Quotes About Overcoming

The tough matches never go my way, so I want to change that.

Everybody is great when things are great. It's the 'not great' stuff that matters.

Max Holloway, I know I can beat him.

I resolved that I would not let the fear of death hold me back.

The best revenge is success.

A rough beginning doesn't have to mean there is a rough end.

Going through rough times will only make me and my team stronger.

I've done shows with one leg; I've done three shows in a row, blown-out back.

The rug was yanked out from under my feet by a misdiagnosis. All I want to do is fight.

Until I really accepted this about myself and got over any of my own transphobia that I had, I really felt like I wouldn't be accepted. I thought I would ruin my life.

I lost in my first ever 400m race, the event I almost ruled later.

I was probably scarred by getting the sack at Middlesbrough.

I'm not satisfied with walking away from something and letting it beat me. That's not my spirit.

Basketball saved my life.

I can truly say that a lot of things that happened in my life, saved my life.

Everybody's got scars. It's not so unique.

The best we ever did was 8-8. But my career was not as dreadful as people make it out to be. You don't see any scars on Archie Manning.

Scary movies, for me, I used to be insanely scared of.

I always get scared. I can't read scripts. I'm scared, scary movies and stuff.

Going through SEAL training taught me that it's OK to fall down three times, as long as you get up four. This is a good philosophy for most things in life.

I think I can get back to a place where I'm more in control and there are small blips, as opposed to massive wobbles every two seconds.

Looking back at it now, it's almost overwhelming, the amount of work that went into writing 'Shine', and to come up with the ideas that we're doing now.

I've always been scared to death of pain - afraid, even, to think of it.

I was taught that pain is bad.