Tony Rock Quotes

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.

Where I come from, being a hard man is being able to take a good beating and then get back up again and carry on fighting.

Go ahead, work hard and never be afraid to try something. Even if you don't make it, at least you can say you tried.

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

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

I can take it. The tougher it gets, the cooler I get.

The young must be prepared to experience innumerable disappointments and yet not fail.

Be talented enough to make it and stupid enough to keep trying.

Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

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.

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

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

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

The only people who never fail are those who never try.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

I'll go for broke. Swim faster. It's not going to be easy - this whole thing was never going to be easy.

The road to perseverance lies by doubt.

That's the whole key to anything: Don't be afraid to fail. And Bernie Mac is not afraid to fail.

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

It's easy to walk away from risk, and you don't actually have to face it. Success is based upon overcoming the inherent risk you can't manage your way out of.

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

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.

He who voluntarily confronts tremendous odds must have very great internal resources to draw upon