Quotes About Grit

I've never understood pity and self-pity as an emotion.

I want to win. For myself first. And for all those people who stuck with me and understood.

People say writing is really hard. That's very unfair to those who are doing real jobs. People who work in the fields or fix roofs, engineers, or car mechanics. I think lying on your back working under an oily car, that's a job.

God, it's such an unforgiving sport.

Everybody had a bad day. It's possible to have two bad days in a row. And in this sport, it's so unforgiving.

At the end of the day, it's an unforgiving sport.

Too often, opinion is a lens polished by the grit of bias. And as I stare through my own lens, I might ask how much polish can the grit of bias actually create?

Staying true to your dream by using your mental, emotional and physical strength is discipline in action. You express it through focus, grit, self-control, persistence, perseverance, and willpower.

Talent is never enough. Effort, not talent, is the key to success.

Common man's patience will bring him more happiness than common man's power.

Takes long, Stings hard, Benefit's large.And that's your experience in life :)

Be sure to bend but never break

If you get all tangled up, just tango on.

Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.

I refused to take no for an answer.

I do not know the word 'quit.' Either I never did, or I have abolished it.

I did everything he did but backwards & in high heels.

You can't give up! If you give up, you're like everybody else.

I did not grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth.

I love my story. I wouldn't change it. It gives it character. It's never been on a silver spoon.

Everyday there's something that reminds me why I love this sport.

You get into a tough spot where you're not feeling good and you can't do what you're typically accustomed to doing, you just keep grinding.

I enjoy sports movies that don't sugarcoat. One thing that irritates me about sports movies is that they're like, 'The magic of the ball,' and 'The magic of the stadium.' It ain't that magical. When you get hit coming across the middle at 25 miles per hour, the magic's over.

Obviously understand what's at stake, and keep going. You just have to keep going, keep playing.