Quotes About Perseverance

Without losers, where would the winners be?

I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him.

Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter.

Everyone should want to excel in life. You should never take the desire to excel away from the human race.

If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much because it's the biggest sport in the world.

The great thing about sports is you constantly have to prove yourself. You constantly have to go out there and do it, day in and day out.

As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.

I run to see who has the most guts.

Effort is a measure of a Man.

I decided I wasn't going to come down. I was going to fly. I was going to stay up in the air forever.

We have not yet begun to fight.

I worked very hard. I felt I could play the game. The only thing that could stop me was myself.

When it comes to the game of life, I figure I've played the whole course.

I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.

Not only in the creative world but also in the sports world. The most successful achievers in sports are people that are really driven and have that spirit of hunger.

Hard work alone won't guarantee success, but without hard work, I'll guarantee you won't have success.

It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.

Nobody hands you excellence on a silver platter. You earn it through planning, preparing, and persisting in the face of all obstacles.

If I win several tournaments in a row, I get so confident I'm in a cloud. A loss gets me eager again.

Sports can do so much. It's given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation.

When baseball is no longer fun, it's no longer a game.

For me, as for so many runners, there really are no finish lines. Runs end; running doesn't.

I'm getting sick and tired of doing anything half-way.

Sports are 90% inspiration and 10% perspiration.