Quotes About Perseverance

There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.

I don't want to leave the sport saying I could have run faster. I just want to be tapped out, like I gave it my all.

The only person who can stop you from reaching your goals is you.

Everybody makes mistakes, that's why they put erasers on pencils

Falling and getting back up is what brings you success.

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.

I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way, you don't need it.

I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything.

Playing sport has become very important today, since it can encourage young people to develop important values such as loyalty, perseverance, friendship, sharing and solidarity.

The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.

True Grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.

It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.

I didn't set out to beat the world; I just set out to do my absolute best.

We are a much improved ball club: now we lose in extra innings!

Always remember..... Goliath was a 40 point favorite over David.

What's the difference between a three-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In six weeks, the puppy stops whining.

I realized that if I was going to achieve anything in life I had to be aggressive. I had to get out there and go for it... I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it's an illusion to me.

I have no sense of humor about losing

If you want to touch the other shore badly enough, barring an impossible situation, you will. If your desire is diluted for any reason, you'll never make it.

There are guys who play lacrosse, and there are lacrosse players.

You can't depend on other people, you have to run your own race.

Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Beckham is unusual. He was desperate to be a footballer. His mind was made up when he was nine or ten. Many kids think that it's beyond them. But you can't succeed without practising at any sport.