Quotes About Tenacity

I do not know the word 'quit'. Either I never did, or I have abolished it.

There isn't anything I do that promotes the word soft. Do I miss practice? No. Do I not play hard? No. Do I miss any games? No. Do I back down from bigger guys? No. That's all right. I have to earn my name.

Serbian people are not soft, and if the coach wants me to play, then I will.

I prefer to not be soft.

I think women in general, we just soldier on. Whatever it takes, you just have to do it. It's your job. Whatever it is.

Grittier students are more likely to earn their diplomas; grittier teachers are more effective in the classroom. Grittier soldiers are more likely to complete their training, and grittier salespeople are more likely to keep their jobs. The more challenging the domain, the more grit seems to matter.

I'm a solid fighter.

I would say Hope Solo is competitive.

Whenever there is a big difficulty, I don't make excuses. Instead, I say I will solve it even if everybody leaves.

Walking away from a problem is never a solution. Never. Solve the problem.

Our job is not to retreat when times get tough. Our job is to solve the tough problems.

The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

…..she needed him to know she did not care. She was spirited, tenacious, and full of contempt for him.

It's never over till it's really over in your mind...

Never explain, never retract, never apologize. Just get the thing done and let them howl.

Sometimes I think the greatest talent of all is perseverance.

But the Reb, I'd learned, was like a tough old tree; he bent with the storms but he would not snap.

It's just a flesh wound!

The Brodie set did not for a moment doubt that she would prevail. As soon expect Julius Caesar to apply for a job at a crank school as Miss Brodie. She would never resign. If the authorities wanted to get rid of her she would have to be assassinated.

You could say I'm a cat with nine lives. As long as there's mice to catch, I intend to keep hunting.

Never Give up, never surrender.

Oh, Hammond-intolerable, but he will see the job through.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

There is no substitute for persistence. The person who makes persistence his watch-word, discovers that "Old Man Failure" finally becomes tired, and makes his departure. Failure cannot cope with persistence.