Quotes About Adversity

Went to 16 and hit a really bad 3 wood for my second shot and got stuck in the bunker about 70 yards from the pin. Poor execution, chunked it, hit a good chip up to about eight feet, missed it.

I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.

There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.

I guarantee you that's what Jeff Gordon does. He uses everything the fans throw at him to stoke his fire and it drives him to be better at what he does.

If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.

A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.

Other than sports, only war and catastrophe can create this sort of national unity.

If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.

He doesn't know the meaning of the word fear. Of course, there are lots of other words he doesn't know either.

I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.

The strongest and most dangerous enemy you will ever face is a negative attitude. Learn to recognize when it is trying to invade your body and mind, then simply refuse it entry.

The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.

One loss is good for the soul, Too many losses is not good for the coach.

If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

In some ways that fight gave me more respect around the world and helped me be even more popular because so many people felt my pain and saw that I was robbed.

Profit by your own mistakes and profit by the mistakes of others. The referees were calling ball handling violations like they were getting commissions.

My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.

That's kind of how I approach life and football; why dwell on something that's hasn't happened.

Don't matter what they throw at us. Only angry people win football games.

If the lion didn't bite the tamer every once in a while, it wouldn't be exciting.

I'm not done yet making people miserable. If they're going to make me miserable, then I'm going to make them miserable.

Fear is part of the process. If you weren't scared, you'd be in trouble.

When asked about which team is the toughest team in the league, responded with an answer that all volleyball players must comprehend. He said simply that it was, 'The team you are playing.'

I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity.