Markus Zusak Quotes

You know, my parents, they raised me to be a fighter.

I embraced every struggle because it made me the fighter I was.

People in Colorado are resilient.

I'm a fighter. I'm a survivor, and I'll get through anything people can throw at me.

If you are a gladiator, a fighter in this sport, in life you can be the same.

Maybe I'm not the best fighter, but I'm always going to fight, no matter who it is.

I'm a solid fighter.

A winner is that person who gets up one more time than she is knocked down.

Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made.

If you're a fighter, you recognize a fighter.

Do you think a champion is made out of thin air? It’s through the hardships you endure that you’ll gain real strength.

I have a different kind of experience than other girls had. I've had to face a lot of different styles and adjust to them. I had to face a lot of bad situations and come back. I've had to fight with my eyes swollen shut and my nose broken and bloody.

If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.

I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character.

I'm a very tough guy, and I fight hard, and I don't give up. And that makes me friends and that makes me enemies, and I know that.

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

America is a country of fighters. People who fought their way in and then continued fighting.

He was always sort of a scrappy little kid wasn't he? A bit of a fighter?

I was a fighter and very determined. There was no way I was going to back out without winning.

Where I come from, being a hard man is being able to take a good beating and then get back up again and carry on fighting.

I'm a fighter by nature and nothing will ever change that.

Boston and America is really resilient.

I like to see people who are survivors wearing my shoes. I am fascinated by people who can bounce back.

Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit.

I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship and the will to overcome it.