Quotes About Challenges

After 'Champion,' I got like 20,000 psychopath roles! And they wanted me to strip and show my body in every film. But I have tried to balance my roles.

One of the things I strive for is realism. I need to be as real as possible in the dilemmas my characters face.

If children can't handle competition when it's necessary, or take some criticism, or never strive to be better because their parents inadvertently programmed them to believe they are already the best even when they're not, then they are in for some serious shocks and bumps down the road.

I have to strive to go two steps forward and realize that, sometimes, there will be one step back.

I guess you cannot prepare yourself enough for stardom, even though you strive for it all your life.

I came to understand and observe that we're all going to face obstacles. We're going to have challenges. We're going to fail. We're going to have success. But all of it is going to ultimately be character-building. And it's not going to deter us from wanting to achieve, to strive, and be successful.

When you get a little knockback in your career, it gives you something to strive for.

Part of being an athlete is constantly striving for more. We're looking for perfection in a world where that doesn't exist. No matter what we do and what we accomplish or how we perform, we're always looking at areas we can improve upon.

When people hear that I'm a neuroscientist, they ask me tough questions. 'Will grandpa learn to walk again after his stroke?' 'How can my son overcome his dyslexia?' 'What could have caused my best friend to become schizophrenic?' When I can't give satisfying answers, they look disappointed - and I feel embarrassed.

I had a stroke in December of '99, and it affected my left side - my fingering side.

Words don't go from the brain to the lips in time. That's what a stroke does to you... and that hurts me.

We were pretty darn good - fit and ready to play - but today's level is different. Those ground strokes are ever so much faster, coming back at you at a pretty good speed. Footwork-wise, you've got to be ready to hit that next shot. It's a tough time.

God does things and put certain things in front of you to see how strong you are.

Sorry, public speaking isn't really my strong side.

The speed with which we in the Congress are going down is sometimes frightening. Government administration in the districts is rapidly reaching a low level. No strong opposition party has been able to emerge.

I believe I am strong mentally. My breaking points might be bigger than most players. I think it's because of the way I grew up with my two older brothers. They pushed my limits quite often - once every day, I think! I think that played a big role in my breaking point being bigger than most players. Not all players.

Mentally strong people overcome setbacks with confidence because adversity only makes them better.

People make me out to be this super strong woman, but I have my tough days just like anyone else.

The women I see are very brave women, very strong women, women that are facing a lot of challenges and yet are up to the challenges and are making a very big effort. So I don't see why one of them cannot become a president - one day.

I noticed in the past, a lot of guys who like strong women, they really freak out if you're not strong 24/7. Or they complain about you being strong, then the moment you're not strong, they're like, 'Oh, no, no, no.'

If there's a common denominator in all of the parts I've played, they are all strong women in tough situations.

We rise to challenges, we will meet them, we're well prepared for them, we'll get through them and we'll emerge on the other side stronger.

The more I'm persecuted, the stronger I get.

Sometimes when you get disappointment it makes you stronger.