Quotes About Resilience

What sets 'Archie' apart from the many, many times I've reworked and rebooted long-standing characters is that this time, it was really scary.

No one sets their life out and says, 'Boy, this is what I think I'm going to go through.'

I'm never going to settle for losing.

I want to not settle for one thing. Because I come from a place where I have nothing to lose.

Most people settle in life, and that's not me.

It takes time for the dust to settle. And by dust, I mean people clouding your mind by giving wrong information and your expectations and excitement of being in the industry.

I do think you can change the past and the present somehow. Even if something has already happened, it doesn't mean it's settled.

I don't really care, honestly, what the USGA does with the setup. I'm just here to play.

My parents were severe alcoholics. When I was about 17 years old, I finally left home. It wasn't a choice that I made; it was basically like my parents were gone.

I've had to deal with racism, sexism, rumors, malice, a little bit of everything.

Someone said on social media that I was the son of Satan for being open about my sexuality. I told my mother, and she laughed and said, 'Well, what the hell does that make me?'

Strong is sexy.

Back when I got in the league, it wasn't a sexy game. It was more of a 'beat you down' game - you know, make sure you were strong.

A child can escape the shadows.

I don't think I'm going to dwell on one pitch. You've got to be able to shake that off in the middle of the game.

When you grow up with constantly being told or made to feel that you are less than, then it's very difficult to grow into an adult and to shake that off.

If people don't like me, they don't like me - if they want to shake my hand, they'll shake their hand.

If you grow up poor, I'm not sure you ever shake that off.

Not much can really shake me.

This is all I've ever known. I don't know what it's like to not walk shaky.

I don't have any shame.

I don't have no shame.

Everything about who I am, negative and positive, is what shaped me.

I see myself as a Shark.