Quotes About Endurance

I showed my chin was fine when I fought Tim Sylvia in the Philippines, when our fight was a no contest. He landed a good straight right hand at the end of the first round and I was fine. I survived and knocked him out.

I admire Tim Duncan, because he put on his hard hat and said, 'I'm going to stick it out.' He was dedicated to one team and to winning a championship.

Progress takes time and discipline.

When eating an elephant take one bite at a time.

The difference between the greats and the legends is their ability to focus for longer periods of time.

I know I can go for days. I've proved this time and time again, against grinders.

Success comes but with time. People want to achieve things very quickly; they are not patient.

I sometimes feel that if your book sells more than 20 years, then there's something in it that you can say, gee, I did something that endures, that's timeless.

It is a sign of my mother's determination, confidence, and creativity that more than 50 years after launching the renowned Ebony Fashion Fair show, her timeless sense of style endures as a guidepost for today's fashion-loving women.

We've always prided ourselves on making a record that we want to feel proud of, ones that are hopefully timeless so they can be around for a long time.

Things that are truly great will be timeless.

I concern myself with timelessness all the time. If you're not swinging for museum quality, your mind is not in the right place. It doesn't mean you get there, but at least it's the intent.

I have seen good times and bad times, struggle and success.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

It's a long journey. There will be good times, and there will be bad times, but SoftBank is always there.

One of the things is we tend to give up too soon. We get knocked down a couple of times, and we stay down. It's so important to get back up again.

You do have to fight different when you might have to fight three times in one night. I really like fighting just one time a night, this lets you do more things.

My nose was broken six times, my hands six times, a few fractured ribs. Fifty stitches over my eyes. But the only place I got hurt was out of the ring.

I'm always talking to people and they're always telling me bad times never last so long. Good people last longer.

I've had, like, 10 surgeries in my life: four or so on my knee, my hip and my nose a couple of times.

Even though running is work for me, I always miss it if I take a break. A lot of people find running relaxing, but I can never switch off from timing and competing against myself.

Fighters like Bernard Hopkins can go on because their style is not based on reflexes and timing.

Timing beats speed and I'm very strong at my weight.

You have to pace yourself. Obviously, it would be nice to be on top of your game the entire season, but what I've learned during my career is that timing is everything.