Quotes About Adversity

The enjoyment of playing football gave me a positive pathway, but I could have taken a very different path.

For me, dropping down to League One and then getting into the Championship with Huddersfield was the right pathway. It was one where I knew I had to learn, I had to get better if I wanted to get any higher and I think that mentality's helped me.

Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.

Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience.

You have to have faith and confidence in yourself, that you are better than the bad guys you're dealing with. You have to have a lot of patience.

When I am challenged, I am encouraged. Don't misjudge my demeanor of composure and patience.

You've got to be able to let things roll off your back, and you've got to have some patience.

Time is always important; sometimes time doesn't always go along with patience. It is always important. You have to deal with it. It's part of football. Every decision is judged.

I've never been a good patient. I'm not good with pain. It is not for me.

I had a pretty bad injury the end of my freshman year in college, and that taught me just to be patient.

The hero's journey is, you know, one of the oldest story arcs that we have. And it's one, I think, that's especially projected onto cancer patients.

When you play a great team like the Patriots, you can only kick so many field goals and stay in the game.

I like it when my fights goes like when I fought Paul Daley.

I was diagnosed with necrotizing chronic pancreatitis, and it definitely put a pause on live performances for a while.

The road hasn't always been paved for me. People identify with that. Everybody passes through hard times, and I think that's part of my appeal - that I have, too.

If life is tough, at least you got that thing you can pawn.

Stay as connected as you can. Sometimes that means you're going to do a job that may not pay you much but may give you a great connection. If the work is not going the way you need it to go, create your own!

We had to cope with the media writing things which were not true, which were insulting. At around 13 I decided I was just not going to pay attention.

You learn a lot more from the lows because it makes you pay attention to what you're doing.

Try not to pay attention to those who will try to make life miserable for you. There will be a lot of those - in the official capacity as well as the self-appointed.

I'm not saying 'I have cerebral palsy, pay attention to me.' We all have problems, and we have to figure out how to live our best life.

We need to not pay attention to those stupid kids who would drop their food trays on me in the cafeteria. Because, you know what? They don't matter anymore.

You're always going to have people who disagree and hate on you. That's just part of being in entertainment. I've been raised in this business, so I'm used to it, I don't pay attention.

The real leaders cannot appear in the peaceful time; nor can the serious opposition emerge from within the peaceful atmosphere. Without an open confrontation, there is no opposition!