John McGinn Quotes

I haven't always been thrilled with my work. But the fear of not proving the people wrong who think you can't emerge from a franchise and do well, that's a very strong driving force.

Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.

I think with challenges, you either overcome them or you fall behind and become a statistic.

Well, I believe that the depth of your struggle can determine the height of your success. I was inspired to come out of everything I've been through and end up in a place where I never thought that I would be.

But at the end of the day, every star, every person that been iconic, has gone through a time in their lives where it was just bad. Everybody. It just made them better.

Everybody in life has something that they get knocked down on. The object lesson here is not that you get knocked down - it is that you get up.

I think I created my own narrative, being a guy who kind of got chewed up and put through the grinder and coming out on top.

There are a lot of people who came out of adverse situations and made it. Use it as motivation. Use it to drive you.

No matter how bad things get, eventually the sun is going to shine. If you just keep at it, pursuing your goals, eventually good things happen to decent people. For a person who is set on his goals, good things will happen. Everyone deals with adversity, it's how you bounce back from it.

Success is the best revenge.

Every hardship you endure and every failure you withstand could very well be the stepping stone to success and the realization of your God-given dream.

As a player and a coach, I've had plenty of great moments, but I've also experienced disappointments. The disappointments are not about self-doubt, but rather about change. I've always seen failures as a personal challenge. I say to myself: Now I have to find out if I have the right stuff.

Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.

No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning.

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.

I've learned at the book signings that everyone has obstacles.

Never permit failure to become a habit.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

I had to overcome challenge after challenge in order to take my life from nothing to living my dreams.

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.

It feels good when guys reach out to be inspired - and you have shown people an example of how you can come back and be better than you were before when adversity strikes; and when the world predicts the opposite, you show them you not only can be successful but be great.

I'm so grateful for where I am now, but I think I'm more grateful because it's been so hard-won; I haven't given up, and I've had plenty of reasons to give up.

Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.

I'm glad I've had to struggle. It's made me the artist I am now.