You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
For Black Label Special Opps, adversity is what you thrive on. General Patton is a huge fan favorite in Black Label.
I don't define myself by my successes. I define myself by adversity and how I've persevered.
In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.
I learned to take those experiences that were difficult in my life and in the adversity that I had overcome to use it for a positive change.
The beautiful thing about the NFL season is to see a team come together after they get to know each other in the spring and summer. You then go through adversity together and see how you respond. The teams that can respond in a positive way are the teams that are going to be there in the end.
Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.
Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we're thinking like amateurs. Amateurs don't show up. Amateurs crap out. Amateurs let adversity defeat them. The pro thinks differently. He shows up, he does his work, he keeps on truckin', no matter what.
I'm not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. It's in my nature to be a battler.
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
The story of FDR as U.S. Commander in Chief is a heroic war story of a president who had already overcome great adversity in facing polio but who went on to take the reins of our armed forces in the greatest conflagration in human history - on our behalf.
By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown.
Adversity will only sharpen our wits and make us more strong-willed, resulting in the political awakening of more Hong Kongers, not to mention the international community's support.
People are always saying, what use are the retarded, on welfare, using up all our funds, and yet, where else is there every day a greater example of the triumph of the human spirit over adversity than these people?
Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.
You have to handle adversity well. There are roadblocks you will have to fight through.
I honestly think part of the appeal of 'Rumours' was that it was sort of heroic. We managed to push through in the face of so much personal adversity.
I learned to put 100 percent into what you're doing. I learned about setting goals for yourself, knowing where you want to be and taking small steps toward those goals. I learned about adversity and how to get past it.
You may feel singled out when adversity enters your life. You shake your head and wonder, 'Why me?'
When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.
