Rod Laver Quotes

Hewitt is such a fighter on the court; he never gives up. They all have qualities to beat him.

I have a street mind. My whole mindset when I first got to the NBA was, 'I'm bringing that street to the game,' and, 'I'm going to be the hardest guy on the court; I'm going to be the hardest guy on the planet.'

Great players always play with a chip on their shoulder no matter if they have a reason to or not.

Americans never quit.

In Mexico, we call it 'terco': the guy who goes out every day, and every day they tell him no, and the next day he's there, and the next day he's there. That's the kind of people who make movies in Mexico.

Undertaker, right up until his last day, was working full time constantly, even when he was beat up, had fire in his eyes. If he couldn't walk, he was flying around, and he was The Undertaker in every way. That was such an inspiration.

I'm always going to play with chips on my shoulder - with something to prove.

Atletico is a rival who will never give up.

I've never been a player who's given up.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.

But by all this I am not deterred, for I have seen, I have heard, I have felt.

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

No ground gained was ever relinquished.

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

I never give up. Doesn't matter what the score is.

Steadfastness should net be confused with stubbornness.

If they can beat me, fine. But I'm not leaving until they beat me.

The maxim of the British people is "Business as usual.

When [Ulysses S.] Grant once gets possession of a place he holds on to it as if he had inherited it.

What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life.

In this business, you have to have what they call an idiotic determination to succeed.

South Carolinians don't back down from challenges.

I'm not going nowhere, no matter who I fight.

All my career I have been a pressure fighter. I know no other way to fight.