Quotes About Perseverance

I think 'Shoe Dog' by Phil Knight is the best memoir I've ever read by a business person.

I loss that fight to Phil Davis, but I'm not convinced on that fight. Because it wasn't fair for me. I'd like to do another fight.

This is what Philadelphia fighters are all about - rising to the occasion - and that's what I've been doing my whole career.

I'm going to be one of the best fighters coming out of Philadelphia and one of the best Latino fighters who's ever done it.

People see my current success but don't realize I've worked hard to get where I am. I used to clean garbage off the Philadelphia docks and put a lot of time into developing my music.

I want to have a lot to do with winning a championship or bringing a championship back to the city of Philadelphia.

I do play with a chip on my shoulder. That's who I am. That's how Philadelphia basketball players are raised.

I have failed a lot in my philanthropy, where I will make philanthropic contributions and they just won't be effective.

Coming from the Philippines to the U.S. did shape me in that it gave me perseverance.

Growing up for me in the Philippines was hard to read comic books because I'm blind.

I will not settle to become No. 2. Ever since I was a child, even before coming here to the Philippines, I've always believed in doing my best.

I didn't think the real Neal Schon would call a guy like me. I'm just a guy from the Philippines.

What I want to advice our fans, not only in the Philippines but anywhere in the world, is to always give your all in anything that you do.

It was already hard enough growing up in the Philippines but imagine being blind, that's 10 times harder.

There's a lot of kids just like me growing up in the Philippines, so I don't want them to give up. So listen to your parents, work hard and you can achieve so much.

While I wasn't able to do my first walk' as Miss Universe during my pageant, at least I'll be able to do my final walk - and it will happen in the Philippines no less.

My toughness comes from just being from Philly, man.

Philly guys have a different toughness from anybody you've probably ever met. That's what I hang my hat on.

I always tried to win. Philly saw that.

My philosophy is that you do what you have to do.

It's always been my philosophy to keep a lot of balls in the air. With music, most things don't pan out, so you try to increase your odds by being involved with a million things at once.

I am of the philosophy that if you work really hard and focus on things, you will get there in some form or fashion.

I wanted to go to grad school for philosophy, but I couldn't hack it in college, at least I couldn't at that level.

My philosophy has always been that I hope I have a good enough day to give me another one, I hope that I have a good enough year to give me another year. I know that's cliched, but it's the truth in how I approach my career.