Cybill Shepherd Quotes

The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.

Sometimes you're going to win close fights, and that's the way it is.

Luck consists largely of hanging on by your fingernails until things start to go your way.

The longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist, the more likely your success.

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.

In football, everything is possible.

Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.

So, it takes a lot of chance and luck. I mean I was lucky enough to get in the program where people with the same skills never made it to the program. So keep trying.

A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.

The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle.

Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester.

Life is easy when you're hot. But what happens when the ball bounces the other way? You just keep getting back up and climbing up.

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

Technology is like the ante in a poker game. It is the price you pay to play the game. But it doesn't mean you are going to win.

Anything is possible in football.

I've carried my chip with me my entire career. I've had to fight and claw for every position I've had. I sat on the bench as a junior in high school, I had to compete my senior year in high school to get the job. I competed again at Vanderbilt before having success.

Everything's possible in football.

Everything is possible in football.

This is a crazy game we play. You're going to have those times you can't get out, and those times where you can do everything right, and the ball does not fall.

You show me anybody that's great in anything they do, I'll show you somebody that's persevered, demonstrated that mental toughness to overcome some obstacles and adversity.

A lot of times, people say that if you work hard and never give up, it will always work out, which is a great message. However, that's not always the case.

Life doesn't reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.

Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.' Luck is great, but most of life is hard work. We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.

Any team can win.

Baseball is a little bigger gamble than most, and the stakes are pretty high.