Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.
Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.
I never tried quitting, and I never quit trying.
The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.
Courage, hard work, self-mastery, and intelligent effort are all essential to successful life.
We must all either wear out or rust out, every one of us. My choice is to wear out.
Suicide is no solution. Keep fighting.
The hard work definitely paid off and hard work always does.
The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.
In Northeast Ohio, nothing is given. Everything is earned. You work for what you have.
I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
It is the struggle itself that is most important. We must strive to be more than we are. It does not matter that we will not reach our ultimate goal. The effort itself yields its own reward.
Once you are in it, you are in it. You have to go all the way to the end because you commit yourself to such a level where there is no compromise. You give everything you have, absolutely everything. Sometimes, you find even more because you require more if you want to stay ahead and you want to win.
I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated.
It’s important to work hard – there’s no short cut around that.
Rest if you must, but never quit.
I’m very determined. If I decide that something is worth doing, then I’ll put my heart and soul to it. The whole ground can be against me, but if I know it is right, I’ll do it.
It’s better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
Those who stay will be champions.
I don’t need easy, I just need possible.