Quotes About Perseverance

There's a lot of satisfaction that comes from knowing you're doing your best, and there's even more that comes when it begins to pay off. I

drive means a combination of a willingness to work hard, emotional fortitude, enormous powers of concentration and a refusal to admit defeat.

people who feel like outsiders do one of two things: they either feel rejected, carry a chip on their shoulder and complain that life is unfair, or they use that sense of isolation to push themselves and work like Trojans.

Only true champions come out and show their worth after defeat- and I expect us to do that

the very best footballers were competing against themselves to become as good as they could be.

if I had to choose between someone who had great talent but was short on grit and desire, and another player who was good but had great determination and drive, I would always prefer the latter. The former might work well for a brief period, but they never have the staying power that gives a great club stability and consistency.

The minute you start intruding too far, you take the drive out of the man.

Disciplined perseverance pays far more dividends than impetuous attempts at individual heroism.

Success is often cyclical, with doldrums.

I don't like admitting, we were beaten by a great team, because we never wanted to say those words. The biggest concession we ever wanted to make was: two great teams contested this final, but we just missed out. Our aim was to attain that level where people said we were always on a par with Europe's best.

I always felt that the trick was to celebrate our triumphs without for a moment losing the edge and depth of desire that had taken us there. I just wanted to be on my guard that victories weren't seen as auto matic guarantees of future success, and that celebrations did not sow the seeds of complacency.

There's some merit in getting defeated even though I'd never want it to be a habit. Team members who are hungry for victory and take great pride in their performance will be eager to avenge defeat.

Whenever you show up in a new role, it will not be long before you have to face trouble and a clash over something. There is nothing to be gained by stirring it up yourself. Trouble will find you quick enough.

Failure, it will happen. Disappointment, it will happen. It's part of your life and you can't let it go without confronting it. Confront failure because this is how you find yourself. This is where you understand who you are.

For me drive means a combination of a willingness to work hard, emotional fortitude, enormous powers of concentration and a refusal to admit defeat. At

Saber lo que es posible, establecer unas expectativas realistas y comunicarlas con la suficiente claridad para que tu equipo te siga, en especial en un entorno en el que todo el mundo quiere resultados inmediatos, es una de las aptitudes para el liderazgo más difíciles de conseguir.

To win the FA Cup at Wembley made the good times roll. But on the morning after our victory, one newspaper declared: 'OK, you've proved you can win the FA Cup, now go back to Scotland.' I never forgot that.

The Only time to give up is when you are dead.

True love would look a second time. True love would not be thwarted. True love would not accept no for an answer. He would search the world and certainly look again and again in every cottage in Euphrasia until he finds you.

If I didn't believe, there would be nothing left.

Maybe you actually do need to face obstacles with someone to know that they're the one you'd sacrifice for.

if you're hella smart, like Hawking or the other Roosevelt, maybe you can get away with not being able to use your body.

I haven't given up," I said. "I've just decided to live for my roses.

I carry a lot of scars. I like the way that sounds. I carry a lot of scars.