Terence Crawford Quotes

My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories.

A true champion can adapt to anything.

One of the tests that I frequently use in an interaction is I push on the idea and what I'm looking for is both flexibility & persistence.

You have to be resilient.

Am I bossy? Absolutely. I don't like to lose, and if I'm told 'no,' then I find another way to get my 'yes.' But I'm a loyal person.

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

Things you don't expect come up, and you have to adapt. You can't let it throw you off. You have to cope. Those are all really valuable skills, in life and racing.

I've learned to be one of the hardheadedest cats in the world. I've learned that.

You do the best you can with what's thrown at you, then you try again.

Maybe I'm just purely lucky. If I've come up against obstacles I've always found another way around it.

I'm a fighter, so when someone says 'no' to me, I try to figure out what I need to adjust to hear the yes.

Any window of opportunity is important. If your hands are tied, you should swim with your legs. If your legs are tied, you should try to hold on to the edge of the boat with your teeth. We have to use every option.

Playing a best of five-set match, you can always bounce back, even if you lose the first set.

I'm really not thick-skinned - my wife will tell you that I take sunsets personally - but I know that I've got the belly for whatever comes down the pike. I think it's tenacity. You've been there before, and you just have to recall, 'How did I handle that one?'

Some games don't go the way you want them to go, but you still have to find a way to win.

I can pretty much take anything that comes at me.

Great fighters get beat, and great fighters come back.

Resilience is distinct from mere survival, and more than mere endurance. Resilience is often endurance with direction.

I've learned how to function in chaos.

If you're good at what you do regardless of what is thrown in front of you, you will make it work.

Everyone knows I get off the floor, and I fight until the finish.

Good teams, whatever the circumstances or the atmosphere or the pitch, find a way of playing.

You finish the damn match, point blank, period. That's it, and I always finish, even if I'm finishing on my back.

Even when matches don't work out the way you planned, you've always got to stay strong in defence; it's a matter of willpower and intelligence.

Nobody breaks in a fight and comes back in the same fight. Once you break, you're done for the night. You've gotta go back. You've gotta shower up. You've gotta fly home. You've got to reassess, take three or four months, and try it again. But that Anderson Silva breaks in that fight, and still finds a way to win, is remarkable.