Quotes About Perseverance

It would be nice if we redefined what we meant by 'war story.' If you're making $15,000 a year living in a certain area of Portland, trying to make it with three kids and no husband, that's a kind of war.

When I was in Portland, there were some dark times for me.

I think working so hard in Portland to earn the right to have it be my team and to have my own team over the years and try to play at a high level, that was hard-earned.

From a small market, nobody had heard of me. ESPN had guts, they had courage, they rolled the dice. A guy flew into Portland, we got a rare snowstorm, he was stuck there four days, John McConnell listened to me, and he recommended me.

As soon as you put something to bed like the 'Women' book, you're never finished. There were portraits of people that I wanted to photograph - it's an endless subject.

Everybody wants to portray the bad boy, the Johnny Manziel stuff, but I love the game of football. There's no doubt about that.

When I started off, nobody held my hand and told me what I should do and how I should portray myself as an actor.

The press portrayed me as a joke and a clown.

When you're portraying a tough situation, you have to show some of the things in there.

I am from a poor background in Portugal. We were medium-down, not down-and-out. My parents felt problems around food in the past but they made sure I did not miss anything. But there was nothing extra, no luxuries.

When I was in Portugal I hardly played six-or-seven matches. Although I would train daily to keep my shape. Even then it was really difficult when I came back to get in shape and represent my country.

I understand that people want to see just the posh side of fashion, but fashion is a lot of work.

I worry I look posh and fat. I can't do anything about posh - I'm accentless - but I've spent 20 years battling my weight.

I don't know why anyone would want to be a goalkeeper. It is a hard position to do well.

I want to keep on improving as a player and become the best... one of the best midfielders in my position in the world.

Defensive midfield can be the one position that's easier to play as you get older.

I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money but I didn't have it for many decades.

I am 33 years of age. I have 500 or 600 appearances. I know what I have done in football. I know how hard I have to work to be in this position.

As a kid growing up in Canton, Ohio, you never see yourself in a position to play in the NBA, much less have somebody pay you to wear shoes.

Most great men start in that position, with very little and that's what motivates them to get where they're going.

We're trying to put ourselves in the best position to win, period, if not this year, next year.

So writing is a very, very difficult position to obtain... and retain.

I have to concentrate more intently when people speak. I always have to position myself on their right side so that I can hear out of my left ear. I sometimes get a crick in my neck from listening. But I don't there's too much else.

If you've ever been in a position in your life where you just can't take any more, you just have to get through the next second, and the next second after that.