Quotes About Tenacity

One thing I take pride in is that I never cracked and stopped playing hard. There's something to be said for that, because life doesn't always throw the best situations at you.

I don't take criticism lying down.

I've been written off. But I don't go about crying. Nothing is going to stop me. Not Chisora. We're marching on.

You just have to get on with life, there's no alternative. You could curl up in a ball on your bed, but that's not going to achieve anything.

Certain roles are more challenging than others, but I haven't come across one yet that I can't tackle.

In Australia, we've always been a country that runs the ball right up the middle on the fifth tackle. We've never seen a challenge we didn't like, and we've certainly never run from one.

I never hesitate to go into a tackle, and I don't go onto the pitch to pull out of a challenge.

In my opinion, it's better to be alone out there, having to decide on your tactics during the matches. I would prefer it if it was just me and my opponent having to solve the problems out there on the court.

Ain't no point in stopping or slowing down. Ain't like no 'A'ight, I'm done with this, now take a break,' you just keep going.

You've got to have faith in what you're doing and not take no for an answer.

You have to take advantage of every opportunity that you get and go hard.

The key is to keep playing hard and the rest will take care of itself.

For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1.

To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by.

For me, it's about finding ways. Obviously I'm not a great hitter, but I'm going to try and beat you anyway I can. I think about that in every aspect of the game. Running? I'm not the fastest runner, but I can steal a base. For me it's about taking advantage of what I can.

The big talent is persistence.

I went further on less talent than anyone, but I was a damned good entertainer.

Be talented enough to make it and stupid enough to keep trying.

I decided a long time ago that I didn't have to be talented. I just had to be persistent.

It doesn't matter how tall you are. You have to carve out space and hold your ground.

With the time, as I was growing up and I got taller and my arms were longer, I developed this aggressive style because I think it was better for me, for my style of game.

Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.

I had the idea that I should beat up every player I tangled with and nothing ever convinced me it wasn't a good idea.

When you still have something in the tank, it's really hard to let it go.