Gord Downie Quotes

I was determined to play my horn against all odds, and I had to sacrifice a whole lot of pleasure to do so.

If you work hard the fight's easy. If you don't work hard then the fight's hard.

I'm a good dad and a fair husband, and I work quite a bit.

Getting to the top is not so easy; staying there is more difficult.

There were times I didn't think we would ever make it, even when we were cranking two out a year.

Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.

That's what I try to do each and every week is give my best effort and not give up, no matter what comes at us.

My experience with music, I'm not going to say extremely negative, but it's definitely been a grind; it's been grimy - it hasn't been a pretty process. It's left me crying, you know, on the carpet in my tiny apartment with, like, no money. But it's been worth it, it's my passion, my dream, it's what I love to do.

Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do.

I'm finding that success is way more time-consuming than failure ever was.

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.

There were so many times when I felt like running away from the akhada. But now that we are bearing the fruits of all the hard work, we understand its value.

I'm used to working hard and making sacrifices.

I worked very hard in my first marriage, and I travelled constantly to make money for the family, and when I came home, I would be the best father that I could be.

People easily quit their dream because it's not easy.

It's really indescribable. All the hard work you put in and all the sacrifices.

We have to have adversity in order for us to really reap the benefits and really just have an appreciation of how hard it is to win in the NBA.

Just being a dad, trying to balance both - football and being dad - trying to be the best at both. You know, you've got to work at it like anything else. I've been working.

If you give all your effort and all the fight and all the heart you got, it doesn't necessarily mean you're going to win, and that's what's tough about sports.

I always believe every team that wins has to go through some things.

Every time you step out on that field, it's tough. There is no easy way to approach it and no short cuts out there.

Everyone sees the glory moments, but they don't see what happens behind the scenes.

Dreams are not easy. Dreams are painful. They force work and commitment. They are challenging and motivating.

Success comes from doing the hard part. When the hard part is all you've got, you're more likely to do it. And this is precisely why it's difficult to focus. Because focusing means acknowledging that you just signed up for the hard part.

We must thoroughly clear away all ideas among our cadres of winning easy victories through good luck, without hard and bitter struggle, without sweat and blood.