John Hickenlooper Quotes

My dad always taught me never to give up in my mind. You can never really beat me. It sounds ridiculous, but I will always come back for you. You can't beat someone who never gives up. I could lose 100 times to you, but I will always get you. I will die trying. This applies not only to swimming but to my life as well.

So we need people who will remain steadfast in any hardship and who have a high degree of resistance.

I never gave up. I'm a fighter.

America may be slow to rise to a challenge. But our history has shown that once we make up our minds to really do something, nothing can stand in our way.

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

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.

He who does not tire, tires adversity.

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.

The England team is a team that never, ever stops.

In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud: Under the bludgeoning of chance my head is bloody, but unbowed.

A defeated wrestler is not tired of wrestling.

General [Zachary] Taylor never surrenders.

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.

Being from Serbia makes us tough and eager to prove that we can come from this country that has been through so much and still be successful.

Dave Mackay is my definition of a superstar. The man broke his leg three times, but wouldn't be carried off. He walked off.

I'm not the sort of person who gives up on things. The first time we crossed the Atlantic in the balloon, it crashed, and we went on and did the Pacific. First time we crossed the Atlantic in a boat, it sank, and we went on and got the record. So, generally speaking, we will pick ourselves up, brush ourselves down, and carry on.

Fight for victory until the very last minute.

I've been written off. But I don't go about crying. Nothing is going to stop me. Not Chisora. We're marching on.

I don't pull out of fights. I fight through injuries. I don't care what the circumstances are.

I'm not a frontrunner. I'm a complete fighter.

The way that I've been raised and the things I've had to do has given me grit that is unmatchable unless you were beside me.

Tenacity is not about avoiding being overwhelmed but being indomitable in the face of the overwhelming odds of your venture's failure.

You should never surrender, never give up.

They tried to humiliate and cow her down in every way possible, but Jayalalithaaji was unstoppable. With every attack, she became stronger.