Quotes about Determination

Please," Jonas said, and for a second she thought he might stop her. No more hope. Instead, his gaze latched on to her with desperation. No wonder the world needed people of faith to stand strong—they were looking to them for the smallest inkling of hope.

Victory lies not only in the end goal but in the steps of faith we take every day toward that goal.

Good conflict should push your character further and further from their goals, yet strengthen their motivation to push ahead. Many

It's the way of evil. It is unrelenting. And the fight is always there. Our job is to just fight the battles we're assigned to fight.

Some fighters know when to stop on their own and go on to something else, and then some fighters have nothing to go back to after they are finished. Some fighters still have the burning fire and feel that they just need to try one more time. Few can do it.

Sometimes there's just no room for apologies.

I hated the thought of being just a songwriter.

Don't feel sorry for me.

I don't I don't really care what people expect me to do at these Games. It's all about me. It might sound a little selfish, but it's what I want to accomplish and reaching my potential. Everything else, everybody else's opinion, they can kick rocks.

Champions make their own luck.

Well, the good Lord and good luck must have been with me because I did exactly what I said I was going to do.

Tenacious people don't rely on luck, fate, or destiny for their success. And when conditions become difficult, they keep working.