Kirsten Sweetland Quotes

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

I feel alive inside only when obstacles are arising that must be overcome and eliminated.

You have to go through the lows to go through the highs as well. It's something that's made me into a man.

My enemy is my greatest teacher.

To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.

I've learned at the book signings that everyone has obstacles.

I've learned a lot from the experiences that I went through in high school, through college and overseas, and just everything in life. That is what prepared me for coming into the NBA, being undersized, no recognition, not getting anything easy, and I have been fortunate to prosper in this league.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

You don't run from the bad things in life; learn from them, because your worst is what will lead you to your best.

I never said I wanted a 'happy' life but an interesting one. From separation and loss, I have learned a lot. I have become strong and resilient, as is the case of almost every human being exposed to life and to the world. We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

People are constantly clamoring for the joy of life. As for me, I find the joy of life in the hard and cruel battle of life - to learn something is a joy to me.

There are always new, grander challenges to confront, and a true winner will embrace each one.

Yes, I did shatter my leg, and it really changed my life, in a way. It wasn't much fun, but it did open me up, and as we all know intuitively, adversity can develop resources.

I really believe in the old expression that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It's through adversity that you find the strength you never knew you had.

My life is a beautiful struggle.

The way I see things, the way I see life, I see it as a struggle. And there's a great deal of reward I have gained coming to that understanding - that existence is a struggle.

Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.

If it were not for the bad things that've happened to me, I wouldn't be the person I am today.

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 overcame a lot of obstacles in my life and in my childhood.

The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.

Adversity is the first path to truth.

We all have obstacles. The feeling of satisfaction comes by overcoming something.

There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man.