Dominick Cruz Quotes

I don't ever remember overcoming adversities.

When I broke my leg, I never thought I'd ever be skating again let alone be standing on a world podium. I had to relearn how to skate, relearn how to even stand on one foot again. I had to relearn all my technique.

You have to learn how to fight through when it sucks and it's really hard.

I don't think one ever stops struggling.

I've been through hell not totally unscathed, but I came out not too bad.

I've had to fight for everything.

I've been through a lot; that I have.

I've been through the highs and lows. I know what it's like to taste defeat and it's not nice.

Obviously I am not happy but they can throw what they want at me, I will come back stronger.

Everything's been a struggle for me.

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.

When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.

I've had my ups. I've had my downs, but I've been able to push through every obstacle that's been thrown my way.

The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

I speak to people who have been through so much more.

Every fighter has a story that could break your heart. We lose, we get hurt and everything comes apart. That's when it's so difficult to stay on the straight and narrow.

Everybody has to deal with tough times. A gold medal doesn't make you immune to that. A skater is used to falling down and getting up again.

It takes a lot of energy and creativity to make such screwed up lives carry on. And the kind of will people have to survive, year after year, dealing with that stuff, is weirdly impressive.

I like struggle.

Oh, I'm a survivor. My whole life has been surviving.

I think really what I'm saying is that I thrive on adversity.

I am determined to go through the horror of this world.

There is no success without hardship.

I've been through a lot of struggles.

If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.