Quotes About Determination

I don't play any tournaments to come second best.

I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.

Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.

Skateboarding doesn't make you a skateboarder; not being able to stop skateboarding makes you a skateboarder.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

Sometimes, when we train, we simply have to go out to meet the Man with the Hammer

Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.

I can tell you one thing. I've done this my way. I don't have anybody to blame for this win but me, and I love it.

Only true champions come out and show their worth after defeat- and I expect us to do that.

I quit school in the sixth grade because of pneumonia. Not because I had it, but because I couldn't spell it.

Take the feeling of hunger out of your gut, and you're no longer a champion

For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won every race I've been in

I never played with a runner in my entire life, even in schools, because only I know where the ball is going and how hard, when I hit the ball, something my runner will never know about.

I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated

No one ever won a game by resigning.

Attitude determines how well you do it.

I hate to lose more than I like to win. I hate to see the happiness on their faces when they beat me!

I always tell beginning runners: Train your brain first. It's much more important than your heart or legs.

I have two speeds. Fast and faster. I don't just run. I take it.

I don't think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You've got to keep pushing.

In my life, I've been a movie star, a rock star, and a sports star, all wrapped up into one-and worked harder at it than anybody else.

I try to penetrate the lane like Steve Nash, pass like Jason Kidd, and handle the ball like Allen Iverson. Remember, I said 'try to'.

I'm a great believer in the character of the club. To me, character has a lot to do with how you compete. That creates urgency and toughness. That elevates the talent that you have.

Nobody's taller than the last man standing