Famous Quotes & Sayings

Now we'll find out how our guys bounce back -- how they handle adversity.

Give advice; if people don't listen, let adversity teach them

Debbie Meyer

Girls are able to reach their potential now. Once they are out of the sport, they can still continue in the business world of sports. The whole role of the female is changing. Times do change, but we still have to work through adversity and learn to live with the decisions we make.

Dave Wannstedt

From a fundamental standpoint, particularly on defense, I didn't do a good enough job of getting the guys prepared. We hit adversity. We did not deal with adversity the way championship teams deal with adversity. We didn't handle it well.

I don't think anybody in the country has had to face the adversity we've faced. Coming here as freshmen, going through the sanctions and the injuries and everything. People have said things we've done good as well. But we've faced more adversity than anybody in the country and to still be standing here able to play for a championship at the end says a lot about who we are as people.

Theo Epstein

I don't think you ever want to see your team struggle. I think the fact that we had to overcome adversity during the regular season probably helped us.

From the middle of last season, Zach really has made strides dealing with adversity. He doesn't let things bother him. He just keeps playing.

Gene Mauch

If it's true that you learn from adversity, then I must be the toughest SOB in the world,

If we study the lives of great men and women carefully and unemotionally we find that, invariably, greatness was developed, tested and revealed through the darker periods of their lives. One of the largest tributaries of the RIVER OF GREATNESS is always the STREAM OF ADVERSITY.

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small

He was a stray. He was pretty hungry, pretty skinny and in pretty rough shape when he was brought here.

Howard Dean

He's had millions of dollars thrown at him by Bloomberg, and I think he's just hanging right in there, every single day, ... and I think that's what you want is a tough guy who will get up and go to work every day no matter how much adversity he faces.

I was real proud of the kids. We had some adversity at the end of the season, with injuries, and our guys fought through it.

Kylie Minogue

I was so happy to finally meet the children and see the results of Toby's energy and vision. Their triumph through adversity is inspiring.

I was pleased with how we handled adversity on the road. Our strategy was sound and we took high percentage risks where we put our guys.

Anne Bradstreet

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

If we didn't know the definition of adversity before, I'm sure we know it now. (The loss) was tough to swallow.

She was a weak woman - too highly elated in prosperity, too easily depressed by adversity - not considering that both are situations of trial

She was in pretty bad shape last year. By talking to her you could hear that she was a nice person. She has overcome great adversity with the support of friends and family.

Oh, yeah, absolutely. That was a humbling experience. But in a lot of ways, to be humbled is probably a positive thing in the long run. Adversity is where most of life's lessons are learned.

Six games away from the playoffs and we are still refining some aspects of our play. We need to work on finishing checks, but overall I am pleased with the way this team responds to adversity and generates opportunities. We've got six games left to get better - to be playoff ready.

I have a lot of strong belief in those guys in that locker room. They've handled a lot of adversity this year, from a lot of different angles. I have all the faith in the world that they'll be ready to play Sunday afternoon in Austin.

I have a lot of respect for Frank and the job he's done at Milford. This was a different type season for us, we overcame a lot of adversity and are thrilled to be playing Saturday.

Dan Rather

I have been here through good times and not so good times. I have seen us overcome adversity before,

I feel we have a good enough team to overcome adversity and get the wins and get to the tournament. We've always been to the tournament. We have the water at our neck right now, but I think we'll pull through.

I feel like I keep reading a new book, but the ending is the same every time. We play great in the first period and then at the first sign of adversity, we crumble. Adversity is the true test of character and we haven't shown it.

I feel like we're definitely better than last year. We had some adversity last season, but everybody learned from it and I think we're more confident and excited about the season.

I feel like I've gotten a new MBA from the school of hard knocks over the last four years. When you have to go out there and run your own business, there are some other attributes that you may not necessarily know from working in corporate America.

I can tell you it's been a tough time for us. We've gone through a lot of adversity here.

Jerome K. Jerome

When you forget to take the sail at all, then the wind is constantly in your favour both ways. But there! this world is only a probation, and man was born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.

James Agee

It's kind of a test, Mary, and it's the only kind that amounts to anything. When something rotten like this happens, then you have your choice. You start to really be alive, or you start to die. That's all.

Jason Kilar

Take risks. Fail. Pick yourself back up again. And always, always remember this: there is no adversity capable of stopping you once the choice to persevere is made.

Hillary Clinton

No human being is immune to adversity or personal setbacks.