Ellen Key Quotes

When you gotta go through something tough, I've always been a guy that just wants to get it out of the way.

There's a lot of heartache because you don't always win. You need loads of determination.

I've been knocked down a lot of times.

If you can't take it, you won't make it.

Fighting, especially at this level, is about getting through adversity. You position yourself mentally to go out and take on obstacles that stand in your way. In the Octagon and in life, you face tough situations and have every chance to quit, but the more adversity you push through, the more likely you are to be successful.

Losing makes you strong.

Not everybody gets to play their first year or second year. Some people have to go through adversity.

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.

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

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Life is easy when you're hot. But what happens when the ball bounces the other way? You just keep getting back up and climbing up.

Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport.

The road to perseverance lies by doubt.

You learn the most from life's hardest knocks.

When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight.

Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.

As actors, we deal with rejection so much more than any other business. So I don't care how much of a genius you are, if you don't have the propensity to be able to get back up every time you get knocked down, then you're not going to survive.

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

You'll encounter difficulties at any job, and the best way for me to get through them is via endurance.

You've got to be able to hang in there in some uncomfortable pockets and uncomfortable situations, where you're going to take a hit and deliver the football.

As important as hustle is, grit and resilience are equally as important because there's a lot of rejection in our business.

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 several tough matches. Just getting through it every day, it's really motivating.

I'm a sportsman. I am used to failures, and bouncing back from them.