I’m able to make decisions even in the face of adversity.
There is no education like adversity.
Talking through troubles, staying calm in the face of adversity, that’s what my father taught me. It’s an invaluable lesson because there’s no shortage of adversity and mistakes to be dealt with.
Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
In spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser and happier as a result.
And dreams are not granted or given – they come with a price. No matter what your goal, you’re bound to face adversity, and it’s during that adversity, when you find out what your made of.
Football is just like life. You have to manage adversity all the time. You have to do the right things and be ready for the moment.
Initially, I know that I handled it worse than she did and I think partly because I’ve always been… every bit of adversity I’ve faced up until the last year and a half is adversity I brought upon myself – or the opposing teams have given me.
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
People love miracles; they love stories which break through adversities.
I strongly believe that through dedication and perseverance, one can overcome adversity to achieve success. It is a privilege to accept membership in the Horatio Alger Association, an organization which promotes this principle.
Every phase of my life always hasn’t been perfect for me. I’ve had to go through some adversity.
I was bullied and picked on because I was so different to everyone else, and I definitely didn’t believe or even know I was fabulous back then. But those hard times made me everything I am today. It’s all water under the bridge now, but being bullied and going through adversity definitely made me stronger.
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
It’s always amazing when a fan will say you’ve helped them through some kind of adversity.
Sure, I’ve dealt with my own share of adversity as an outsider living in this country but I recognize my challenges were not made harder, or impossible, because of the color of my skin.
We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith.
He who does not tire, tires adversity.
Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
You do not want cricketers who are cowed by adversity, waiting for someone to tell them what to do.
I will forever be fascinated by how people deal with adversity, how people react in moments of crisis, or how people behave when life gets uncomfortable.
It is unnatural to deny effort, adversity, and pain.
Adversity has a way of introducing a man to himself.
The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But we now face a task for which we have little experience, the task of surviving prosperity.
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.
A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world.
How you balance class and school and other stuff outside, then working out twice a day – as a freshman, you’re thrown right into that. It’s good for you. It makes you go through adversity.
I hit adversity when I was at the top of the world. Most people hit adversity when they’re just at the beginning, when they’re just getting started. I hit it when everybody was watching, and everybody had comments and everybody was doubting me. It was a tough situation to be in.
It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.
Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.
I love adversity. It really reveals people, and I think I’ve handled it pretty good.
Books on offer to preteen boys, for example, are all too often nihilistic, without a sense that the world is ordered and everything has a purpose and that those who strive hard and behave in noble, brave or self-sacrificing ways will triumph over adversity.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Even in the face of the greatest adversity, the key is to never lose hope, never lose sense of the dream that drives you.
I’ve faced adversity countless, countless times throughout my life. One thing I’ve always preached is keep pushing.
All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
When life hits you hard, it can throw you off course. But how you handle that adversity can teach you so much about yourself and change your perspective on what you actually want from life.
We’ve all got to deal with adversity in life. It’s something that’s not new to me.
I know there is a lot of pressure on a goalie, a lot of responsibilities, but if you add on to yourself more than you need to, it makes it harder to deal with the adversity.
For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.
There are many things people don’t know about me, and maybe when they read about those things, they will have an understanding of the journey I have been on, why I’ve made the mistakes I have, and hopefully help other people overcome their adversities.
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
Playing in adversity is when we show we have clear heads.
The reason why I called it ‘I Told You’ is because I wanted to show people that I have been doubted, and I have been in the face of adversity. Coming out of that situation, this is my ‘I told you’ moment.
In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.
Whatever changes the new era brings, whatever new pathways we take, I am sure that our special relationship with America – forged in adversity, will not change.
Maria did teach us a lot. It taught us to value what we have: our friends, our neighbors, and those who helped us. I know my people in PR are active. It took us by surprise, but we are warriors, and we are ready for any adversity.
Not everybody gets to play their first year or second year. Some people have to go through adversity.
I’ve got a great support system around me, helping me through the adversity, whether it’s us having a stretch of games where we’re losing or if I’m not playing as good as I want. I just try to stay focused and keep my head down and don’t look up until it’s over.
There is no better teacher than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
If there was something that kind of molded me into who I am now, it would be my dad. Whether it be going through adversity with a smile on my face, understanding that nothing matters other than winning and what it takes to win. All of that I think came from him.
I tend to not discriminate when it comes to people I can learn from. Basically, if someone has built a meaningful business in software, technology or media, faced disruption and adversity, and overcame underdog status, I want to know how they did it.
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
In our personal and professional lives, we are constantly hit with one adversity after the other, most of which we have no control over. But the four things we have total control over is how we react, how we adapt, how we breathe, and how we take action.
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.
Music and comedy, musical comedy, specifically, really helped me through my childhood. I felt out of place, I felt lots of adversity, and I felt scared all the time.
People have preconceived ideas about disability. When people tell me that I can’t do something, it just makes me go ‘Oh, yeah? Watch this.’ I kind of like a little adversity.
Sometimes the adversities you go through help you become a person you are proud of, and instead of hating what you’re going through, maybe bless it because for some reason; it is going to build you into that person that you are proud of being.
The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.
