Quotes About Grit

I have had a couple of situations where I wasn't the strongest person in the world.

I'd get beat up a lot early on. I wasn't the strongest, fastest or most skilled guy there, but I had a lot of heart and kept showing up. I just started getting better and by the time I was 13 I was knocking older kids and amateurs out.

I strongly believe in the saying that hard work always pays off.

For me, as much fun as it is to watch wrestling is, actually wrestling is what struck a chord with me.

Growing up, I wasn't a big guy; I struggled to hold on to the ball.

I think my genre is more 'reality rap'; I talk about my life and the struggles that I've been through.

Easy is not an option!

Dialing down is not an option for me.

It was never an option to not succeed.

I don't really take no for an answer. Giving up isn't an option.

I suppose I am a bit of rough. I'm originally from Coolock: I'm rough around the edges.

My entire life, nothing's been easy. This is the way it ought to be.

In Wyoming, the beauty of our mountains is matched only by the grit of our people.

No matter what, you're going to have hard days out here. There's going to be a drop here or a tough pass that you didn't come down with there.

If I don't get the outcome I want, I'm just going to keep working.

I feel alive inside only when obstacles are arising that must be overcome and eliminated.

I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage - maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.

I have an ability to overcome adversity. I've got a toughness that helps.

Marathons don't come to you overnight.

There's no such thing as an overnight success.

Things that look like an 'overnight success' typically are not.

I was a 17-year overnight success really. I think I earned it.

No team wanted me. No overseas team. Not even a D-League team.

The car business is a lot like football. In football, you have to win once a week. In the car business, you have to win every day.