Quotes About Determination

The passion, toughness and determination that you display on a daily basis is an inspiration for myself and for all of my teammates and all the people that wear 'Cleveland' across their chest.

If I hit a game-winning shot, right, and I run back down the court and shake my teammates hands, it's because I expected to make it. Because I've practiced or I feel I've worked harder than everybody else. So why would I then go nuts, go crazy if I expected to do that? People don't understand that part about me.

It killed me being on the bench and watching my teammates play. I wanted to be out there helping them win. But that gave me more motivation.

I think really I've always had the same focus, to go out there and I like to facilitate and help my teammates in any way I can, go out there and work hard and I think things will turn out right.

I don't think I'm soft. I don't think my teammates think I'm soft. I don't know where that comes from, but... whatever.

To continue to fight, not get frustrated, to stay together and find a way - I think that's important. I think good teams do that.

Even if your teams are doing lousy and you don't have a good concert, you are still going to be Madison Square Garden, you are still going to be the 'showplace of America.'

Tough teams win when the shots are not going.

We named the book 'Extreme Ownership' because we really found that when we looked at not only at leaders but at teams that were the most successful, we found that the ones that had this attitude of extreme ownership were the ones that did the best, and it's definitely an attitude that I had.

Tempers flare at times. That's what good teams do: they react to things and go out there and leave it all on the field.

Why did you come here?" he asked at last "Because you hit me on the head and dragged me here." If I was going to die, I was going to go in true Rose style

but if you get a chance to be the baddest and strongest, always be the baddest and strongest.

That was nothing. I've talked myself out of much worse.

The poem's called 'Love Is Enough.' As long as we're together, that's how we'll be. No trembling. No faltering. We're unstoppable.

is the only escape plan we need.

Once I was satisfied I knew it, I handed it to Adrian and shot him a hopeful look. "Wish me luck," I said. "You make your own luck," he replied.

I don't believe in angels, I believe in what I can do for myself

One step at a time," murmured Abe. "No point in letting the larger picture overwhelm us. We'll just start at the beginning.

I decided to play up what I had. I retied my bow tie and put the tuxedo jacket back on. "Let's do this," I said to the waiting guardians.

Dark times were ahead of us, but with his kiss still burning on my lips, I felt like I could do anything

We all have moments of weakness. It's how we recover from them that really counts.

been here sooner," growled Wolfe, calling the pack off with a quick gesture. "But that bitch tied me up. Had to wait for the dogs to gnaw through my ropes.

Do you think Jill's being held there?" Eddie asked, eyes aglow. I could already tell he was envisioning himself rescuing her from some tall tower, possibly battling a dragon or a robot dinosaur in the process.

Hey, if that's what it takes. You and Sonya. I'll toss one of you ever each shoulder. Pretty manly, huh?