Quotes About Endurance

The great thing about running is that so often you wake up and you think: 'I really don't feel like this.' And even when you're up and out, that first kilometre is tough. But then once you get to 3km and you're getting to the end of the run, it's really fantastic.

Being on the court is a great thing for me.

Rumors of the American demise... have been greatly exaggerated.

Greatness comes to those who wait.

I love the grind. I think it makes you better in all facets of life.

The grind never ends.

I tell inmates all the time, 'Don't complain about your grind. Do your time.'

I've been acting for 30 years. It's a grind.

You're going to have to grind it out on some drives.

You know you're going to have 162 games. You're going to have six months to play this game and playing every day is going to be a grind.

It's a tough grind sometimes. Playing 82 games and the travel, it can wear you down. It's definitely something you have to learn and adjust to. If you don't, you can play your way out of the league very quickly.

I'm kind of a grinder.

You just have to keep grinding.

I think people appreciate that I've been around so long, and I never gave up on myself and just kept grinding, and eventually I made it to the top.

One thing that's true of gritty people is they love what they do, and they keep loving what they do. So they're not just in love for a day or a week. People who are really gritty - they're still interested.

Tough, gritty, those are things that have been in me since I was a little kid.

No ground gained was ever relinquished.

I want to make sure I'm not the last NFL player to come out of the Grove.

Ballet can be grueling, for sure, but it gives you a certain discipline.

Times get tough sometimes, you lose cool. At the end of the day it is one of the most demanding and grueling sports.

I guess if you stay around long enough, they can't get rid of you.

I love fitness and I guess I could be called a fitness freak.

I was just a start-and-stop guy. I could never really follow through on anything that I started.

Going to the gym wouldn't be on my list of favorite things to do.