Marv Levy Quotes

One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.

In life we have many disappointments. Those who go on to greater things dwell on the disappointments briefly and then move on

A long list. From getting cut from the high school basketball team, to getting fired from jobs, getting credit cards rejected and cut up. Rejection has only been a distraction, not a roadblock. “Every no gets me closer to a yes,” was the saying I used to use.

Never take no personally. Sometimes people tell you no for a reason that has nothing to do with you. You must keep going.

Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.

A failure becomes just one time at bat if you refuse to let it defeat you.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Delays, disappointments and defeats cause quitters to give up in resignation; losers, to give in the frustration; winners, to come through with determination.

You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.

Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up. We never gave in. We never became bitter. We didn't hate. We continued to press on. And that's what we're saying: There are some ups, there are some downs, and when you're not down, you must have the capacity and the ability to get up and keep going.

The point of life is not who falls down. The point is who gets up and how you do it.

Don't give up. You're going to get kicked in the teeth. A lot. Learn to take a hit, then pick yourself up off the floor. Resilience is the true key to success.

Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting.

To me, failure is not fatal unless you quit; getting knocked down is not embarrassing unless you allow it to keep you down.

When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice. You can overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to overcome you and be a loser. The choice is yours and yours alone. Refuse to throw in the towel. Go that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.

After people become convinced they have what it takes to succeed, they persevere in the face of adversity and quickly rebound from setbacks. By sticking it out through tough times, they emerge stronger from adversity.

A champion is simply someone who did not give up when he wanted to.

The only real failure is the failure to try, and the measure of success is how we cope with disappointment.

Everyone gets scared, and everyone falls. The key is to get right back up and try again.

One of the things is we tend to give up too soon. We get knocked down a couple of times, and we stay down. It's so important to get back up again.

The most successful people in the world are people who were rejected more than anybody else.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

I never listened to the people who said I should give it up, which is the main advice I got.

You are fortunate if you have learned the difference between temporary defeat and failure, more fortunate still if you have learned the truth that the very seed of success is dormant in every defeat that you experience.