Quotes About Perseverance

A real leader faces the music, even when he doesn't like the tune.

Don't start living tomorrow, tomorrow never arrives. Start working on your dreams and ambitions today.

A diamond is a chunk of coal that made good under pressure.

Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.

To reach a great height a person needs to have great depth.

A lot of us would like to move mountains, but few of us are willing to practice on small hills.

Some people dream of great accomplishments, while others stay awake and do them.

Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by an occasional miracle

You're never a loser til you quit trying.

Challenge yourself with something you know you could never do, and what you'll find is that you can overcome anything.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

At mile 20, I thought I was dead. At mile 22, I wished I was dead. At mile 24, I knew I was dead. At mile 26.2, I realized I had become too tough to kill.

And remember that behind every successful woman is a basket of dirty laundry.

Happiness is as a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond our grasp; but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

"Dead last" is greater than "did not finish" which trumps "did not start."

People are like tea bags–they never know their own strength until they get into hot water.

Simply because we do not run across goal lines, slam dunk basketballs, or hit home runs, doesn't mean we can't change the score.

I may not be the strongest. I may not be the fastest. But I'll be damned if I'm not trying my hardest.

I believe that we will win!

You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face.

The man who rolls up his shirt sleeves is rarely in danger of losing his shirt.

When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It depends on how many games there was.

My first professional job was to sell heavy-duty waterless cookware.

I'm not a professional; I lack even basic knowledge about writing music.