Quotes About Endurance

Knowing someone isn't coming back doesn't mean you ever stop waiting

Some things don't pass, the injuries don't heal they merely find a place in our guts and in our bones where they fitfully rest, tossing and turning between our knuckles and ribs waiting to wake as the shadows grow long.

Like so much of the trouble in the world it ends simply with exhaustion.

There are limits, you know. A person can only be pressed so far until they crumble.

I'm going to hold you forever, until time doesn't matter, until we are nothing but dust, until the earth, the sun, the moon are gone and there is no memory of us. I will still hold you.

Im a glacier in a sea of idiots

There's more to life then living, so hold on.

The strong manly ones in life are those who understand the meaning of the word patience.

Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best.

Most of my ideas were rejected and I got used to it. One can get fond of almost anything, even rejection.

Don't give it five minutes if you're not gonna give it five years.

After the first day of practice, there's not one guy who's playing at 100 percent or who feels great. Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day - it just hurts.

There are only two ways we can be beaten: we die or we give up. And we're not giving up.

An overnight success is ten years in the making.

Surviving is much more painful than death.

I raced from 1 February to 31 October every year, competed for everything.

My favorite thing about running is running when it's as hot as it can be, which is a little odd.

I'm not at all interested in the brave who fight against the odds and win. I am interested in those who accept their lot, as that is what many people in the world are doing. They do their best in ghastly conditions.

'Striker' is a story of the human spirit triumphing over all odds.

'Roots' focuses on a particular group of people who defy the odds and win, eventually, even if it isn't in their lifetimes. This is, for me, a very positive story and a very empowering one, if only we have that perspective on it.

To battle the odds - loss of interest, no funding, discouragement - requires someone who doesn't give up.

The Beatles created something that never trailed off. What a gift that was to their fans. If you're into the Beatles, you loved them from beginning to end.

We don't have an off-season. Every other sport has an off-season. It just goes to show how tough we are.