Quotes About Tenacity

I used to not back down from a challenge.

I never run away from challenges.

No matter what happens, I will always be the champion.

The fact that I am still alive after 100,000 laps is my championship.

When you challenge me, I like my chances in a fistfight. On the field, I use the same approach. I'm going to win. And I'll do it by any means necessary. If you're not willing to go that route, don't come my way.

I am not one to chicken out.

I always have a point to prove where I have a chip on my shoulder at all times.

I've got a chip on my shoulder, but that's something I've carried with me my whole life.

I have a huge chip on my shoulder.

I like to do things that you need to chip away at.

I've just always played with a big chip on my shoulder, and that keeps fueling me.

I've had a chip on my shoulder every year that I've played.

When I'm out there, I play with a chip on my shoulder regardless of the situation.

There's always going to be a chip on my shoulder.

I had a very big chip on my shoulder - I won't even lie to you. I had a very large chip on my shoulder.

I've always been a player who played with a chip on my shoulder.

I have no first-strike capability. I never choose to go into battle first. But I won't back down.

There are two things I want to be able to know when I walk into a fight, or with anything in life. And I'm not Superman, I'm not even that great at fighting. Those two things are: I have done everything in my power to prepare for this and I will not quit, no matter what.

I always went school with a backup plan. Everything I did was a backup plan because I never was the most talented guy. I wasn't, you know, the superstar at all.

I suppose there is a lot of toughness in me.

In key times I performed well against Rafael Nadal regardless of the surface. The fact is you need to hold on as long as possible. You need to be strong in key times. And when there's the slightest opportunity, you need to seize it because he's one of the best players when things get tough.

I would be surprised if my girls ended up as women without grit. I really would.

Well, she managed to - Barbara was capable of doing practically anything if she set her mind to it. In retrospect, I'm not surprised that Barbara managed to get collect calls through.

You should never surrender, never give up.