Quotes About Grit

Once you've wrestled, everything in life is easy.

I'd rather have more heart than talent any day.

The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

I don't stop when I'm tired. I stop when I'm done

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

The winner ain't the one with the fastest car. It's the one who refuses to lose.

True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts.

That's one thing you learn in sports. You don't give up; you fight to the finish.

When you fall, get right back up. Just keep going, keep pushing it.

Some people tell me that we professional players are soccer slaves. Well, if this is slavery, give me a life sentence.

I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.

You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.

The first time you quit, it's hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don't even have to think about it.

Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones.

Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose.

It's hard to beat a person that never gives up.

Golf is not a game of good shots. It's a game of bad shots.

Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.

A winner never whines.

It's no shame to fall down, but it is a shame to just stay down.

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.

A boy shows how much he wants to play in the spring, when it's tough, and during two a days, when it's hot and tough.

Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.