Jake Arrieta Quotes

Without failure there is no sweetness in success. There's no understanding of it.

I been through some things but I worked hard to get to where I'm at.

But at the end of the day, every star, every person that been iconic, has gone through a time in their lives where it was just bad. Everybody. It just made them better.

Anything that is worth struggling for is worth singing for.

Struggles are what made everything worth while.

We had to struggle for what we've learned, but we're so thankful.

Everything in life is how you respond to it. If everything went perfect all the time - you never lost a game, you got to the championship every time, you always won, you always got the top recruit, you always made the A - you really wouldn't truly appreciate all that goes into it.

I feel like, sometimes, when things are just handed to people, in a way, right away, you don't get a sense of what the rejection and the struggle is like that comes along with life.

I come from a very rough background, and I'm saying that if you work hard and dedicate yourself that you can make it, too.

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

I really have paid my dues. When I get to stay in fancy hotel suites these days, I remind myself of that.

Behind every successful man there's a lot of unsuccessful years.

I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.

I think with challenges, you either overcome them or you fall behind and become a statistic.

The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.

I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

I'm so grateful for where I am now, but I think I'm more grateful because it's been so hard-won; I haven't given up, and I've had plenty of reasons to give up.

As you wrestle with life... You're going to come out on the other end healed... I've fallen short sometimes, and I've risen pretty high a few times.

There's no shame in a bronze medal. I used to think that, and I'm so ashamed of thinking that because there's so much joy and hard work and love in this.

I strongly believe that through dedication and perseverance, one can overcome adversity to achieve success. It is a privilege to accept membership in the Horatio Alger Association, an organization which promotes this principle.

I wanted people to know that I'm human, and I'm only successful because I've learned the hard way. I've been in so many dark places, but I got myself out.

Experience is a really wonderful thing, and in a way we've been fortunate to have had so many ups and downs in our career, and a lot of struggles and a lot of sacrifices. But again, that's just an athlete's story.

It was tough to fail year after year. I never even got to the final stage until I got my card on the Web.com Tour. But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.

I feel like I was counted out, you know, my first two seasons in the NBA. They might not have been perfect, but I'm proud of them.