Janet Jackson Quotes

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.

Like everyone I am sometimes tired, but if I need to run I will try to run.

You have to have a part of you like that as a bowler - that fire in you to keep going.

Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.

For all the marathons I've run, including the Ironmans that I've run, immediately after the race, I clean myself up, do whatever I need to do to make sure I'm okay, and I get right back out there, and I cheer people on. Because it's the people who come in late in the race I find most inspiring.

When I hear people boo, that just makes me want to go out there and work harder.

That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finish a race.

Hope is not a form of guarantee; it's a form of energy, and very frequently that energy is strongest in circumstances that are very dark.

More than the time, it's about how you feel - you want to be strong throughout the race.

I never had a lot of drive, but because I had family responsibilities, I had a lot of tenacity - the tenacity of a drowning man.

He helps me every day to do my exercises. Siegfried told me once, 'The one who is a hero is the one who can hang on just one minute longer.'

I don't have stamina in exercise... but I have it in life.

I'm very stubborn. I feel like I'm going to play this season.

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

I have a lot of stamina and I have a lot of resilience.

I don't stop when I am tired; I stop when I am done.

As a decathlete, you take pride in saying, 'The elements, I'm not going to let them affect me. It's just the 11th event. Another thing you have to fight through.'

I will play until I can't play anymore.

I've always got that determination, to get back in the squad and get back playing.

Every little bit of hate just gees me on to do better and prove them all wrong.

The biggest advice is never, ever, ever give up. That's just - no matter what - don't give up.

I've always gone through adversity in this game, and I've always overcome it. My middle school coach told me that I was probably a better hockey player than a football player, and that still drives me every day.

They say Chicago is for haters. No one will just sweat each other and say, 'Oh, you're so good,' if you're not. Which is another reason I'm inspired to stay.

I was very disciplined growing up. If I didn't want to run hills, I ran hills; if I didn't want to jog around the block, I jogged around the block.

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