Quotes about Grit

Leadership grit begets grit. Lead by example.

Everybody knows that effort matters. What was revelatory to me was how much it mattered.

You have to be resilient.

I think I am pretty resilient and resourceful.

Being strong, showing that you will see things through no matter what comes your way, that's what matters most to me.

Without a lot of college film, a lot of people had written me off already. When the Patriots called, I was pretty happy.

A person who refuses to give up will always succeed, eventually. Henry Ford failed and went broke five times before he succeeded. NBA superstar Michael Jordan was once cut from his high school basketball team. After his first audition, screen legend Fred Astaire received the following assessment from an MGM executive: "Can't act. Slightly bald. Can dance a little.

Determination keeps us going when the going gets tough.

Perserverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.

Oh, well, faint heart never won so much as a scrap of paper

That's what I'm known for, I got cardio and pressure.

The parenting style that is good for grit is also the parenting style good for most other things: Be really, really demanding, and be very, very supportive.