Hank Aaron Quotes

There's only one way to make a beginning, and that is to begin; and begin with hard work, and patience, prepared for all the disappoint­ment s.

In the end, it's all about perseverance.

I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Most people in this business gave up and went on to other things. If you simply didn't give up, you would outlast the people who came in on the bus with you.

I've come to believe that everything worth achieving is beyond one's capacity - or seems so at first. The thing is to persist, not back off, fight your fight, pay your dues, and carry on. Effort is all; continue and you may get there despite everything.

The world belongs to those who persevere.

Perseverance is a great element of success.

What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.

He believes that "To persevere is favorable."

We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up.

There is genius in persistence. It conquers all opposers. It gives confidence. It annihilates obstacles. Everybody believes in a determined man. People know that when he undertakes a thing, the battle is half won, for his rule is to accomplish whatever he sets out to do.

Never give up on your dream...Perseverance is all important. If you don't have the desire and the belief in yourself to keep trying after you've been told you should quit, you'll never make it.

If what you are doing is worth doing, hang in there until it is done.

It is perseverance, and not genius that takes a man to the top. Rome is full of unrecognized geniuses. Only perseverance enables you to move forward in the world.

Persistence is the most traveled path to success.

Character never quits; and with patience and persistence; Dreams do come true!

I don't deal in frustration. I'm a fighter. And everything I've ever gotten, I've had to fight for.

I'm a Weeble. Remember Weebles? The toy whose tagline was, 'Weebles wobble but they don't fall down?' I'm resilient. Oh, and I work really hard.

Often it is tenacity, not talent, that rules the day.

You have to fight for the things you want.

I was relentless, even in the face of total lack of encouragement, because much more often than you'd think, sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure.

However often the thread may be torn out of your hands, you must develop enough patience to wind it up again and again.

Success is usually earned by persevering and not becoming discouraged when we encounter challenges.

I never listened to the people who said I should give it up, which is the main advice I got.

I think a mantra I always told myself is, "No matter how many times somebody pitches the ball at you, if you swing every time, eventually one of them is going to connect." Being yourself and persistence are two things that became my daily mantras, I suppose.