Quotes About Perseverance

The U.S. Olympic spirit award is an award that is given to an athlete who embodies the Olympic spirit in more ways than just on the playing field, in showing incredible perseverance, in overcoming obstacles, and what we wanted to do is have everybody can vote on-line.

There might have been a thousand people who had a better athletic feat than what I did. So for me, just the fact that they gave Canadian Athlete of the Year - and also, I was voted third in the Male Athlete of the Year - the fact that some people did consider what I did an athletic feat, that really makes me feel good.

I wasn't one of the ones voted most likely to succeed when I was at drama school, but I persevered and concentrated on the acting rather than going to the right parties and getting the right agent. Eventually, after ten years, it paid off.

That's what I want. I want the big fights, not only to get the title shot but to secure my future and whatever I pursue after fighting.

Being the number one seed, you're thinking you don't want to lose in the second round.

The Lord, over the years, grew a seed in my heart to make faith-based films.

Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.

I'm certainly never running away from the Seekers again.

I just love achieving my goals. I'm a goal seeker.

We have to get to a point in this country where our top players are seeking out the most challenging environments.

Essays just aren't my thing: no matter how hard I tried, it seemed I was always a bit average.

Every time I got close, somebody seemed to play a little better.

I took my writing seriously, and it seemed to pay off.

A lot of people who work with Dre, you're lucky if anything sees the light of day.

It's good that they've seen it, but how can I be satisfied after working for two years making a film which I hope will make a difference, when the government sees the film and does nothing about it?

Everybody sees it and thinks it's so exciting. They don't realize it's a professional sport. Everyone wants to be an ultimate fighter until they get hit.

There's something to be said for being on a team for your whole career. Not many players have done that. Only a select few. That's a goal to accomplish.

It took a lot of work to go from the 'Not Top 10' to being selected for the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

Whatever roles were being offered to me I selected from them and here I am.

I wanted to prove to myself I can do something on my own. Not for the world, but for myself. To have that self-confidence.

Always have self-confidence because that can take you a long way.

You've got to have self-confidence that you're going to make it at Bayern and I have that self-confidence.

You can lose money, and you can lose all sorts of things, but you can't lose your self-confidence.

I have been in a 'man's' world as long as I can remember. I was an engineering major in college, I am a sports entertainer in the WWE, and I teach self-defense.