially curious when that first loss is via knockout.

If I were to try to break into the world of modern dance, after the first few rejections the logical response might be, practice even more. But after the 12,000th rejection, maybe I should realize this isn't a viable career option.

I had a pretty good career at home. What keeps you going is not having a plan B. It's a very good thing. I think if I had a viable plan B, I might not have kept going.

The set of 'Mayaanadhi' had a positive vibe. The shooting was during the rainy season. There were interruptions; some days we could shoot only one shot. But, we were happy in whatever we did.

I'm gonna bring Bad Brains vibes 'cos that's what I do.

I don't want to bring in negative vibes in my career.

It takes a lot of effort to be vibrant.

I struggled for 15 years in this business before Miami Vice came along.

I think I really would have quit if I hadn't gotten 'Inherent Vice'. Or maybe I would have just shriveled up and died.

My freshman year, I ran for student class president and lost. The next year, I ran for student class vice president, and I won.

I've had mental errors before while not shooting the ball well and while shooting the ball well, and vice versa. So I can't compound one on top of the other. It's just a matter of getting out of the groove of shooting bad and just staying more locked in.

We've all got vices, and we're all freakin' trying.

You've got to be a little vicious. You've got to be narcissistic. You've got to be on fire about your career.

I'm vicious. I can be nice off the ice, but on the ice, that's not where it's time to make friends.

In any sport at the top level, if you don't put in the hard work, you can be sure someone else is. It is a vicious circle.

Mike Tyson is one of those guys that for most of his career and I'm sure, he decided he was ready to quit long before he got beat. Had he just quit when he wanted to, he probably would've never gotten beat. He's just a beast. I'm a huge Mike Tyson fan. You're talking about a vicious son of a gun.

Im as masculine as the next man - get me on the mountain bike and Im vicious.

A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.

The people who abandon Jihad fall a victim to humility and degradation.

'Stop playing the victim.' - unless you've been cast in a community theater production of 'Law & Order: SVU,' I'm not sure why anyone would choose to play victim.

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

Blacks who have not succumbed to the victim culture have been, are, and will be doing quite well - all on their own, without handouts, affirmative action, and other patronizing measures.

A lot of negative stuff has happened to me - that's why I'm tough - but I don't want people to be like, 'Oh, poor Becky,' because I'm not a victim.

I don't do damsel in distress very well. It's hard for me to play a victim.