Quotes About Endurance

Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.

No matter what people say, about what I did, about what I am like... They say you are not dedicated or hardworking. A lot of people say things about me, but they don't realise I have played 250 games. It's not like you just land up in the team, sit down and play 250 games. You can't survive like that in international cricket.

They say cats have nine lives. I've had 12 already and I don't know how many more I'll have.

They say that pace is the first thing to go, but my game was never based on pace. It was about strength and power and withstanding challenges and getting in the right position.

I think it surprises a lot of people that I'm still around, you know, still - that I'm not pushing up daisies, as they say.

I've got a thick skull and big, thick bones that don't break apart easily.

I've been talked about for way over 20 years or more so my coat of armor is pretty thick, so I learn what to say and what not to say.

I've got a thick skin.

I have a thick skin.

You've got to have thick skin in this business.

Having been a journalist for thirty-nine years, I've developed a pretty thick skin.

Having a thick skin doesn't mean that you're hard or harsh. I was lucky because I was born with a thick skin. That doesn't mean that things don't bother me, but you have to keep it in perspective.

I've learnt that you need to have a thick skin, lots of patience and be consistently good.

You gotta have a thick skin to be a fighter.

I've got thick skin.

I have thick skin.

Playing the running back position, your legs, that's your living, that's how you make your living. You have to have great thighs, knees, everything.

Inner-thigh strength is important, and not just for appearance sake. If you enjoy - or have always wanted to try - ice skating or roller blading, strong inner thighs will come in handy.

Unfortunately, we're in a profession, and if you've got thin skin, you're not going to last very long. So you take the good with the bad.

Step by step and the thing is done.

The most frustrating thing about injuries is that they take so bloody long to heal.

Success is all about persistence and doing the right thing for the long term.

If I like a thing, it just sticks after once reading it or hearing it.

Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.