Quotes About Perseverance

I've never had it easy. There have been fortunate coincidences and instances, but nothing has fallen into my lap. Whatever I've achieved has always been through sheer hard work.

Life is about falling down, getting up, and moving ahead.

I'm not afraid of falling and getting up the next day with a few bumps and bruises.

It's tough to go out there and win a game with everybody healthy, let alone when everybody's kind of falling apart.

I always likened retirement to falling off a cliff, and then you have to kind of brush yourself off.

At 50-60, people either retire or they start falling sick, but 'Swami' is a person who will always remain strong. He has lots of expectations. He wants to fulfil his dreams and is very honest. First you play a character; then you play the age.

Falling down is a very big subject, and so is the concept of downfall. None of us escapes, and I have had my share of both.

Your life isn't about doing one perfect 'thing' and then falling down dead. It's more like going to church or writing a book. You do it over and over, always trying to be a little bit better. Then you die.

Anyone can show exceptional leadership ability in easy times. When all's going to plan, anyone can be inspirational/excellent/innovative and strong. The real question is how do you show up when everything's falling apart?

I'm not afraid of falling or failing, because I've failed many times, and I learned from them.

Whenever you're falling or getting tackled, try to protect yourself. But that's part of the game; that's part of football.

I don't want to be the guy who, 'Oh, he's falling apart. He's a little punchy. Maybe it's time to stop.'

There's days where your shot's not falling.

As my father went through a really, really long and dark period of his health declining and falling deeper into the abyss, I knew I was never going to let my family and my children experience this without any long-term care.

I have seen marriages falling apart in less than three-six months. I don't want a marriage like that.

We are so scared of failure. We are so scared of going after what we want and falling short. There's so many things in life that I put off doing because I was scared.

Your shot might not be falling, but there's still lots of other things you can do on the court.

I work on myself all the time, and I'm constantly trying to learn and falling on my face all the time.

I was bullied at school. The black girl in Central Falls, Rhode Island, in 1973. There'd be 8 or 10 boys; I would count them as I was running.

I knew my body could take the battle of everyday training and take the battle of falls and bending in ways that bodies really shouldn't bend.

I can't do anything else. So if this falls through, I'm screwed.

Of course, nothing just falls into your lap - to get where I am now, I've worked hard.

I always put my head down, work as hard as I can, and sort of let the chips falls were they may.

If you know me, I don't hold back. I take what I can get, and whatever falls.