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Resilience Quotes

"Too many easy victories can ruin a fighter just as much as a long line of defeats."

― Muhammad Ali

"The critics only made me work harder."

― Muhammad Ali

"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."

― Muhammad Ali

"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."

― Muhammad Ali

"I’ve never let anyone talk me into not believing in myself."

― Muhammad Ali

"I know no fighter can survive the loss if he feels sorry for himself when he’s defeated."

― Muhammad Ali

"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."

― Muhammad Ali

"Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong."

― Muhammad Ali

"The thing that matters is how you lose. I’m not crying. My friends should not cry."

― Muhammad Ali

"You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it."

― Denzel Washington

"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."

― Denzel Washington

"There are two kinds of pain in this world. The pain that hurts, the pain that alters."

― Denzel Washington

"I like to use the hard times of the past to motivate me today."

― Dwayne Johnson

"When life puts you in touchy situations, don’t say “Why Me?” Just say “Try Me.”"

― Dwayne Johnson

"If something stands between you and your success – move it. Never be denied."

― Dwayne Johnson

"In 1995 I had $7 bucks in my pocket and knew two things: I’m broke as hell and one day I won’t be."

― Dwayne Johnson

"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."

― Dwayne Johnson

"It ain’t the 99% who’s not putting in the relentless hard work that I care about. It’s the 1% who is."

― Dwayne Johnson

"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."

― Dwayne Johnson

"Do not go gentle — cause that rent is always due."

― Dwayne Johnson

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