Mike Phelan Quotes

You don't have to drink or swear or hit people in the face when they're not looking, but you do have to be tough to win.

If the challenge to fight was there, I always took it.

I'd go at anyone. I took all of my brothers' bull. It made me who I am.

That is one of my greatest strengths. I am not afraid to face challenges or any matchup in the league.

It's not for everybody, and some of the toughest people I've ever met in my lifetime, I met in the wrestling ring.

It was just bred in me that I would not back down to guys who were bigger than me.

I admire anyone who can show they can dig deep. Ballesteros and Sergio Garcia, people who are obviously mentally strong. Or Graham Thorpe. He is your fighter. He's the kid who is bullied at school but will stand up in a fight when it matters.

I'm not scared of tough tacklers.

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.

If you're not big enough to lose, you're not big enough to win.

I didn't plan on running for speaker, but I don't see anyone else stepping up. I know I'm the underdog.

My father, Philip Fisher, was the toughest guy I ever knew. An example: He had terrible teeth, yet he got his fillings done without ever using a painkiller. Now, that's tough!

I'm a big boy, and I'm a tough guy.

I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.

Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity.

True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway.

There have been so many people that have come up and embraced me as an example of what it's like to face something tough and just get up the next day and keep pushing.

It was good to learn so early. They're not going to be kind to you. You have to do it and get on, and then gulp down and get better.

Cancer didn't bring me to my knees, it brought me to my feet.

I was a daredevil before, and after I lost my sight I was the same. I loved riding bikes, scooters and horses. I even learned to box. Muhammad Ali is my hero.

It's the playoffs. You find a way to get through.

When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

I love overcoming challenges and fear.