Quotes About Tenacity

I don't have a formula to pass on. I always did it my own way. Even today, I hold my independence close. It's what's most precious to me. Passion. Risk. Tenacity. Consistency. This is my professional history.

You close the door on me and tell me I can't, I'm gonna find a way to get in.

I've seen John Wayne's 'True Grit' about 10 times.

Of the two 'True Grits,' the John Wayne version one is better.

I've worked with Bette Davis, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda. Here's the thing they all have in common: They all, even in their 70s, worked a little harder than everyone else.

In business, you have to be strong. If you are weak, people are going to take advantage.

I knocked a lot of guys out from the seventh round on - so if I gave up, I would never have achieved what I did. There was no giving up. It's weak to give up. The easiest thing in the world is to quit.

I believe in finishing what I start; not being able to do that makes me feel weak.

There's never been a weak South African or Australian team. They are fighters.

That's one reason fans take to me. They like the battle side of it. They look at me and think this guy shouldn't be on the pitch, he's just bulldozing his way through.

Even if it's an unofficial game, if I am on the pitch, I don't want to lose any game.

Whatever I can do to win, I'll do it, even if I have to get hit by a pitch, whatever it takes.

I consider myself a player who fights and gives everything on the pitch. Those who know me and appreciate those values understand what I say.

I like to define myself as a fighter on the pitch.

I can speak about me: I never want to be off the pitch; I never want to come off.

Be aggressive... That's the type of pitcher I am. I go as hard as I can for as long as I can and see where the cards fall.

If you think you're gonna have pity on me or take it easy on me, then I'm gonna have to help you off your back.

My goal is to keep going and reach as far as possible to beat all odds placed before me.

I like to go full bore into something. If you have a backup plan, then you've already admitted defeat.

It doesn't matter to me whether it's the 12th or the 90th minute, I'll go for the ball the same way as I go for a plate of food.

If I can run, I'm not going to sit out any game. I'm here to play football, not to watch and collect a check.

It's not like I can't play football with some injuries.

I am the finest defensive player in the game.

I'm not a player who's going to come out and hit you off the court. But I can chip away at people.