Quotes About Adversity

I've been turned down by so many things in Hollywood, and the world itself is only getting darker.

Newman's second law: Just when things look darkest, they go black.

A lot of times, losing a fight is tough. In your darkest hours, I guess your true colors show.

I think, in our darkest moments, you have to find the humor, and you have to find the lightness.

I went through child abuse, and I also went through abuse with dating a couple of boyfriends in high school. I also have gone through a divorce.

Once in a while it's good to challenge yourself in a way that's really daunting.

People have been counting me out since Day One.

I've never had it easy in boxing, from day one, never. I've never asked for an easy run.

There are going to be good days and bad days. Bottom line.

You are going to have bad days and have good days.

I have good days and bad days.

My life isn't going to stop because my father's dead and my trolls won't stop and people won't stop writing about me.

I was raised by a single black deaf woman, so I am as independent as they come.

Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal with them accordingly.

I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion.

Life unravels the way it does, and it has an effect on you, but you have to take responsibility for dealing with it.

I remember dealing with bullies in high school and being put down because I was different.

Everyone deals with loss. I'm no different, but we all find our ways of coming through things. Is it tough? Of course, but you find the strength to push on through.

I feel older than I really am. It's because of the cards I was dealt.

I've dealt with many challenges in my life, with my family.

I'm me, and I've got the cards that I've been dealt.

I accept the cards that were dealt to me.

I want to make lemonade out of the lemons that were dealt to me.

When things have gone really wrong in my life, I've cried like a child. I have really, really cried. I cry it out. Two-three days I cry, and then I'm like, enough, time to deal with reality and figure a way out. This is the way I have dealt with everything.