Quotes About Resilience

I want to show how strong I am from my roots.

My roots allow me to let go of the fear of failure.

I certainly do get at the end of my rope at times. We all do.

My movement is 'Rose Army.'

I can't be a rose in any man's lapel.

You can't have a pain-free life. It can't all be roses and unicorns.

It is easy to play well when things are going rosy.

A rough beginning doesn't have to mean there is a rough end.

I don't like to play rough, but I will if I have to.

I've always been a rough kid.

I had kind of a rough childhood, so I created my own reality.

Seeing your parents fall apart is really rough. I wouldn't wish it on anybody.

We had some rough times in TNA. We had some pay issues, and this and that, they were some other issues. But at that time, we were working harder than we ever worked. Even though, you know, we were being paid late and all, we worked harder than we worked before.

Things aren't always going to go your way. You wake up one day, and things are rough. But then you wake up the next day, and things are going great.

I'm accustomed to playing basketball really rough. When I came into the league, I was used to fighting on the court. That's how I grew up playing basketball.

I'm not writing about the 1 percent of people who have this fairy-tale, amazing life. I'm writing about people like me, who maybe had a rough childhood.

I had a rough start when I moved to L.A. I couldn't find a job, so I couch-surfed for the first two years.

I myself had a rough life and it's been a struggle but I believe my gift is the ability to connect with everyone.

You grow up rough, you think differently. You think you've got to protect yourself at all times. I didn't want any help. I thought I could do everything by myself, which you can't.

I was one of those guys that really had to fight to make it in this league. Early on, I really had to do whatever it took, whether it be fight, rough people up, to make the team. I looked at it as it's either me or them - and it was going to be me.

It was rough growing up but it was best for me, it's what made Shannon Briggs, it's who I am.

Going through rough times will only make me and my team stronger.

I'm a rough guy and I like it when fights get tough.

I had a rough childhood.