Justin Gaethje Quotes

The deepest personal defeat suffered by human beings is constituted by the difference between what one was capable of becoming and what one has in fact become.

As soon as he hit it, I thought I had it. But I lost it when it went into the lights. I did my best.

The 2001 tour to Australia would have been a great highlight in my career if the Lions had won the series. That might sound strange because it was a great tour in many ways, but, for me, the more time goes by, the less of a career highlight it becomes, and just more of a frustration.

We've all got a black book of missed opportunities.

If you don't score, and you have chances, you are disappointed.

There are many things that I feel I have missed out on.

It took years, honestly, to deal with the disappointment of Beijing.

At the end of the day, I've played six years, haven't made the playoffs yet, that burns me and hurts my heart, so I really want to be playing.

There's a disappointment there because I still feel there's an emptiness in my career that just wasn't filled.

The attempt and not the deed confounds us.

It is bitter to think of one's best years disappearing in this unpolished country.

Writing an acceptance speech gives you the expectation of winning, and you are therefore devastated or hurt if you didn't win.

I peaked early. I was told I'd missed my boat.

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

I trained myself to not get my hopes up, because there were so many times in the room where you'd be like, 'This feels amazing, this is a hit!' And it never saw the light of day.

I was supposed to be a doctor. I was supposed to go to Princeton. And everything I was supposed to do I didn't.

Many feel discouraged because they have not measured up to their potential.

Not being able to end the last game of my college career with a win, it really hurts.

What hurts most is whenever I am leading, and then I lose the match, it is disappointing, and there are so many such matches.

It is always disappointing when you miss a match.

It's always disappointing to lose a final.

While I revel in the memories of my own Grammy moment, I also know how it feels to walk away empty-handed.

To miss out on the top four in Europe is heartbreaking, really.

Some losses are harder to take than others. You can lose and play well. It is when you lose and don't do the things you worked on and don't do what you say you would that is difficult.

Not being in the playoffs is frustrating.