Kim Jong Il Quotes

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

I said I wanted to be the best in the world. I thought if I could make it, I would be able to change my future, to change my destiny. I would push myself to the limits. I would do 70 laps and barely eat.

I've been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by.

No idea can succeed except at the expense of sacrifice; no one ever escapes without enduring strain from the struggle of life.

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

We knew what we were up against, but we were going to go down fighting. Hopefully people back home remember that we got this far. We've got nothing to be ashamed about.

America is a place where you can succeed no matter who you are. I am proof of that. But you must work very hard and be willing to endure pain. You must set a goal and win in the marketplace no matter what the air temperature. You must pay the price for success.

Curiosity, rationalization, and laziness are no match against courage, self-control, and mental toughness.

Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.

When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou has passed through.

Sometimes we fall, sometimes we stumble, but we can't stay down. We can't allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn't think we could be that strong.

You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings.

Persevere in virtue and diligence.

The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.

I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life.

Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make that linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's okay to lose, to die, but don't die without trying, without giving it your best.

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.

I was learning the craft; I didn't study writing in school. Rejection was my motivation, and failure is what taught me.

It was good to learn so early. They're not going to be kind to you. You have to do it and get on, and then gulp down and get better.

That is not enough. Sport has been great for me, a great learning place that if you want to achieve you can, even if you are from the poorest part of Africa.

All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today.

Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool.

I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease but the doctrine of the strenuous life.

My experience as a POW defines me in the most positive way. I learned to be self-sufficient, to resist pressure from others, and it instilled in me the stamina to survive. I’m a proud American and truly know that freedom isn’t free.

Great Presidents are made and not born. They have to be pushed into greatness.