Aleksandar Mitrovic Quotes

Growing up with my dad, whenever I wanted to try something, he would let me try it but he wouldn't let me give up on it. If soccer was too tough and I said, 'I'm going to quit,' he'd be like, 'No, you're going to try everything and keep going at it.'

When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons.

My mother and father, Joe and Theresa Montana brought me along and taught me to never quit, and to strive to be the best.

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

I wasn't good at football when I was young but I made myself get good at football because of my mentality.

Know that the power comes from within: when you are tired, or you want to give up, dig deep. Dig deep for whatever reason - in boxing, in sport, in life.

I want to motivate people because I know how it is, struggling, and coming from a place where you have nothing. So my thing is to motivate people to let them know whatever you put your mind to, or whatever you love to do, then stick with it and don't give up.

There's a lot of kids just like me growing up in the Philippines, so I don't want them to give up. So listen to your parents, work hard and you can achieve so much.

My dad always pushes me, tries to make me do better, and maybe that's what gets the best out of me. He's tried to instil that in me.

Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition.

The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.

There are two ways to go when you hit that crossroads in your life: There is the bad way, when you sort of give up, and then there is the really hard way, when you fight back. I went the hard way and came out of it okay. Now, I'm sitting here and doing great.

John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sense of values. She encouraged us to pursue things we were interested in and not think about what other people wanted us to do.

I've been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by.

When you've something to fight for, you get the best out of yourself.

My best career decision was probably not giving up when I wanted to. God as well as my family and friends were there for me during my toughest times.

When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.

Whatever you're going through in your life, don't ever give up.

Through climbing, I've learned to find goals and work toward them. That's just the way I love to live.

If you watch the history of baseball, teams come back, and sometimes they could have come back, but they give in or give up.

I have a tendency to pick up my own challenges. The more difficult something it is, the more I want to try it.

It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets.

One thing I've come to learn about myself is that I have to keep going.

I would tell most young people that in life you can go through many difficulties, but if you know what you want to do, if you can focus, and work, then in the end, you will end up doing it. No matter what happens, if you don't give up, you will still succeed.

In the United States, if you believe in yourself and you're determined and persevere, you're going to succeed.