Quotes About Overcoming

For me to become an All-Star for two straight years and now to become an All-Star starter, I most definitely proved the doubters wrong. It's an unbelievable moment in my career.

Losing has an unbelievably negative impact on me.

'IronE' stands for an eagle in flight with an unbroken spirit. I coined that term because it is indicative of my life story and the fact that I'm out of the inner city.

I lost my legs in a big crash and, of course, after that, there were times, not so much of darkness, but certainly times where it was very uncertain of what my future would hold.

I failed, I failed, and that is about all that can be said about it.

We must learn from misfortune the means of future strength.

There are wars and poverty and so on - it's based on fear. You can cure that with your being by not being afraid.

The Christian is to proclaim and prosecute an irreconcilable war against his bosom sins; those sins which have lain nearest his heart, must now be trampled under his feet.

Come with me and take back your lives!

Matthew had won this battle—a battle in a war marked no more by yards on an open field, but by scars unseen.

Most people are remarkably resilient. Even those who have been through war or great loss often find reservoirs of strength. But the legacy of trauma is a heavy burden to bear.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.

Use your fear... it can take you to the place where you store your courage.

Don't give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.

Success is not about who never fails. It is about who can spring - or even stagger - back up.

I think what I represent is achieving what you want in life. It's a matter of your attitude. Some people have a negative attitude, and that's their disability.

Life is 10 per cent what happens and 90 per cent how you deal with it.

The only limitations are the ones we put on ourselves.

Our wounds ultimately give us wisdom. Our stumbling blocks inevitably become our stepping stones. And our setbacks lead us to our strengths

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.