Quotes About Tenacity

There is something inherently tough about Americans. They will not accept defeat.

When the going gets tough, let the tough get going.

Something's bound to happen to you in a tough fight: cut eye, broken nose or broken hand or something like that. So you could make excuses out of anything, you know, but you got to keep on going if you're a champ or you're a contender.

It's the essence of sport to be able to swallow tough things up.

I've always been pretty tough in that way, where if you tell me I can't do something, I will prove you wrong.

To beat Serena, she's world No. 1, so it's always tough to beat someone like this. She's never giving up. Even if she's losing, not playing her best, it's always tough to beat girls like this.

I come from a long line of very strong, tough women. We stick to our principles and stand up for what we believe in, which is fundamental fairness, which is my raison d'etre.

I feel that I can make certain shots, tough shots, and that I can play better when things aren't going well.

I'm gonna fall back, do my thing, but goddamn, I'm going to be a tough dude to deal with.

I'm a very tough guy, and I fight hard, and I don't give up. And that makes me friends and that makes me enemies, and I know that.

I am a tough guy.

Pat Curran is a very tough guy to fight. He has a very good chin. I gave him five knockdowns and he survived.

Tough times don't last. Tough people do. I preach that, and I guess you have to live to it.

You've got to stay strong to be strong in tough times.

In life, I'm like Molly Brown. I've had tough times along the way and gone through experiences that many women have gone through. But I ain't down yet.

All these tough times that I've had in my career, I've just been able to prove that I can persevere and to me that means everything.

Life is tough, but I'm tougher.

What I love about Indiana Jones is he always bites off slightly more than he can chew. The guy he's fighting is always slightly tougher than he is, but he just refuses to give up. And that's what makes Indiana Jones a hero: not his superpowers, but his refusal to be beaten.

I think America needs lots of tough people. Not just me. I think America needs to get tougher, all of us.

When times get tough, we get tougher. Failure and government assistance are not an option for us.

I've been to a lot of different cities around the world. People in Philly are a lot different... We're raised a little more street-smart. We're raised a little tougher. We're raised to never back down and to hold our ground.

I think I do better when things are a little tougher.

We're not necessarily going to be more athletic than the other team, but we can outwork them, and we can be tougher than they are.

I've gotten tougher.