Quotes About Resilience

I play the same, contract or no contract, because trade-talk is part of basketball.

I was just trying to make it to a second contract before guys. I was trying to outplay guys on the field and trying to last longer than them in the league. I think all of those things go through your head when you're a late-rounder, and you're always trying to prove people wrong.

Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.

I try not to think about the things I can't control.

I feel confident. I feel empowered. I feel in control.

I'm not the only person who has something in their life they can't control.

You can't control everything that comes to you.

I wasn't going to let anything control me.

There's so many things you can't account for that can happen during each race. I just focus on controlling what I can.

I am used to controversies.

Yeah, I am controversy's favourite child. But I am of the opinion that I come back stronger after every controversy.

As far as controversies are concerned, as an actor for the first time when there was something written about me I was affected. But then I decided that this is part of my profession.

He is so true to himself, and so good to other people. Even during tough conversations, I have never worried about him. Because I know Dwane Casey is going to come back tomorrow to try to be better, and I feel the same way. I try to be better, and so I try to be like him that way.

Ultimately, I want to convey an image of a beautiful, strong, and confident woman.

New York is a place where people have strong convictions.

If you convince your mind that you can't give up then your body will automatically follow.

I'm not afraid and these 15 days convinced me there is nothing to fear. Let them be afraid instead.

When I realized I can actually lift and drop someone, I was convinced I have become stronger.

When I came to Barca, I know some people doubted me. They weren't totally convinced. But, and I've said this before, that never really bothers me.

I was a bar-back, which is the person who cleans the bathrooms at the end of the night in the bar, and a cook. I had kind of given up. I was into backing other people up. Music was something I just did on the side and I don't think I had the energy to pimp myself out, like call people up and ask them to book me to play.

My mother was a real tough cookie. She raised the three of us, and she worked at the same time.

I'll cop to this: so much of doing a 22-episode show is just keeping your head above water.

When there are things that don't go according to plan, London will cope.

There are so many things that can happen to us in life where you think, 'I can't cope. I can't deal with it,' but you probably can.