Shaquille O'Neal Quotes

We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.

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

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.

You cannot understand a man’s work by what he has accomplished but by what he has overcome in accomplishing it.

Everyone has to face obstacles. Everybody has to face hurdles. It's what you do with those that determines how successful you're going to be.

We all love challenges.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Success isn't measured by what you achieve, it's measured by the obstacles you overcome.

If we approach adversities wisely, our hardest times can be times of greatest growth, which in turn can lead toward times of greatest happiness.

Obstacles are found everywhere, and in overcoming them we nourish ourselves.

You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed.

Confronting and overcoming challenges is an exhilarating experience. It does something to feed the soul and the mind. It makes you more than you were before. It strengthens the mental muscles and enables you to become better prepared for the next challenge.

The things we overcome in life really become our strengths.

Everyone is going to face challenges. What defines you is how you overcome those.

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.

I have a message for the young kids. Life is about obstacles, endeavors in life are not to be overlooked.

It always seems impossible until its done.

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.

Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.

I took the hardest possible route that you could take, and I still overcame and succeeded.

Fighting, especially at this level, is about getting through adversity. You position yourself mentally to go out and take on obstacles that stand in your way. In the Octagon and in life, you face tough situations and have every chance to quit, but the more adversity you push through, the more likely you are to be successful.

Sometimes they are big hurdles, but good players can overcome them. I am trying to do my best.

You can all get what you want to get, and so my journey was to show you how many times along the way adversity has stared me right in the face, and I've looked it right back and said, 'No.'