Quotes About Adversity

I suppose I have played a lot of put-upon women, but it's never bothered me. They've never been weak - they've always got steel in them.

I was in hospital between the Grand Prix in Australia and Malaysia because of a lack of water and a little bit of lack of everything. I was very weak.

Sometimes you are strong, sometimes you are weak.

You have some people that's weak, and you have some people that's strong. I consider myself a very strong person.

If you're mentally weak, it can destroy you. Some guys who look talented lose and never come back.

In the harsh and violent Middle East surrounding us, there is no mercy for the weak. Only the strong survive!

My momma wasn't a weak person and she wasn't a complainer. So I don't wanna be like that.

I don't think I've the luxury of being weak. Being strong is my only option.

There's never been a weak South African or Australian team. They are fighters.

Anytime you have adversity or something that you self-inflict on yourself, you typically always have a chip on your shoulder to make sure that you're not the weak link.

Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides.

I believe resilience is the most useful human quality, and I've sought to cultivate it, but in 2019 I felt my resolve begin to weaken at times as it has never done before.

But I, you know, if I could choose a period to go back to, I think I would like to live through the Blitz. 'Cause you do read so many accounts of people saying they're living their lives at such an intense pitch that it was a completely different way of living.

You go through experiences in life on and off the pitch.

When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed.

Every pitcher can beat you, it doesn't matter how good you are.

Good pitchers, after a tough outing, bounce back. Real good pitchers don't let too many poor games get in there.

Pitchers made an adjustment to me. It's up to me to come up with an answer.

There are some great pitchers in this league. You're going to get fooled sometimes. They're going to get you.

I hate when pitchers get me out multiple times. It's probably an ego thing, but I don't like that.

Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.

There's been a couple of guys who have gotten me. I used to say Adrian Gonzalez. He's a good lefty hitter; he's hit a few home runs off of me. They were a couple of mistakes, so if you make your pitches, you're more likely to have a better outcome.

I started coaching in the Interregionale league in Catanzaro. There were pitches with no grass; at times, we had no water, no training equipment. I had to do it all myself.

When you're not hitting and they're making good pitches, it's hard.