Quotes About Adversity

We were very young in Duran, and to get pushed in a corner can be very difficult to get out of.

They've pushed me down a big ravine, but I'll get back up to the top.

Not everyone is comfortable with being pushed.

I don't like being pigeonholed. Why would you want to limit yourself to one style or one genre? Labels are something I want to avoid. I've had it my whole life, being pushed into a place, a circumstance or situation I didn't want to be in. My motivation has always been to get away from it.

Dealing with bullies when I was in sixth and seventh grade has made me a better football player, believe it or not. You have to come to a point when you're like, 'I've had enough, and I'm not going to be kicked around and pushed around anymore.'

A strong willed woman is often feared. But more often she is pushed to the tether of her patience, forced to bend down.

I think other fighters can see that I've had hardships, in and out of the cage, and I've persevered and pushed forward. If other people can take that and incorporate it into their lives, then obviously that is rewarding for me to see.

I've really learned to build this inner strength and inner confidence of knowing that I can get through anything because I know what I've pushed through in the past.

I don't mind people hating me, because it pushes me.

I think fractures in your childhood make you observe the world more as an outsider. Possibly it pushes you outside.

I have dealt with criticism from my first drama, and I think that is a part of our profession. It brings me down but definitely pushes me to do better.

When you're fighting a guy like DC, he's just coming in and pushes you. You have to push him back.

You cannot get bogged down by failure - you have to keep pushing.

I want to inspire people and show people no matter what happens, no matter how much you get knocked down, you can pick yourself up. Just keep pushing forward, keep being positive.

I love to train hard. My only answer to setbacks was pushing harder.

There's going to be bumps along the way, in any walk of life, not just as a professional footballer with injuries. You've got to be resilient with it and keep pushing through. It'll make you stronger as well.

He started pushing to make birdies and you don't do that when you're down.

You accept failure as a possible outcome of some of the experiments. If you don't get failures, you're not pushing hard enough on the objectives.

One time, I fought 90 fights in 90 days in 90 different places around the world. I didn't even know who I was: about 45 or 50 in, they just kept pushing me, and that's when I really get into a lot of trouble.

That was one thing about my life and everything I've done really, it's like I've been on a diving board scared out of my life and someone just keeps pushing me!

I've faced adversity countless, countless times throughout my life. One thing I've always preached is keep pushing.

I've lost so many fights and I've won many but you have to keep pushing.

People say, 'You will be 30 years old; you're too old. You'll get your nose broke,' say dad's a pushy dad. You hear stupid things and put them out of your mind.

The Russian government doesn't like me; Vladimir Putin doesn't like me.