Quotes About Tenacity

Short films don't go too far.

My never-say-never attitude has helped me a lot. That's why after a short period after the accident, I'm capable of doing almost everything on my own.

It's difficult to always perform well, to always go on the court and win and hit great shots. It takes a lot of time and a long learning process.

Everyone will say something about confidence or something if you miss a couple shots. You've just got to keep shooting.

I've always learned in show business: you take the job.

Being strong, showing that you will see things through no matter what comes your way, that's what matters most to me.

For years now boxing and MMA have shown it's not the size of the guy in the fight.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

I don't want to get into the U.S. Open through the back door. I want to earn it.

It's important to keep getting back up. It's part of the game.

I fail at things all the time. I'm always being told no. I just get back up and try again.

I have the backbone of an eel.

I've never backed out of a fight in my life. That's not what I do.

I want people to look back at my career and say, 'That guy never backed down from anyone.'

I don't think that I've ever been a backup.

I'm never going to stop because I had a bad game. I'm never going to stop because somebody thinks that I can't do something. I'm going to always play the way I feel I should play, because I wouldn't have got to here if I felt like I couldn't.

You can't be the best player if suddenly you play well and the next day you play badly.

If I want to do something badly enough, I'll make it work, disability or no disability.

When I play ball, I play hardball.

I'm going to be the one guy diving on the ground for loose balls.

You can't take my batteries out; I'm always on the go.

Maybe for a guy like Zverev or Federer, you could say it's open a bit. For a guy like me, every match is tough, and I'm going to have to battle it out.

I like to play big battles with other guys.

No matter the circumstances, just keep battling and keep battling.