Alfred A. Montapert Quotes

It is important to live each day with a positive perspective. It is not wise to pretend problems do not exist, but it is wise to look beyond the problem to the possibilities that are in it. When Goliath came against the Israelites, the soldiers all thought, "He's so big, we can never kill him." But David looked at the same giant and thought, "He's so big, I can't miss him.

You have to have the lows in your life so you can deal with them.

To play with pressure is always a good thing. I like to play with pressure.

You have to be as strong when things go wrong, but I don't get nervous.

It's not the circumstances that determine who you're gonna be but how you deal with these problems and pains that come your way.

I could do nothing without my problems; they toughen my mind. In fact, I tell my assistants not to bring me their successes for they weaken me, but rather to bring me their problems, for they strengthen me.

One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem.

It's core to my beliefs now: Sometimes in being given a challenge, you're actually being given a real opportunity, and a lot of that is how you handle it. Do you feel sorry for yourself or do you think, All right! I'll see what I can make out of this? I've had that over and over. If I hang out in the disappointment, I'll just be disappointed all the time.

Because in life, the question is not if you will have problems, but how you are going to deal with them. Stop failing backward and start failing forward!

The way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life.

The only people without problems are those in cemeteries. It is not what happens to us that separates failures from successes. It is how we perceive and what we do about what happens that makes the difference.

Me, personally, I thrive under pressure.

When you don't have any worries, it is better, but things happen in football, and we know we must try to resolve as soon as we can.

I've always been a guy that, I don't know, just attacks pressure.

I've come over so many obstacles over the years, so now when things get chucked at me, I know that I can get through to the other side with the mindset that I've got.

I can handle any sort of pressure, any criticisms.

There are always challenges that come your way and I'm probably better prepared to deal with them now I've been at Hibs.

Baseball is a game based on adversity. It's a game that's going to test you repeatedly. It's going to find your weaknesses and vulnerabilities and force you to adjust. That adversity, in the big picture, is a really good thing because it shows you where your weaknesses are. It gives you the opportunity to improve.

I'm familiar with adversity.

Life is going to present you with tons of problems, it's what you do about them that matters.

Why did the achievers overcome problems while thousands are overwhelmed by theirs? They refused to hold on to the common excuses for failure. They turned their stumbling blocks into stepping stones. They realized that they couldn't determine every circumstance in life but they could determine their choice of attitude towards every circumstance.

Oh dear, life is pretty tough sometimes, isn't it?

The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle or problem, you should smile and say, 'Here's my chance to grow.'

Always expect the best. Then if you have to hurdle a few tough problems, you will have generated the strength and courage to do so.

Everyone has problems. It's how you choose to deal with them. Some people choose to be whiners some choose to be winners. Some choose to be victims some choose to be victors.