Quotes About Tenacity

I take pride in staying in the game.

Ability gets you so far, but having bottle and staying strong when you're getting pounded, staying in a game, that's a mental quality.

The book Relentless' is an awesome book. It taught me a lot about just staying consistent, being level-headed, being relentless at what you want to do.

I feel like I'm doing a really good job with keeping my ground and staying focused, starting off strong in the third set, because obviously I don't want to go too down.

I'm always staying tough.

When it comes to resiliency and staying power, there is no one in the division better than I am.

Success doesn't scare us. I think we have staying power.

When I was a little girl, I dreamt of winning grand slams and being No. 1 in the world. That dream stays the same as long as you're doing the career that you're on. I think it would be silly for that to change.

So we need people who will remain steadfast in any hardship and who have a high degree of resistance.

Americans - in general, we are very steadfast people: we know what we want; we get what we want.

I had always wanted a steady job in this business, a show that lasted.

I was so competitive when I played. I was trying to get every loose ball, trying to get steals. That's what I was kind of infamous for in high school.

The only way to get through the life I had was just to have a big head of steam and determination.

You've got to have steel in you somewhere.

When I stepped out there on the court and played, I wasn't intimidated by anyone. I felt like I could go out there and beat anyone in the world on any given day.

When I stepped on the court, I expected to win, no matter who I played against.

I didn't say I'm walking away. I said I was stepping down as chairman. I won't walk away. I'll be carried away.

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.

I mention all this to all of you for a reason. I want to make sure all of you—especially the more wimpy, compliant, and fuddle-brained of your lot—get the message here: DON'T LET THE BASTARDS WEAR YOU DOWN

With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.

'Tis a lesson you should heed,Try, try again.If at first you don't succeed,Try, try again.

Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.

Patience and tenacity are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.

In retrospect I am beginning to think of him as an Atlas who lacked muscle tone but who God damn well decided he was going to hold up the world anyway.