Quotes About Determination

I'm not afraid of falling or failing, because I've failed many times, and I learned from them.

I don't want to be the guy who, 'Oh, he's falling apart. He's a little punchy. Maybe it's time to stop.'

Players see shots not falling - that plays a role. That plays a major role in your confidence out there, too.

There's days where your shot's not falling.

People I played with at Swansea will tell you that I wasn't laid-back when I was there. I just wanted to win so much on the training pitch that I'd end up falling out with people.

I knew my body could take the battle of everyday training and take the battle of falls and bending in ways that bodies really shouldn't bend.

I can't do anything else. So if this falls through, I'm screwed.

I always put my head down, work as hard as I can, and sort of let the chips falls were they may.

If you know me, I don't hold back. I take what I can get, and whatever falls.

So you've got to test the envelope, find out what are your abilities and if you falter, pick yourself up and test it again. Otherwise, what is it all about, you know?

Doors being closed or made harder to open is something I'm very familiar with - and I don't like it.

Some of the people on the teams I've been on need to be uplifted and kind of loved on. And some people don't need that at all - they need to be pushed; more hyped up.

I told them, you can succeed - it's not likely the first time, maybe 25 per cent, but you CAN succeed. You can also die. By April 16 they had already been to camp III, well ahead of most teams.

I played for Bologna in Serie A when I was 16, and those experiences made me this person. Just as importantly, I never played for a big club. My teams were normal, ordinary, but through hard work, we became successful.

Obviously during practice there's a competitive nature if you're on opposite teams.

There's teams that have a lot of success in the back-to-back, and I think those teams just have a strong mental fortitude.

We will fight against good teams.

Sometimes, in the last minute, against big teams... you never expect you have the chance to win, but there is that 'garra' that everyone talks about.

You see it all the time, in all divisions, that teams raise themselves and apply themselves that little bit more when they play a 'bigger team.'

There are many really good teams in our conference this season. Miami, Indiana and Detroit will be our fiercest opponents this year. But we just have to focus on our game and be patient with the realistic hope that we'll be on top after all is said and done.

Instead of being on teams at school, I was preparing for auditions.

What the other teams do is something that I can never control, so I just keep focussed on my direction.

Everything we talk about is about beating the Packers, the Bears and the Vikings. Obviously there are other teams in the league, but if you can dominate and be on top of your division you are always in the playoff hunt. It's time for us to win that thing.

We've got to win them all and get help from other teams, but we are going to push until the end.