Paul Pierce Quotes

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

You've got to be able to hang in there in some uncomfortable pockets and uncomfortable situations, where you're going to take a hit and deliver the football.

Everybody has to deal with tough times. A gold medal doesn't make you immune to that. A skater is used to falling down and getting up again.

The young must be prepared to experience innumerable disappointments and yet not fail.

You don't play 162 games without facing some adversity during the course of the year.

I just think that there are those people that their resolve is strengthened by what it is that's keeping them down, and there are some people that will buckle under it. You never know which one is which until you get into the eighth or ninth round of the fight.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport.

The road to perseverance lies by doubt.

When the going gets tough, let the tough get going.

If you can't take it, you won't make it.

You'll encounter difficulties at any job, and the best way for me to get through them is via endurance.

You have to learn how to fight through when it sucks and it's really hard.

I have been fascinated with survival and having to go on no matter what. That always appealed to me.

I've come over so many obstacles over the years, so now when things get chucked at me, I know that I can get through to the other side with the mindset that I've got.

I've had to be tough my whole life.

I've had several tough matches. Just getting through it every day, it's really motivating.

Football is not always easy; you need to navigate through some adversity.

I have a different kind of experience than other girls had. I've had to face a lot of different styles and adjust to them. I had to face a lot of bad situations and come back. I've had to fight with my eyes swollen shut and my nose broken and bloody.

The road is hard, and you have to get accustomed to it.

Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.