Quotes About Adversity

Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.

I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care.

There's always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I've learned on the track: If you work hard, things will work out.

It's no shame to fall down, but it is a shame to just stay down.

Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.

I'm not scared of very much. I've been hit by lightning and been in the Marine Corps for four years.

The tests of life are not to break you but to make you.

Falling and getting back up is what brings you success.

The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.

Sometimes, you get the bear. Sometimes, the bear gets you.

What has benefited me the most is learning I can't control what happens outside of my pitching.

The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.

True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat.

Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature.

If they play dirty, then you play dirty.

Have confidence in yourself and don't let people put you down or make you feel weak or worthless, because the more they put you down, the more you need to get back up and prove how wrong they are.

Every season has its peaks and valleys. What you have to try to do is eliminate the Grand Canyon.

The drug dealers, they sympathize with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character.

I just made up my mind that I was going to lose my teeth and have my face cut to pieces.

Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.

Football isn't a contact sport, it's a collision sport.

I'm lucky that mountian biking wasn't around when I was 20, because I wouldn't have won the Tour de France. It's my kind of sport - hard, individualistic, and not a lot of tactics.

I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.