Quotes About Overcoming

I was a good 30 pounds overweight throughout high school, and it wasn't until I was going away to college that I really wanted to make sure I was doing everything possible to feel as confident as I could.

Throughout your career, whether you're getting into the sport or have been it in for a number of years like me, there will always be obstacles. The important thing is how you deal with those obstacles and come back from any disappointment or setback, no matter how big or small.

There are times when you throw an interception and you're beating yourself up.

You know, you can only throw in so many haymakers before one misses and you get knocked out.

I came back after my surgery, throwing four to six miles harder than I did before.

I never resorted to the spitter until I was obliged to. I nearly ruined my arm throwing curves.

In 2012, I was invited to a ski event called the Hartford Ski Spectacular to learn how to sit-ski for the first time. I loved it, but it was not pretty - I was not good. I didn't know how to stop, so I kept throwing myself on the ground.

Even when on 'The Biggest Loser', I was out doing back handsprings on the show, throwing dummies on the mat.

I came out of a Canadian high school where the hardest people were throwing was in the 70-mph range - 70-75 mph, maybe. I found that getting to pro ball was overwhelming.

Even if I get thrown out of Hollywood, I'll come back.

No matter how many obstacles that are thrown in our path, there are ways to except them and to live through them.

I've learnt the power of words. I've had the worst thrown at me.

Do I have my days when I've thrown a little pity party for myself? Absolutely.

My life has thrown up many challenges, good and bad, and nine times out of 10 I come through them.

If someone throws you in a pool and you can't swim, you're going to struggle.

If you were to be put off by every little problem life throws at you, you'd get nowt done.

Everyone knows life throws you curve balls, in my case it's like life throws me giant boulders.

One day, I got beat up, and my glasses, which were crooked already, got shattered on the ground. That's when I said, 'Okay, enough.' I became like Batman. I decided to thug myself out, all the way.

After it was sewn back on, they did a proper job of it, and now it's OK. It looks a little distorted, and the nail has not grown fully back yet, but I'm thankful I still have my thumb, and I can still do my horn sign.

My very first scrimmage at Kansas, I got dunked on so hard by Tarik Black that I almost quit. Tarik dunked on me so hard that I was looking at plane tickets home. This guy was a senior. He was a grown man. I didn't know what was going on. He got his own rebound and dunked over me so hard that everything went in slow motion.

When I started competing, I was so broke that I had to tie my helmet with a piece of string. On one jump, the string snapped, and my helmet carried on farther than I did. I may have been the first ski jumper ever beaten by his gear.

The staging for 'Monsters' is all about me getting free. In the beginning I'm like tied, in a dark place... until I am scared no more, and I'm taking the lead of my life, I'm being the queen of my life, I'm ruling the world! In the end I'm taking a risk, but I'm taking the leap of faith.

Walt Disney was turned down for a loan for Disney theme parks 300 times.

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot.