Quotes About Resilience

I thought I would come to Australia and learn to surf. Instead, I learned to walk.

Before you start a goal - let's take care of our insecurities because they are going to surface when you put yourself in the crucible and you're suffering.

I learned that when life pulls you under, you can kick against the bottom, break the surface, and breathe again.

I admit that when challenging times first surface, it's not first instinct to do a happy dance. But when you take time to pause and add insight to injury, you will immediately start to feel empowered to make those majorly needed life shifts.

On the surface, being a musician can look pretty glamorous. But so much work goes into it.

Well, actually I don't care what surface I'm playing on.

History simmers beneath the surface in more communities than just Ferguson.

I know if I react, and I want to get mad, and emotions come to the surface, I think quickly of my friends who have died and how they overcame their struggle and used their cancer and their lives for the betterment of mankind, and it sets me back in place.

It's tough sometimes for groups of people and animals to let go of that fear that can so easily bubble back up to the surface.

Clay is not my surface; everyone knows that.

Playing on a low surface is always difficult for anyone to play their strokes. You need to be more of a grafter.

Manchester United was a sad experience. Things didn't go as I had hoped. I was disappointed, and it didn't help me to rise to the surface.

The longest I've gone without a panic attack is about two months. Even then I can feel it bubbling away under the surface.

In key times I performed well against Rafael Nadal regardless of the surface. The fact is you need to hold on as long as possible. You need to be strong in key times. And when there's the slightest opportunity, you need to seize it because he's one of the best players when things get tough.

I didn't know what off-season meant. I could sprint barefoot, anywhere, anytime and on any surface.

I believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe He gave me the passion and determination to continue surfing. You fall off the horse, and you get back on. I had to go for it.

Surfing is such an amazing concept. You're taking on Nature with a little stick and saying, 'I'm gonna ride you!' And a lot of times Nature says, 'No you're not!' and crashes you to the bottom.

I thought that the 40s was a tough decade, because it's when you finally figure out that you're not immortal, when you really start seeing that certain options are closed to you forever: You're not going to be a brain surgeon; you're not going to be a ballerina.

The orthopaedic surgeon said that if ever I had hip or groin pain, I should rest until the pain went. However, resting is not part of a dancer's life - so I just danced through the pain.

Once the surgeon said the skull is strong enough with the helmet on, I decided to return to training with the team.

I've learned to not forecast anything beyond the year, because when I went to Stanford, I originally wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon. So it's just hilarious to look back at all of the things I wanted to do.

Comebacks are not at all easy. After a major surgery, the difficult part is to conquer the inner demons. It's all in the mind. Only an individual can overcome his fears.

I developed a really bad hernia. I had to cancel the tour and go have surgery.

I adopted two children, then I got eye disease and five rounds of surgery. I went blind in one eye, then the other eye, and that went on for three or four years. I got very enamored and involved with the theater and did a lot of plays.