Quotes About Perseverance

The hard part that I had to go through in life, period, is living in poverty and not being able to get what I want.

One of the over-riding things for many who grow up in poverty is the simple desire to escape. I think it was sort of obvious to me that escape had to be through education.

As a kid, I really wanted to have my own show. But when you grow up in poverty, people tell you nothing is possible. So I kind of gave up on that dream.

What ever truth drops on it eventually grinds to a powder.

Every crisis offers you extra desired power.

The more focused you are, the more powerful you will be in the long run.

I consider adversity being good sometimes, you know.

I consider myself a blue-collar actor, just chugging away.

I was not considered a kid that would be successful in my career.

One isn't considered a bobsledder if he hasn't crashed.

Consistency for me is everything.

I think I've earned a certain level of respect, based on my accomplishments and my consistency.

I try to come out every day in the summer and work my hardest because I know consistency will lead to success.

It's tough when you don't know if you're going to play or when you're going to play. But keeping the consistency and keeping in shape is important.

If you look at my career, it's been nothing but consistency.

Consistency is important and you can build off that. The best teams in the league are the ones who had consistency with players and coaches.

The biggest thing for me is I want to be consistent.

As long as I stay consistent as my career goes, I'm good with it.

If I knew the secret to consistency, I'd be consistent.

I'm trying to be consistent as possible each day.

You have to go with the person who you have the most confidence in, the most consistent. And if it doesn't work, it doesn't work, but I'm going down with that person.

For me the challenge isn't to be different but to be consistent.

I like the challenge, week in, week out, of trying to play good, consistent footy.

I'm a consistent little person.