Quotes About Persistence

Passion is pushing myself when there is no one else around-just me and the road.

You can do more, you can always do more.

The first time you quit, it's hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don't even have to think about it.

If you play to win as I do, the game never ends.

To become a champion, fight one more round.

What you have to remember is that baseball isn't a week or a month but a season - and a season is a long time.

The most prepared are the most dedicated.

How am I to know what I can achieve if I quit?

You can get defeated, just as long as you don't fail.

I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says 'No', then you have to knock on the next door.

The best thing you can do is to keep riding your snowboard and love what you're doing. Without a passion for the sport it's difficult to take your riding to the next level.

The only thing that counts is your dedication to the game. You run on your own fuel; it comes from within you.

If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price.

I've always believed that you can be whatever you want to be if you are willing to sacrifice and dedicate yourself.

It's hard to beat a person that never gives up.

The game isn't over till it's over.

Do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done the best way it can be done, and do it that way every time.

Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.

Every day, someone realizes a dream. I believe dreams help light our darkness and give us the push we need to move across the rink of life.

Losers quit when they're tired. Winners quit when they've won.

When you lose a couple of times, it makes you realize how difficult it is to win.

When you play long enough, everybody goes through spells and streaks and slumps of some nature. I think it's just one of the those things where you have to play yourself out of it.

I always look on the bright side of everything. If you keep aiming for some goal, you usually get there if you don't give up.

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.