Unyielding Will Quotes

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

The nation is a power hard to rouse, but when roused harder still and more hopeless to resist.

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

You should never surrender, never give up.

This guy Clubber Lang, I've been him all my life. He's mean and hungry just like me.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate,Can circumvent or hinder or controlThe firm resolve of a determined soul.Gifts count for nothing; will alone is great;All things give way before it soon or late.What obstacle can stay the mighty forceOf the sea seeking river in its course,Or cause the ascending orb of day to wait?

I never feared clamor. I have never been afraid of the people, for by them I have always been sustained. And when I have all the truth, argument, fact and reason on my side, clamor nor affront, nor animosities can drive me from my purpose.

When you read history you that kings who have come to the end of their tether, as a rule, would suffer death rather than give up part of their power.

The just man and firm of purpose—not the heat of fellow citizens clamoring for what is wrong, not presence of threatening tyrant can shake—in his rocklike soul.

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back.

I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.

My dad always taught me never to give up in my mind. You can never really beat me. It sounds ridiculous, but I will always come back for you. You can't beat someone who never gives up. I could lose 100 times to you, but I will always get you. I will die trying. This applies not only to swimming but to my life as well.

I was a fighter and very determined. There was no way I was going to back out without winning.

A defeated wrestler is not tired of wrestling.

I know not age, nor weariness nor defeat.

Intent is not a thought, or an object, or a wish. Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated. It operates in spite of the warrior's indulgence. Intent is what makes him invulnerable. Intent is what sends a shaman through a wall, through space, to infinity.

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.

I am not a super-talented guy, I'm just a dude who will fight you tooth and nail.

When I get knocked down, I'm going to get up and knock you down - and I'm going to hurt you.

Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don't think you can teach anyone desire. I think it's a gift. I don't know why I have it, but I do.

Everyone knows I get off the floor, and I fight until the finish.

That's one reason fans take to me. They like the battle side of it. They look at me and think this guy shouldn't be on the pitch, he's just bulldozing his way through.

My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely.

Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in. It's a state of mind-you could call it character in action.