Richard Marx Quotes

I thrive on adversity.

The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future.

I've had my ups. I've had my downs, but I've been able to push through every obstacle that's been thrown my way.

Some people with awful cards can be successful because of how they deal with the tragedies they're handed, and that seems courageous to me.

I like struggle.

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.

There is no success without hardship.

Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.

Life's a challenge, but that's the best part.

I have been the struggler of the century. Fortunately, everyone loves the underdog.

You either lose your way or you break through the hardships and play well. There is a massive difference.

You have to learn how to fight through when it sucks and it's really hard.

I know exactly what it is like to fight against the odds and to overcome adversity.

I learned that struggle was part of life.

The hardest thing is when things are not going so well and you have got to dig in and get results.

I'm someone who likes to respond to a challenge. I never give up or stop trying, even if things were a little bit more difficult at the beginning.

In adversity, you have to find motivation to continue and do well.

Problems just make me more determined.

Life always has a bit of a challenge in front of you, and that's what makes you fight for it.

He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]

I think there was something about being in a tough environment that gave me a certain drive.

I don't know, you go through what you go through. You handle adversity, and I think it made me hungrier.

Success is never so interesting as struggle

Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.

Everybody has to deal with tough times. A gold medal doesn't make you immune to that. A skater is used to falling down and getting up again.