Quotes About Resilience

When you play this game twenty years, go to bat ten-thousand times, and get three-thousand hits, do you know what that means? You've gone zero for seven-thousand.

It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.

Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.

You can always find a distraction if you're looking for one.

True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat.

The game isn't over till the clock says zero.

Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature.

Have confidence in yourself and don't let people put you down or make you feel weak or worthless, because the more they put you down, the more you need to get back up and prove how wrong they are.

Be positive and work hard. I think it's possible to overcome anything, if you're willing to work at it.

You have to go understand that life and baseball is littered with all kinds of obstacles and problems along the way. You have to learn how to overcome them to be successful in life.

I just made up my mind that I was going to lose my teeth and have my face cut to pieces.

It takes courage to dream big and then to allow nothing to prevent you from realizing that dream.

A boy shows how much he wants to play in the spring, when it's tough, and during two a days, when it's hot and tough.

Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.

Like they say, it ain't over 'til the fat guy swings

Technically, the last number of years, partially from the injury, it's been difficult to push forward but I felt even before the injury that I still could do more and was sort of at a stalemate.

I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.

Went to 16 and hit a really bad 3 wood for my second shot and got stuck in the bunker about 70 yards from the pin. Poor execution, chunked it, hit a good chip up to about eight feet, missed it.

There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.

I have no problem with my hips - I can still do the things that I used to do. I can run, I'm just not the fastest person on the field anymore.

What's tough is being good every day.

There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.

Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.

The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.