Resilience Quotes

"The critics only made me work harder." "Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even." "I may have been the best fighter, but I was also the poorest. I had never been able to afford a first-class mouthpiece to protect my teeth. I had to wait until other fighters finished so I could borrow their headgear, or their trunk or bandages." "I’ve never let anyone talk me into not believing in myself." "I know no fighter can survive the loss if he feels sorry for himself when he’s defeated." "I do everything to make the fight come out my way, but if I’m defeated I have to get up and come back again, no matter how humiliating the loss." "Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong." "The thing that matters is how you lose. I’m not crying. My friends should not cry." "My mother never gave up on me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back." "I grew up where, when a door closed, a window didn’t open. The only thing I had was cracks. I’d do everything to get through those cracks – scratch, claw, bite, push, bleed. Now the opportunity is here. The door is wide open, and it’s as big as a garage." "It ain’t the 99% who’s not putting in the relentless hard work that I care about. It’s the 1% who is." "By 24yrs old, I failed at achieving the biggest dream of my life. My ass was kicked and I was down but not out. I refused to give up, got back up and pushed on." "Two hand philosophy. If I can’t earn it, then I don’t want it. My hands might be calloused up and scarred up with a knuckle or two missing (poor punching form;) but they’re mine and serve as my daily anchors for puttin’ in the work." "If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things." "If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner." "Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well." "Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering." "The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats." "In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: hit the line hard." "When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself."