Quotes About Perseverance

When I was at Everton, I went through a lot of up and down spells, lacking in confidence.

My recovery has been backwards, forwards, up and down - and still is.

I won an award for my debut film. However, my career went up and down after that but I kept getting work. I did whatever excited me and did not think which role or film will change my career.

It's a hard game, boxing. You're up every morning running every day, you train in the afternoon, you're dieting, you're up and down in weight and it can wear you down.

I went from two stars to one star to two stars to three. In the history of the 'Michelin Guide,' I don't think there has been any chef to go up and down - and then up again.

As long as I'm moving up and down the court pretty good, I'm happy.

I'd have moments when I'd show potential, but I could never get a good period where I'd string some form together and get results. It was up and down the whole time and I was getting frustrated.

My career has been up and down through injuries, through different coaches that I played for.

I've been battling a sciatic issue for a long time. It comes and goes, goes up and down, but I've already worked through it.

It's been up and down in my Arsenal career, to be honest.

I don't quit and can't be broken. I have been through every up and down you can imagine in the world of sports-entertainment and I am still here running strong.

Actually my tennis career is a little bit up and down.

I remember, when I was an up-and-coming comic, how annoyed I would be when the famous guys would show up and just take everyone's spots.

When you're up-and-coming in your career, yes, maybe you have to dodge certain guys. 'Hey, my wrestling isn't good yet, let me get it on-point and then I'll come back there,' or, 'I'm not going to fight that guy right now,' because whatever, when you're up-and-coming. But once you're already at the top of your game, you're in there, man. That's it.

I can go home and be mad, but I have to stay upbeat and stay positive for my team and do anything I can to help them win.

I had a normal upbringing and went to public school. If I ever, even for a second, started getting a big head, I was brought back to reality pretty quickly. I was working full time and still had to fight for a cell phone.

You can't separate me from my upbringing as a child overcoming learning disabilities and having to make my way through that.

I don't come from a position that I am better than everybody; I come from a position that I had a tough upbringing. And I don't always highlight it, because I just never wanted to be that person with another rags to riches story.

I saw my parents come over. They were immigrants, they had no money. My dad wore the same pair of shoes, I had some ugly clothes growing up, and I never had any privileges. In some ways, I think the person that I am now, I think it's good that I had that kind of tough upbringing.

My father was very clear; I had to have an ordinary upbringing. I was put to work as a lowly-paid trainee after college. I didn't like it at the time, but I can't help but feel that that was probably the best thing for me.

The harshness of my upbringing did not affect me in the negative. But it has affected many people in the negative.

I had a very difficult upbringing.

Apart from having heart surgery as a baby, I had a pretty normal upbringing. I attended mainstream school and did gymnastics and dancing.

What's helped me is my childhood, my tough upbringing. I learnt a lot from that; it helps with any problems I might encounter.