Quotes About Perseverance

Wrestling, for me, was always something I wanted to do, and it, working in IT, was just a way to get financially looked after; I went and wrestled on the side because you don't make any money when you're starting off, and you don't have any name value.

If I'm only fighting once or twice a year, that's just not going to be enough to make a dent in the sport or enough financially for me to get myself to where I want to be and position myself.

If I look at my career financially, I think it's one of the best careers any fighter's had.

Even the biggest stars have to struggle to get the success they want to achieve. But, for me, being financially strong was the most important thing.

Coppola has problems getting financing, so why should I not have problems getting financing.

I lost a year or two in there, trying to get films financed that I didn't know would never get financing.

I just have to sell enough records to continue financing making more records.

We're not defined by our circumstances, and we can always find a way to rise above it.

When I was a kid I was very interested in the idea of the will, finding out what you're capable of. I liked those kind of challenges.

I think it's really finding that belief in yourself, where you just have it no matter what's going on, no matter what anyone else says. I think that's the challenge, is to really have that belief in yourself.

Being at school, being who I am, being an athlete, it was hard to find people like me. There's not many athletes that can be at my level. That was kind of hard finding people who love something so much they want to keep on doing it.

I was never given any hand-outs. I started at the bottom and was very good at finding people who knew more than me and learning from them.

There's only so much you can do of trying, finding yourself very close to getting a part and then not getting it.

Not every Christian finds it easy to believe.

Finding the right person can be so hard that often, when a person finally finds someone she or he is comfortable with, she or he just makes it work.

Be there a will, and wisdom finds a way.

I see badly, I hear badly, and I feel bad, but everything's fine.

Learning is fine, but you also have to win - you only have one career.

Everybody else is calling this 'Reggie's Team' and that's fine with me. It's just another challenge I have to face, and I look forward to it.

There's a fine line between character building and soul destroying.

This is football: one day you win, one day you lose, and there's a very fine line between them.

If I had to say how much I've paid in fines over my career, I'm sure it's over $500,000, going toward $1 million.

Fate gives you the finger and you accept.

I can't play 'Madden' without an index finger!