Michael Sam Quotes

Endure the journey that you take to reach your top moment. You might not get there right now but when you do, remember what you did to get there.

It is not ease, but effort-not facility, but difficulty, makes men. There is, perhaps, no station in life in which difficulties have not to be encountered and overcome before any decided measure of success can be achieved.

It won't be easy, that is why I have always failed where others have succeeded.

Life is all about toiling and labor. But obviously I get great joy in confronting challenge and taking risk.

Almost anything difficult, any challenge takes time, patience, and hard work.

The road to success is long and up hill all the way

The right way is the hard way.

Success is like pumping an old well handle. You have to pump a very long time before you get water. But don't give up or you will have to start all over again.

My family and I had to overcome a lot to get where we are today.

A person has to remember that the road to success is always under construction. You have to get that through your head. That it is not easy becoming successful.

From Day One, I've always had to work to find my way onto the court or onto the top position or whatever it may be.

I've fought hard to get where I am.

You learn after losing quite a bit, year after year, that you have to continue to work hard, stay tough, and endure to the end before it's going to work out.

I didn't have nothing handed to me. It's a hard, long road getting to where I'm at. And I think the fans that have been down with me for a long time, they see that. They've been seeing me clawing my way to try to get to the top.

Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.

Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.

The most successful people in the world aren't usually the brightest. They are the ones who persevere.

When you dig a well, there's no sign of water until you reach it, only rocks and dirt to move out of the way. You have removed enough; soon the pure water will flow," said Buddha.

Life is difficult no matter what, but hard work and perseverance make it a lot easier.

Don't ever give up what you want in life. The struggle is worth it.

Hard work and determination equals success. Nothing comes easy. Put your mind to something.

Success is a combination of effort, talent and hard work. There's got to be hard work and mental toughness. It's not just one thing that gets you there it's an accumulation of things

I want to find people who have had to work hard and who have learned from their failures. Perseverance is no guarantee you’ll succeed, but without it, it’s almost guaranteed you won’t.

Anything worth having is going to be hard

In the end, it's all about perseverance.