Quotes About Perseverance

Tú puedes elegir hoy mismo, como lo hace tu cerebro, reconocer cuáles son las áreas muertas de tu carácter y determinar que, a partir de hoy, cueste lo que cueste y lleve el tiempo que lleve, vas a encontrar una nueva ruta para llegar a tus metas. Tú puedes hacerlo. Fuiste creado para conquistar la tierra, no para ser arrasado por tus circunstancias.

I question myself every day. That's what I still find motivating about this. I don't have the answers, I don't pretend that I do just because I won the match. Just keep fighting and maybe something good happens.

First of all, let me say, 1:15 in the morning, for 20 000 people to still be here, I wasn't the winner, tennis was. That's awesome. I don't know if I've ever felt so good here before.

You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward.

My father says that if I hit 2,500 balls each day, I'll hit 17,500 balls each week, and at the end of one year I'll have hit nearly one million balls. He believes in math. Numbers, he says, don't lie. A child who hits one million balls each year will be unbeatable.

A win doesn't feel as good as a loss feels bad, and the good feeling doesn't last as long as the bad. Not even close.

Gil's philosophy in all things is to seek the pain, woo the pain, recognize that pain is life. If you're heartbroken, Gil says, don't hide from it. Wallow in it. We hurt, he says, so let's hurt.

Quel che rende speciale qualcosa non è quel che si vince, ma quel che senti di poter perdere.

Being Number Two Sucks.

I address the trophy and the warped reflection: All the pain and suffering you've caused me.

Losing to Pete has caused me enormous pain, but in the long run it's also made me more resilient. If I'd beaten Pete more often, or if he'd come along in a different generation, I'd have a better record, and I might go down as a better player, but I'd be less.

Sex doesn't interfere with your tennis; it's staying out all night trying to find it that affects your tennis.

That's where you're going to know yourself. On the other side of tired.

We're in a fight, and you can count on me until the last man is standing. Somewhere up there is a star with your name on it. I might not be able to help you find it, but I've got pretty strong shoulders, and you can stand on my shoulders while you're looking for that star. You hear? For as long as you want. Stand on my shoulders and reach, man. Reach.

every journey is important, and that no journey is impossible.

There's a lot of good waiting for you on the other side of tired. Get yourself tired, Andre. That's where you're going to know yourself. On the other side of tired.

Ciò che rende speciale qualcosa non è quel che si vince, ma quel che senti di poter perdere.

There is a star up there with your name on it...reach man, reach.

We are like blocks of stone … blows of His chisel which hurt us so much are what make us perfect.

we start the year on the other side of the world, at the Australian Open, and then just chase the sun.

Qué lindo es sonar despierto, he says. How lovely it is to dream while you are awake. Dream while you are awake, Andre. Anybody can dream while they're asleep, but you need to dream all the time, and say your dreams out loud, and believe in them. In other words, when in the final of a slam, I must dream. I must play to win.

Life will throw everything but the kitchen sink in your path, and then it will throw the kitchen sink. It's your job to avoid the obstacles. If you let them stop you or distract you, you're not doing your job, and failing to do your job will cause regrets that paralyze you more than a bad back.

People, I think, don't understand the pain of losing in a final. You practice and travel and grind to get ready. You win for one week, four matches in a row. (Or, at a slam, two weeks, six matches.) Then you lose that final match and your name isn't on the trophy, your name isn't in the record books. You lost only once, but you're a loser.

he conocido a Gil, que está haciendo lo que se supone que hacen los padres: convertirme en una persona más fuerte.