Perseverance Quotes

"I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I’m like, ‘My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don’t have it. I just want to chill.’ We all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you al" "The biggest dreams aren’t fueled by belief. They’re fueled by doubt." "I’ve played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball." "Have a good time. Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged. You have to keep moving. You have to keep going. Put one foot in front of the other, smile, and just keep on rolling." "I want to see if I can. I don’t know if I can. I want to find out. I want to see. I’m going to do what I always do; I’m going to break it down to its smallest form, smallest detail, and go after it. Day by day, one day at a time." "Some people wanted me to come back down to earth. To come down to their level. To relax. But I couldn’t. It wasn’t in my DNA." "No matter what the injury—unless it’s completely debilitating—I’m going to be the same player I’ve always been." "From the beginning, I wanted to be the best. I had a constant craving, a yearning, to improve and be the best." "I see the beauty in getting up in the morning and being in pain because I know all the hard work that it took to get to this point. So, I’m not, I’m not sad about retiring. I’m very appreciative of what I’ve had." "People just don’t understand how obsessed I am with winning." "There’s nothing truly to be afraid of, when you think about it, because I’ve failed before, and I woke up the next morning, and I’m okay." "I saw you come in and I wanted you to know that it doesn’t matter how hard you work, that I’m willing to work harder than you." "I’m here. I’m not going anywhere. No matter what the injury—unless it’s completely debilitating—I’m going to be the same player I’ve always been. I’ll figure it out. I’ll make some tweaks, some changes, but I’m still coming." "I wanna be the best, simple, and plain." "My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently un-achievable challenges, and trying to rise above them."