Quotes About Resilience

Diabetes taught me discipline.

Student life taught me a lesson - never bow down your head. Be straightforward and bold in whatever you do.

If you start something, you shouldn't quit; that is what we were taught. If you're going to play, you might as well play to be your best.

My dad always taught me never to give up in my mind. You can never really beat me. It sounds ridiculous, but I will always come back for you. You can't beat someone who never gives up. I could lose 100 times to you, but I will always get you. I will die trying. This applies not only to swimming but to my life as well.

Apollo 13 taught me that challenges are to be met and overcome.

My mother and father taught me about black excellence and dynasty. They experienced racism personally, and when something like that happens to you and not around you, you develop a different perception than someone who has never experienced racism a day in their lives.

There's certain things that I was taught growing up about not quitting and seeing things through. I think if I would have come home and told my dad that I was going to quit the team, I think he would have kicked me out of the house. I don't think I'd have a place to stay.

I created myself. I have taught myself so much.

My father taught me that the easiest thing to do was to quit. He'd say, 'It doesn't take any talent to do that.'

Critics haven't taught me my cricket, and they don't know what my body and mind are up to.

One thing 'Game of Thrones' has taught us all is to guard against too much emotional investment.

Do you know how many times my career has been close to rock bottom? Each time, I was like, 'Girl, figure it out. Reinvent yourself.' Just the other day, I was having lunch with my mom, and she said, 'You've taught me so much. You are so resilient.'

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.

Calamities have taught us a great lesson - we have to stand together when we are in danger.

Injury taught me I need to learn how to face challenges.

You simply can't get inside the heads of other people and say to them, 'Look, I went through some rough times.' It's impossible to explain everything the streets taught me, and that was quite a lot.

You don't sign up for a divorce when you get married. It's very painful. But it's taught me a great deal about myself.

The most inspiring piece of advice I've gotten is simply to persevere. My mom taught me to always keep going no matter what from an early age. When it feels too difficult to push forward, I always remind myself, 'This too shall pass,' and then I redouble my efforts.

Cycling taught me to recognize that mental health is on a sliding scale. Some days you are up and some days you are down.

I was always taught, even as a kid, playing against grown men, you get better.

Comedy was my sport. It taught me how to roll with the punches. Failure is the exact same as success when it comes to comedy because it just keeps coming. It never stops.

I am not driven by any bitterness by what happened in Athens. I learnt a lot of lessons from it and probably came through it a stronger person in the end. There have been a lot of near misses, and that's taught me to keep persevering and that there is a chance it can come right.

You need to have that killer instinct. It can't be taught. Where does it come from? A couple slaps. A couple things you had denied to you.

I've experienced the highest of highs and been in every single position, and that has taught me so much.