Quotes About Tenacity

I think I was born strong-willed. That's not the kind of thing you can learn. The advantage is, you stick to what you believe in and rarely get pushed out of what you want to do.

If you're doing gags, I think it's important to have characters who are as strong-willed and impactful as possible.

Injuries make you stronger.

I truly believe that you can't be a successful business unless there are hiccups. That American mentality of picking yourself up, brushing your shoulders off, and then really going for it makes you 100 times stronger and smarter.

People in football love to talk about mental strength. Well, I'm the strongest dude you're ever going to meet.

I'd get beat up a lot early on. I wasn't the strongest, fastest or most skilled guy there, but I had a lot of heart and kept showing up. I just started getting better and by the time I was 13 I was knocking older kids and amateurs out.

What separates me is I'm a dog. I use that term very strongly because that's what I am. That's why I have an angry demeanor. It's not a front. It's not a face.

I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.

It is a struggle. But I don't mind. I will just keep fighting on.

I do think that some of us began to realize that this was going to be a long struggle that was going to go on for decades, and you'd have to knuckle down. A lot of people in our generation did that. They didn't drop out and run away.

I struggled for 10 years before I made my first film.

Certain struggles never end.

I'm like a Depression-era person as far as acting goes. It's sort of like, grab it while you can and make the most of what's in front of you. The first 'Avengers' opened up a host of things that I've been struggling to get made for a long period of time.

Even when my opponent hits a very good shot, I don't just want to get it back. I want to get it back so they have difficulty. And then I can control the point.

Every time I step on the court, I know I can beat my opponent.

There are so many tough opponents out there and tough competitors so I've never liked to look ahead.

The Juventus that I know has always shown more hunger than their opponents.

No force, oppression, imprisonment, jail... nothing will stop me.

Losing is not an option for me.

Giving up cannot be an option.

Dialing down is not an option for me.

Failure was not an option for me.

I'm addicted to success, failure is not an option.

I don't really take no for an answer. Giving up isn't an option.