"No athlete is truly tested until they’ve stared an injury in the face and came out on the other side stronger than ever"
- Anonymous
Resilience
"The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection, but the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure"
- Nike
Adversity
"Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t"
- Anonymous
Strength
"Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion."
- Michael Jordan
Belief
"Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up"
- Dean Karnazes
Persistence
"Success is built out of faith, an undying passion, and a relentless drive"
- Stephen Curry
Ambition
"Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement."
- Arnold Palmer
Perseverance
"My attitude is that if you push me towards a weakness, I will turn that weakness into a strength"
- Michael Jordan
Belief in Self
"He who argues for his limitations gets to keep them."
- Richard Bach
Belief in Self
"To persevere is important to everybody. Don’t give up. Don’t Give in. There is always an answer to everything."
- Louis Zamperini
Perseverance
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
- Helen Keller
Strength
"When you feel like quitting, think about why you started"
- Anonymous
Motivation
"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."
- A. Camus
Resilience
"Today I will do what others won’t so tomorrow I will do what others can’t"
- Anonymous
Determination
"Strength shows not only in the ability to persist, but in the ability to start over"
- Anonymous
Growth
"Goals should never be easy. They should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable."
- Michael Phelps
Goals
"Turn your setbacks into comebacks"
- Anonymous
Overcoming Obstacles
"Never let a stumble in the road be the end of a journey."
- Anonymous
Perseverance
"The hard days are the best because that’s where champions are made."
- Gabby Douglas
Hard Work
"Failure I can live with. Not trying is what I can’t handle."
- Sanya Richards-Ross
Courage
"Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world."
- C.S. Lewis
Adversity
"Being challenged is inevitable. Being defeated is optional"
- Anonymous
Courage
"There is more to life than increasing its speed."
- Gandhi
Awareness
"Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is"
- Vince Lombardi
Ambition
"When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening. That’s where your power is"
- Anonymous
Empowerment
"The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment."
- Anonymous
Hard Work
"Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble"
- Benjamin Franklin
Reflection
"Remember the guy that gave up? Neither does anyone else."
- Anonymous
Motivation
"The ones who say ‘You can’t’ and ‘You won’t’ are probably the ones scared that you will"
- Anonymous
Empowerment
"I am wishing you all a speedy recovery from all niggles, pain, injuries, and surgeries!"
- Camille
Compassion
"One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat."
- Anonymous
Failure