Joseph Benavidez Quotes

When the going gets tough, let the tough get going.

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

They've pushed me down a big ravine, but I'll get back up to the top.

People striving, being knocked down and coming back... this is what builds character in a man.

I never went through an easy fight. Every fight has been hard fought.

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

I'm not the type of person to give up just because something gets rough. That's a coward. That's not me.

Everybody has to deal with tough times. A gold medal doesn't make you immune to that. A skater is used to falling down and getting up again.

I just think that there are those people that their resolve is strengthened by what it is that's keeping them down, and there are some people that will buckle under it. You never know which one is which until you get into the eighth or ninth round of the fight.

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

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

He who does not tire, tires adversity.

I've always been a fighter and I've always fought through things my whole life.

It's been kind of tough, but tough people last.

It's how many times you get back up that defines you.

You have to learn how to fight through when it sucks and it's really hard.

Every time I get an injury or suffer from a personal setback, that's exactly what I do: I persevere.

My character is 'Get up and keep fighting,' unless I've been nailed to the ground.

I know exactly what it is like to fight against the odds and to overcome adversity.

Life is like a wrestling match: a lot of times, things are looking good, and then something happens, and you're fighting from underneath.

I think everyone has to have their mettle tested in a tough fight.

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've had to be tough my whole life.