Marie Curie Quotes

I proved to myself that I can overcome a lot of things that probably would have broken some people.

I learned I can't not be at full strength and fight.

The more people that write me off, the stronger I get.

Inner strength is very important.

My own father had always said the measure of a man wasn't how many times or how hard he got knocked down, but how fast he got back up. I made a pledge to myself that I would get up and emerge from this debacle better for having gone through it. I would live up to the expectation I had for myself. I would be the kind of man I wanted to be.

No matter what comes your way, just don't let it phase you, you can overcome anything.

I think willpower is very valuable.

Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up.

If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. The world will be yours and everything in it, what's more, you'll be a man, my son.

I have faced rejection in this business because of my appearance, but that has only made me stronger and more determined.

I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete.

I see the beauty in boxing. It teaches me strength physically, but mostly mentally. I had to learn my strength, because for so long I could have been tougher than I was.

No man who has brought himself back from what might have been an entire life of invalidism to strength, and activity, physical and mental and spiritual can ever be accused of preaching or exemplifying a mollycoddle philosophy.

When I have criticism that I feel is unfair, the rejection does disturb me, but it also strengthens me. I used to get turned down for all sorts of jobs. I used to writhe in pain, but then I would say, 'Good. Good. I will get stronger for this.'

I'm quite a strong person, and I've become even stronger.

To overcome any form of adversity, to not give up, to not give up on yourself, your dreams, to not sequester yourself away from people - that's the most important thing to do with your life.

I won't let anything destroy me.

You got to have a strong mind if you fall back. When you fall back, they going to count you out. So you got to have a strong mind and know your worth. When you come back, you've got to be different and even more better.

I'm a pretty strong person.

Sometimes things don't go exactly as you'd wish. You have to be mentally strong to overcome those moments.

I have my moments when I am down and low. But I gather myself when decisions are to be taken.

You have to have faith and confidence in yourself, that you are better than the bad guys you're dealing with. You have to have a lot of patience.

I know the position I'm in. Guys are going to try and take me out, but I got to be able to overcome it all and not let those type of things affect me.

The stuff I've seen and lived and survived. Gun to my head, cops coming to your house. I had the confidence of telling myself that I'm going to make it. Everything I've been through, I could've had a mental breakdown, but I kept it together. If I didn't have that confidence I wouldn't have made it. That confidence has nothing to do with basketball.

When I need motivation, I just think I can do everything if I maintain a strong sense of will.