Quotes About Adversity

I think we have a culture that creates heroes and then needs to knock them down, and then you have to see what the third act brings.

People would downplay how good I was, or my athleticism would be the knock, and that added fuel to the fire.

Of course there's going to be times when I'm going to have to step up and knock down corner 3s, but I don't want to settle all the time.

When they take away some of our main guys, I just find myself open sometimes and knock down shots.

I don't believe in make-or-break moments in your life. If you screw something up, it can knock you down, but that only means you'll be better when you get back to where you were before.

I fought a lot of strong guys before - big, scary guys - and I used to knock them out.

I've been in that situation many times before - where I'm losing and I have to knock a guy out.

When you fight me, you aren't going to be able to be so careful. They better block their face and knock me out. I'm going to hit them, kick them. I'm going to come forward. They'll have to run, literally run, backwards. That's the only way to get away from me. And eventually you're going to run into the cage.

There will always be people who try to deter you or crush your confidence but don't let them knock you back. Focus on gaining the support of the people you respect.

When I came out of school, being a 'tweener' and not having a natural position was my biggest knock.

We all get knocked down in life, the big thing is getting back up.

What's so wonderful about football and business and show business is that every time I start thinking I'm special, I get knocked on my ass.

To be knocked out doesn't mean what it seems. A boxer does not have to get up.

In my room as a kid... I'd play a fighter and get knocked to the floor and come back to win.

You are going to get knocked down, but you don't lie there. You get up and face the challenge.

I've been knocked down a lot of times.

You can be knocked down, but it doesn't mean you're out.

The reality is I'm not a 'get knocked down and come back harder' kind of guy.

I didn't need to get knocked down to know the fortitude that I have in me.

My second bout with Cro Cop was the hardest. I had a serious injury in my eye during the fight and he knocked me out in the second round. I think it was the closest I've been to death.

In my case, having knocked around at different jobs helped me get a sense of what the world is actually like and also helped me get out of a cocoon.

You can get knocked down, and it hurts and it leaves scars. But if you're a leader, the people you've counted on will help you up. And if you're a leader, the people who count on you need you on your feet.

I was knocked out by a skateboarder when I was 11.

What's the worst that can happen? I get knocked out. At least I tried.