Quotes About Overcoming

Chris reflected that a horrific place like this, with all the odds so grotesquely stacked against him, was where the Doctor magnificently belonged.

The sun rises every day. What is to love? Lock the sun in a box. Force the sun to overcome adversity in order to rise. Then we will cheer! I will often admire beautiful sunrise, but I will never consider the sun a champion for having risen.

It makes one realize that the physicality if our world is a boundary to us only if our will is weak; a true champion can accomplish things that a normal person would think impossible.

Schumacher has no flaws. He has the best car, the best-financed team, the best tires, the most skill. Who can rejoice in his wins? The sun rises every day. What is to love? Lock the sun in a box. Force the sun to overcome adversity in order to rise. Then we will cheer! I will often admire a beautiful sunrise, but I will never consider the sun a champion for having risen.

It makes one realize that the physicality of our world is a boundary to us only if our will is weak; a true champion can accomplish things that a normal person would think impossible. Denny

I have four strikes against me. I'm black, I'm short, I'm intelligent, and I have a medical condition.

There aint never a horse that could'nt be rode and never a rider that could'nt be throwed

He felt it deep, like a stone too big to heft out of the garden. He just had to how around it and make do.

from unbearable pain and loss can come self-discovery and the strength and courage to continue life's journey.

When you argue for your limitations, you get to keep them. Don't be a victim of your circumstances. figure it out, find a way, and make it happen.

What seemed an insurmountable mountain from a distance is just a small hill when you arrive—at least in proportion to the person you've become. Your thinking, your skills, your relationships, your sense of what is possible and what it takes all grow on the journey to big.

When you argue for your limitations, you get to keep them

We have trouble overcoming the four factors—flawed beliefs, insufficient experience, a passive stance, and a concrete reasoning style—that emerged from the contrasting twins study.

Our Lord has sovereignly ordained that our refining process take place as we go through difficulties, not around them. The Bible is filled with examples of those who overcame as they passed through the desert, the Red Sea, the fiery furnace and ultimately the cross. God doesn't protect Christians from their problems — he helps them walk victoriously through their problems."4

Gary and Betsy Ricucci point out, "Our Lord has sovereignly ordained that our refining process take place as we go through difficulties, not around them. The Bible is filled with examples of those who overcame as they passed through the desert, the Red Sea, the fiery furnace and ultimately the cross. God doesn't protect Christians from their problems—he helps them walk victoriously through their problems."1

Some athletes resist fear, or some try to deny fear. Others attempt to conquer it. Athletes should accept fear and recognize it as the body's way of telling them to become energized. Unmask your fears and face them down. Examine them. "Many times when fear starts to hit me, my best chance of overcoming it lies in facing it squarely and examining it rationally,

Competitive sports can bring out the best in people. Instead of playing small, they overcome their self-doubts and fears. They let their light shine. They find courage, which is the opposite of discourage, and tap into their reservoir of potential. Reflect a moment. Can you remember a time when you were a hero, when you showed heart, courage, and fearlessness that maybe you didn't think you had?

He did not know how long it took, but later he looked back on this time of crying in the corner of the dark cave and thought of it as when he learned the most important rule of survival, which was that feeling sorry for yourself didn't work. It wasn't just that it was wrong to do, or that it was considered incorrect. It was more than that--it didn't work.

When he sat alone in the darkness and cried and was done, all done with it, nothing had changed. His leg still hurt, it was still dark, he was still alone and the self-pity had accomplished nothing.

the most important rule of survival, which was that feeling sorry for yourself didn't work.

You have to take control of your life, stop being a victim of your past, and start moving on to something new. You have to make a choice. You have to change. Even when the change is scary.

You can stand there defeated, or deal with those elements within your control and move on. Which makes more sense?

Being frightened is a part of the human experience. It lies beneath every impulse to grow spiritually—to find the roots of fear and pull them.

I have had a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.