Joseph P. Kennedy Quotes

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

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

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

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

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

I've had to be tough my whole life.

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.

Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

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

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.

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

Prolonged endurance tames the bold.

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

He who does not tire, tires adversity.

You can't cry when things get a little bit hard. You've just got to push through and know that there's a reason and end to the means.

Every day, across our state, we see grit and resilience.

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

I've been through worst, seen worst.

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

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.

Persevering is a fight. That's what a fight is. You face something, you persevere through it, you meet it head on.

Life kicks you hard but you have to be a man to come back.

I'm a fighter. I'm a survivor, and I'll get through anything people can throw at me.

I have been fascinated with survival and having to go on no matter what. That always appealed to me.