Quotes about Perseverance
I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.
— Mia Hamm
In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.
— Eric Liddell
I told you all I was going to be No. 1, and I did just that.
— Usain Bolt
The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind you have to convince.
— Vince Lombardi
The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.
— Vince Lombardi
You might not be able to outthink, outmarket or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.
— Lou Holtz
Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
— Lou Holtz
Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.
— Lou Holtz
It's hard to beat a person that never gives up.
— Babe Ruth
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
— Lou Holtz
The hardest victory is the victory over self.
— Aristotle
The tests of life are not to break you but to make you.
— Norman Vincent Peale