Alonzo Mourning Quotes

You don't quit after you get beat. You pick yourself up, and you start rebuilding to accomplish your goals.

We're not done. We're just going to continue playing and hoping to put some wins together again.

But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the nerves at strain, to dry one's eyes and laugh at a fall, and baffled, get up and begin again.

There was always a feeling for me that it would work. That's what keeps me going. You go in with a positive attitude and stay there, and that's a big part of what does make it work.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

For me it was just important to play my game and believe until the end. Even now, Venus is not in the top 10, but you can still feel she can be back again.

I'm going to mess up. But I'm going to get back, you know, and get after it and try to do better the next day.

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

All of us, in a sense, struggle continuously all the time, because we never get what we want. The important thing which I've really learned is how do you not give up, because you never succeed in the first attempt.

The starkest rejection letter might be followed by a million-dollar advance. Don't let rejection start to look the same as failure.

It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.

When life knocks you down, keep getting up.

A loss is just a loss. You get up again, dust yourself off, go at it again regardless of the circumstances. That's the way I look at it.

When times are down, keep believing, keep working hard, and things will pick up.

I didn't get in to 'Strictly' the first time, but my determination and enthusiasm shone through and got me a job on the show the following year. Don't give up and turn the no's and setbacks into a positive!

I want to inspire people and show people no matter what happens, no matter how much you get knocked down, you can pick yourself up. Just keep pushing forward, keep being positive.

There were, of course, ups and downs. But whenever my parents were knocked down, in business or anything else, they picked themselves up and started again.

I've experienced a lot of successes. I've experienced a lot of failures. I've been able to get back up on my feet and keep going.

The most important thing any broken individual can do is keep their chin up and keep moving forward.

It's never easy to lose the games and then come back stronger.

Sometimes things don't go your way, but you get up and keep going.

When I'm struggling, I can still dream about my successes.

I had some dark days, but not once did I think I wouldn't play again - it was just a case of what sort of level I'd get back at. Would I get back to where I wanted to be?

Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up on yourself.

Even when I do miss easy balls I feel I can come back.