Judy Holliday Quotes

I'll always use the negativity as more motivation to work even harder and become even stronger.

The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.

I was learning the craft; I didn't study writing in school. Rejection was my motivation, and failure is what taught me.

I've said many times, 'You learn to win through not liking to lose.' And that's what I mean by learning how to win.

Fighting taught me, I learned from life. It's a school, I'm still learning.

That competitive nature comes out when I feel like I'm playing bad and when things aren't going right.

In most cases learning something essential in life requires physical pain.

You can't cry yourself to sleep every night because people from a distance hate you. So you gotta do with it what you can, and if that means using it as motivation, then that's what you do.

I always loved skating but you can get hardened by it and it's discouraging and disheartening.

When I've had injuries where there's nothing structurally wrong and I know it's just about gutting through? I have the ability to say, 'Get better. I'm good.'

It's difficult to always perform well, to always go on the court and win and hit great shots. It takes a lot of time and a long learning process.

Losing will make me a better fighter.

I don't talk that much when I do well and I try to talk even less when I'm not doing well. All that really matters is the next game and helping us win.

And, honestly, tennis is such a tough sport as it is, it's only you on court, so you've got to deal with a lot of different pressures and expectations and when things aren't going well.

My mentality is still the same. I have to continue to get better.

It is important for children to learn, whether they want to pursue music or any other field.

I don't like whining about the challenges I face while I work. I know they are for the better so I can rise stronger and better.

Boxing gave me a path in life. Because of boxing, I learned what I'm capable of achieving if I put my mind to it and how hard work can and will pay off in the end. It gave me confidence and taught me to face fear straight on and dig down deep when times get tough.

I do not fear the pressure to win because I spent 14 years in England always fighting for a starting spot, and that's what I want to continue doing.

It's good to always try to learn and try to grow.

It's so exhausting in the pocket taking shots when you know I can go. I don't want to take that shot and maybe make a bigger play. To dedicate and discipline your mind that 'I have to find a way, that's the only way I can learn... ' That's the challenge.

In sports, you deal with disappointment often, but it's how you handle it and come back from it that shapes you. All these lessons are transferable to life and have really helped me with the adversities I've had to deal with in life.

Over the course of six amateur fights and two professional fights I learned a lot about how to get things done, how to pick myself up after disappointment, how to work through frustration and how to process moments of success.

I've been blessed with athleticism, and don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for it. But I'm really grateful that I learned how to, without sounding arrogant, just suck it up and realize that even though I'm not at my best in a given situation, it doesn't matter. You still have to get the job done.

I have to switch my own mentality into a winning mode, not playing for myself or trying to be selfish.