“You can’t cry when things get a little bit hard. You’ve just got to push through and know that there’s a reason and end to the means.”
"I don’t believe in superstitions. I just do certain things because I’m scared in case something will happen if I don’t do them."
- Abby Wambach
Awareness
"Good soccer players need not only great footwork but also a big heart."
- Abby Wambach
Compassion
"It doesn’t matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heart."
- Abby Wambach
Courage
"You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it."
- Abby Wambach
Courage
"I’ve never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else."
- Abby Wambach
Teamwork
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
Persistence
"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."
- Barbara Elaine Smith
Persistence
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."
- Octavia Butler
Persistence
"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"
Persistence
"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"
Persistence