Quotes About Overcoming

I had nerve damage. It was going to lead to amputation. I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol.

The first two or three movies I did, I'd be around famous co-stars and totally pretend like I didn't care, but inside, I was shaking. I've been weaning myself off that.

When people tell you you're on the brink of death, you've got to dig pretty deep to get it together.

My whole life, I've been called 'Just a pretty face,' or, 'You'll never amount to anything, you don't really have anything to offer, but your looks.' It's never defined who I am, I mean, I've heard it my whole life, it's nothing new.

Big things, a real crisis, I think I'm pretty good, but this little thing will just wallop me. I think I'm managing depression better now: when the mood comes, I just try and sit it out.

If you can be the best from Queensbridge and actually make it out, then you must be pretty good.

I love adversity. It really reveals people, and I think I've handled it pretty good.

Used to be some liabilities people would talk about in my game. I feel like I have cleaned those up pretty well. Returning was big for me. I think I've gotten a pretty good hold on that.

I'm the world's worst dancer. I have dancephobia.

At Treviso, my entire career was in danger; I lost all self-esteem and confidence.

Newman's second law: Just when things look darkest, they go black.

A lot of times, losing a fight is tough. In your darkest hours, I guess your true colors show.

I went through child abuse, and I also went through abuse with dating a couple of boyfriends in high school. I also have gone through a divorce.

People have been counting me out since Day One.

I have a lot of bad days.

Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal with them accordingly.

I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion.

Everyone deals with loss. I'm no different, but we all find our ways of coming through things. Is it tough? Of course, but you find the strength to push on through.

I've dealt with a lot in my life.

I truly believe deep down that I cannot be beaten. Everything in life can either build you or break you.

I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat.

You have to experience and take defeat in any and all aspects of life so you can be better and stronger.

I know I can beat everyone that defeated me.

I've met quadriplegics who have lost the use of their limbs but not their spirit. They are not dark, defeated people.