Quotes About Resilience

When you watch someone on TV go through something that you're going through that's difficult, it lets you know that you're not alone, and there's nothing to be ashamed of.

Pressure lets you know what kind of person you are.

As a mom, I want to be that mother that steers her children to be whatever they want to be, but also lets them know that the world will never give them anything.

'Black girl magic' means, to me, just getting out there and doing it every day and not letting anything get you down.

Letting goals in doesn't look great to myself.

I'm good at keeping on top of my emotions and not letting them influence the fight.

But it's no good letting your emotions get the better of you.

At the end of the day, you can't win games when you're letting goals in.

It's never great letting in goals but at the same time I'm a pretty present-minded person.

I do believe that I'm an addict on one level or another at all times.

There ain't nothing from the outside that can lick any of us.

Weaklings must lie.

Growing up black, you are lied to and told to act in a way that isn't who you are.

I've learnt from my life experience.

There will be another book, more stories, more life experiences, so I'm ready; bring it on!

Everything in life is a fight. Everybody wants this microwavable life, and it doesn't work like that. I'm here to say, 'See what I went through? Look at me now.'

Everything you do in life is a process that you work at it, and you can't give up.

I've lost friends and people that I've admired. The loss of any life is a travesty.

I started playing basketball very late, and for me to make it to the league so fast... I've always said my life is a movie.

There's instances where you do everything right and you work hard and things don't work out. That's part of life, and it ends up being life lessons for some guys.

I didn't really want to write something about my life story. I've kind of had a pretty smooth-sailing journey.

Courage is the lifeblood of democracy.

When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons.

It's been a bit of a struggle getting used to life in the States, adapting to a new lifestyle.