Kevin Costner Quotes

I've experienced a lot of successes. I've experienced a lot of failures. I've been able to get back up on my feet and keep going.

It's true - ever since I was born, I've been through some tough situations. But that's what has given me the strength and the drive to succeed.

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.

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

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.

Antwone's story was a story of hope and that's what appealed to me. I needed hope myself at that time. I think all actors give up at some time and think they're never going to make it.

Man is not made for defeat.

The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall.

You take a crash, you get back up and next time you succeed and that's a great feeling.

Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.

Everybody in life has something that they get knocked down on. The object lesson here is not that you get knocked down - it is that you get up.

I believe in never giving up, no matter what the odds. My mantra is, 'Failure is temporary. Giving up is permanent.'

I have never feared failure.

Not many people get up after a setback or two. But those who do make the impossible come true.

Before I was a champion, I failed, and I was afraid.

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

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning.

Perseverance and perspective until victory.

Never permit failure to become a habit.

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.