Quotes About Perseverance

I have no problem with my hips - I can still do the things that I used to do. I can run, I'm just not the fastest person on the field anymore.

Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait.

Whatever sport you choose, do it because you love it, and don't expect to be an expert first thing. It takes time to do well at anything, but if you love it, you'll stick with it.

What's tough is being good every day.

There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.

I want to be the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition. As I grow older, I know that my skating style will develop and mature.

I've always had a great interest in sports that embody the values of commitment, hard work and teamwork - all values I strongly believe in.

Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.

I came out to beat everybody in sight, and that's just what I'm going to do.

I quit because I didnt feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training.

If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.

The most important thing I learned [from running] is that there is only one runner in this race, and that is me.

Sport doesn't build character, it shows it.

I've always joked about Joe Montana not appreciating his Super Bowls nearly as much as I do because he never lost one. We lost three before we got one

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.

It doesn't matter how pretty you look it's how many runs you get.

I don't like to lose, and that isn't so much because it is just a football game, but because defeat means the failure to reach your objective.

When you step onto that field, you cannot concede a thing.

I'm not looking for starters, I'm looking for finishers.

People say it is part of the game. You win some, you lose some. But not for me.

I skated like it's a sport, went for everthing and just gave it my best shot. It turned out freat. I had nothing to lose. You might be the best in your heart, but not in other people's sight.

I had to put it on the line, but it was my Tour to win and mine to lose.