Carol Channing Quotes

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

It's not what you achieve, it's what you overcome. That's what defines your career.

The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.

When you experience lows like I have it just makes you hungry to go and succeed even more, and make sure days like that don't happen as much as they have done.

The struggles don't define you. It's how you handle them that determines who you are.

I want people who go through tough times, hard times, or didn't have everything right-things didn't fall in their lap or go in their favor-to know that they can still achieve their dream and go to the highest of the highs.

Ups and downs will be happening; coming to the final and losing by a point or so should not matter.

I think I created my own narrative, being a guy who kind of got chewed up and put through the grinder and coming out on top.

The reason why I called it 'I Told You' is because I wanted to show people that I have been doubted, and I have been in the face of adversity. Coming out of that situation, this is my 'I told you' moment.

In difficult moments, champions come through, and not by listening to what is being said.

Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.

Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy.

In so many things, growth comes from adversity.

When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.

I think with challenges, you either overcome them or you fall behind and become a statistic.

Challenges are meant to be met and overcome.

You're always facing the top defenders in this league. To go out there and do your best, that's all you can ask for.

One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity.

I came from a very poor background. I came from children's homes; I came from a violent family, and against all the odds, I succeeded.

I have come up the hard way.

As a competitor, you have to learn pretty quickly how to deal with pressure.

It feels good when guys reach out to be inspired - and you have shown people an example of how you can come back and be better than you were before when adversity strikes; and when the world predicts the opposite, you show them you not only can be successful but be great.

Well, I believe that the depth of your struggle can determine the height of your success. I was inspired to come out of everything I've been through and end up in a place where I never thought that I would be.

Sasha gets a raw deal from the press. She makes one mistake in her program and people rip her for not pulling it off when it counts. But she never falls apart. She never just completely folds and misses everything. Usually it's just one mistake.

Our trials and our times of pain get the most recognition, but 'Straight Outta Compton' speaks to triumph. When it's doubtful, when nobody is on your side, when your back is against the wall, you triumph and make it through. Showing growth through movies promotes growth.