Quotes About Resilience

Life ain't a piece of cake for me.

I feel like the Cal Ripkin of rock n' roll.

When there is a calamity, don't think about the party, think beyond the party.

There was a complete rupture in my left calf.

I think my big break was getting out of Richmond, California, alive.

I'm not gonna respond to people calling me a race baiter. It doesn't serve me. Also, I'm not a race baiter.

It was so interesting going to high school in New York. You get a callous to the city and an empathy for every type of person.

I am very calm, because I know how hard I am working and how much effort I am putting in.

Many of my fans often tell me that they listen to my songs to get through things. And therefore, obviously, I hope that they can picture being in a place where things are better... I hope my songs can bring people to a calm place.

The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance.

One day you are up, the next down, and I have to remain calm, work, help, and learn; that is the most important.

As a manager, I have to keep calm.

I'm constantly trying to be strong, to be calm when things get tough. The biggest part of that is keeping things in perspective, not being afraid of playing long matches, not putting too much pressure on yourself. It can't be all or nothing, right here, right now.

My confidence has grown so much in the past few years that even when I'm not playing my best, I still feel calm on court and find a way to win.

I got my calmness from my mum.

Cambodia is not going to be bought by anyone.

I think not getting into Cambridge was possibly the best thing that could have happened to me.

I've had times where I didn't play or came off the bench.

You get to the middle of a take that's going really well and the camera will run out of film. They have to stop you, apologize and then you've got to get things going all over again.

You have two choices: You can take what you're given or build with what you've got. I choose to build with what I've got and try to make the best of it because I've still been given a stage. I've still got cameras in front of my face when I want them, and I plan to run with it.

Every fight, every camp I learn about myself and I get better. But every fight I get better.

You have to put your body through hell through training camp, and you've got to be able to take that.

Campaigning ain't tough.

Here's what I know about political campaigns: no matter what you map out at the beginning, it's always different at the end.