Quotes About Grit

I was born a football player and I love this game.

Football players come to enjoy the struggle.

It's not easy to be a footballer.

I was a street footballer.

This sport is not very forgiving.

I belong to the breed of first-generation entrepreneurs who have basically created our enterprises with very frugal resources.

For me, when you're going in the late rounds you just always have that chip on your shoulder. At the end of the day, every team that didn't draft me - including the team that took me 203rd - everybody passed me a few times. And, for me, that kind of fueled me over the years.

All this could go tomorrow, and I would still know how to function, because I never had nothing before. I went through the struggle - it was a rough life.

Adversity tries people, and mine has tried you and proved how nice you are.

Although he's slight, he has that wiry strength that seems to come more from will than muscle.

Teadvuse piire aga uurigu need, kelle soontes voolab talupojaveri, kellel on rüsajad reied, jämedad sääred, kes taluvad piinu, olgu hingelisi või ihulisi, niisama igapäevaselt, nagu nad söövad leiba ja soola.

There's steel in this man that no one has taken the temper out of...

Above all, he could not stop half way, that was nonsense not only in business but always and everywhere

Nothing has been given to Deontay Wilder. So with that being said, nothing is going to be taken from me. So I must stay focused. I must. I must. It is an absolute must to stay focused.

I am a fighter; I will keep fighting and will never give up.

A guy that's going to do all of the dirty work, that guy that is willing to defend anyone and do the little things and not really care about all of that other stuff. I think every championship team needs that.

Passion is different than desire. People that are successful recognize passion. You have to be willing to work at it. I love the image of pushing a boulder uphill - it will flourish you.

I never wanted to take the easy way, and I was always willing to hustle.

What I lack in talent, I compensate with my willingness to grind it out. That's the secret of my life.

Grinding is a mindset and a willingness and commitment to work at it.

Freedom isn't for wimps.

I'll take an ugly win over a pretty loss any day.

To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it's digging deep, it's doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.

Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these.