Quotes About Adversity

Early in my career I had to be a goon to survive. I did everything I had to do and probably some things I shouldn't have.

I've been able to survive a lot of things, and I am especially interested in survivor stories.

We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult.

We didn't go to the moon to explore or because it was in our DNA or because we're Americans. We went because we were at war and we felt a threat.

Failure is a better teacher than success. I am what I am today because of failures and successes.

The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers than they are today when we have become defenceless against ourselves.

I'm able to do motivational speaking all over the world and do so many positive things with my life because of my journey and the battles I've fought. Without cancer, I would have never had some of these opportunities, and I wouldn't be the man I am today.

Everything shapes you to be the person you are today. Sometimes hard lessons pay off dividends.

After three failed marriages, I know what it's like to be replaced. So that's kind of how Joey Harrington must feel today... A former No. 1 choice looks to me like he's going to be a bust in Detroit.

I was six months pregnant when my brother died and my daughter was four-months-old when my mother expired. Gradually, I developed an inner resilience as today I believe there is a rainbow at the end of each storm.

When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down.

Isn't it funny how babies laugh a lot? I read a toddler, a young child laughs 300 times a day. The average adult laughs, like, four times a day. God put it in them. He put the laugh in us, but I think sometimes we let life get us down, you know, have bad breaks, and we lose our breaks.

I've had one fall that I kind of hurt my toe pretty badly because I slammed into one of the set pieces. But, you know, you just get up and keep going. The adrenaline's pumping, and you just carry on!

I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.

Boxing is not always about standing in the middle going toe to toe. It's about poise and grace under extreme pressure.

I've never been a guy who had more than a toe in Hollywood anyway, so my toe is more easily lopped off than most.

What's the nastiest injury I've sustained? Just a frostbitten toe... but thankfully it's still intact.

I like my chances toe to toe with just about anybody.

Part of what you learn about life is that a wrecking ball can come out of nowhere, and it isn't just going to take out your left toe. It can hit you right in the middle and take you down.

I had six surgeries on my left toe and another six on the right toe.

When I lost seven of my toes on Nanga Parbat and small parts of my fingertips I knew I'd never be a great rock climber. So I specialized in high-altitude climbing.

The thing that's really kept me on my toes is how my mom would always tell me - it's not the best thing for a mother to tell you - but she'd never tell me after I'd lose a soccer game, 'You'll do better next time.' She'd always say, 'There's always somebody better.'

It is impossible to get anything made or accomplished without stepping on some toes; enemies are inevitable when one is a doer.

When it's going well, stand-up is the best thing in the world, but when it's not, it feels like all your toes are being pulled off one by one.