Quotes About Adversity

People that are brilliant and successful, we think they've just always been that way. That's not the case. Most of them have had some tough adversity in their life. It's prepared them. I've never felt like you could develop character without adversity.

To beat Serena, she's world No. 1, so it's always tough to beat someone like this. She's never giving up. Even if she's losing, not playing her best, it's always tough to beat girls like this.

Every time you come to Glasgow, it is going to be tough because the crowd don't like me. When they are swearing at you and booing, it's hard.

I like taking on the tough guys.

America is moving forward and gaining strength. We have been tested, and we have proven ourselves to be a tough, resilient and resourceful nation.

Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.

I believe that when the going gets tough, you should just hit pause. Assimilate what is happening for 10 minutes. Your thoughts will be much clearer.

I think when things get tough, I'm just a little bit soft.

It's inevitable that tough situations will come up, but it's how you react that is the challenge.

Every draw's a tough draw.

Chemo gets all the notoriety, but for me, radiation was really the tough one.

Sometimes you have tough moments, sometimes good moments, and this is normal in football.

When I was a kid, I thought it was tough.

It's definitely a tough blow to your morale to get fired.

Any time you're dealing with an ankle, you've got to run, you've got to cut, you've got to do all those things. It makes it tough.

You see, when I was young, I loved playing football. But where I grew up in southern Nigeria, it was kind of like a ghetto. It was a tough place to be a kid. You had to work very hard to make a living there, and my family did not have the extra funds to buy a real ball.

It's been a tough 2020, honestly, for me personally, for a lot of people in the world in general.

Losses are always bad. They're always tough. Doesn't matter what year.

I feel that I can make certain shots, tough shots, and that I can play better when things aren't going well.

LeBron is one of the greats. He's going to hit tough shots. You have to be able to live with them and limit everyone else around him.

Life was very tough, and there were times I thought I might not be able to play again.

You take a look back at some tough parts of your life, just bad things that have happened: they tend to build your character and make you who you are.

Life is tough in Mumbai when you are alone.

Defeat is tough.