Jay-Jay Okocha Quotes

It seems that whenever America faced a challenge, it faced it and overcame it.

Resilience is woven deeply into the fabric of Oklahoma. Throw us an obstacle, and we grow stronger.

I like to see people who are survivors wearing my shoes. I am fascinated by people who can bounce back.

A true champion can adapt to anything.

Success is survival.

Resilience is distinct from mere survival, and more than mere endurance. Resilience is often endurance with direction.

People in Colorado are resilient.

I always bounce back.

You can put me in a cage, on a ladder, in any kind of match, and I will persevere. I will find a way.

We rise to challenges, we will meet them, we're well prepared for them, we'll get through them and we'll emerge on the other side stronger.

Resilience can go an awful long way.

There were, of course, ups and downs. But whenever my parents were knocked down, in business or anything else, they picked themselves up and started again.

Life is tough, but I'm tougher.

One must be prepared for some surprises in life - some things will work out your way, some won't. You just have to keep working and do things to the best of your ability.

Tough times don't last. Tough people do. I preach that, and I guess you have to live to it.

Football is like that: you never know when things will change, so you can never give up.

I'm someone who loses 80 to 90 percent of the time. Even when I lost, I put my body on the line and I told the best story. If I stood out, if my attitude towards fighting was different, I found a way to stay around and keep revamping myself and my character.

I have a different kind of experience than other girls had. I've had to face a lot of different styles and adjust to them. I had to face a lot of bad situations and come back. I've had to fight with my eyes swollen shut and my nose broken and bloody.

I always try to see the good in everything, and that gives me strength. Even when I lost in the London Olympics quarterfinals, I said to myself, 'Don't lose heart, God has his own plans.' Actually, life just goes on; you have to accept whatever challenge you face and become stronger.

We've always been able to bounce back.

You can just never desist. You have to always push back, whatever the pressures put on you.

You have to be resilient.

America is a country of fighters. People who fought their way in and then continued fighting.

Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?

My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I've always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.