Quotes About Grit

The best thing is to accept the circumstances, not take them personally, deal with them, stop complaining, and give everything your best.

You certainly know when you have an opportunity, and you want to take advantage of it. And it's certainly disappointing when you don't.

You just have to know how to put in the work, know how to be patient, how to take advantage of every opportunity that you get.

The key is to keep playing hard and the rest will take care of itself.

I've been talking to a lot of young people, especially here in America. I let them know that the people who they're competing with for opportunities live all over the place. They're probably not in your city, state, or country; they are hungry, and they are grinding! Some of the things that a lot of us take for granted, these people don't.

Every job I take, within minutes I'm thinking, 'I can't do this.' I think it's what makes me work. People think I just swagger in and do it. But I doubt myself all the time. It's what pushes me, what makes me work harder. The older I get, the less I take for granted.

Obviously, you don't want to take for granted the difficulty of winning a division title.

Every day is a good day above ground, and especially being able to play metal and being able to your craft and everything. You've gotta respect that, because it's something that can be taken away from you really quick.

Hillary Clinton has taken some fire over 40 years of her fight for families and children. How does she do it? That's what I want to know. Where does she get her grit and her grace? Where do any of our female firsts, our pathbreakers, where do they find that strength?

I've taken great pride in not being fragile.

Grit, determination, the right amount of crazy, self belief - everything it takes to be a champion. I have that.

I think I've always been very good at taking advantage of the opportunities that have been given to me, because I didn't have many. Once I got one, I grabbed it with two hands.

The big talent is persistence.

My talent as a footballer was medium. But I had heart, a will to win, to work to overcome my limitations.

Be talented enough to make it and stupid enough to keep trying.

I decided a long time ago that I didn't have to be talented. I just had to be persistent.

I'm not writing fairy tales or object lessons.

I'm not a guy who always complains or talks about getting carries.

It doesn't matter how tall you are if you have heart and you're a competitor.

When you still have something in the tank, it's really hard to let it go.

The things we do to stay alive for another year. Another day. Another hour. The deals we make with the universe and ourselves. You start to feel dirty.

LOS ANGELES IS a busted jukebox in a forgotten bar at the ass end of the high desert. The city only exists between the pops, skips, and scratches of the old 45s.

I hurt like I just climbed out of a cement mixer, and the shot that grazed my side burns like hell. But I don't have time to whine right now.

I've swallowed enough sand that I'm going to shit cinder blocks.