Apolo Ohno Quotes

Talents are nurtured best in solitude, But character on life's tempestuous seas!

They say everything you go through in your childhood builds character and inner strength.

I've been through a lot off the field. I think that kind of translates onto the field. Football serves for a lot of life lessons, and so it allows me to stay humble and continue to work.

We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.

Adversity builds character and character takes you places money can't.

We are put in situations to build our character... not destroy us.

It is not the events in our life that define our character, but how we deal with them.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.

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.

Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the troughs that defines you.

You can't start changing things in your past. Everyone has challenges and lessons to learn - we wouldn't be who we are without them. I certainly wouldn't be who I am.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

My journey through life has led me through both light and dark places, and it's because of those experiences that I have learned how to work through my character defects and to help others do the same.

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.

While I don't necessarily believe the cliche that 'everything happens for a reason,' I do believe that every encounter, every situation, and every challenge I've experienced has shaped me into the woman I am today. And I am proud to say that I have never backed down from life's challenges.

The one thing I have discovered is that we all have challenges; the challenges vary, but our response to the challenges makes us people we are.

Everybody goes through hardships but hardships make you the person you are, and I feel that is important.

You take a look back at some tough parts of your life, just bad things that have happened: they tend to build your character and make you who you are.

Adversity teaches a man a lot about himself.

Struggle teaches you a lot of things, and I am happy that I witnessed a roller coaster ride. The journey has improved me as a person and made me more mature.

It's not the circumstances that determine who you're gonna be but how you deal with these problems and pains that come your way.

No magic formula can completely prepare us for crises in life. However, each choice we make now will impact how we handle those crises in the future. Make your choice count. Dedicate time each day to developing your character. If you do, courage will be there when you need it most.

It is... very helpful to think of adversity not so much as a threat to our peace of mind but rather as the very means by which patience is attained.