I've had a hip replacement, I've beaten cancer, I had my hand operation, and I stopped drinking. Something inside of me just went, 'I'm done.'
Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.
I have always been strong. My mentality is just that way; that's why I've been around so long.
There were 100 intellectual reasons not to pursue 'Wicked.' There were times where it was very challenging, where the mind said, 'This is maybe too challenging,' but the heart willed it. The heart willed it to succeed.
Know first that no urge, no influence, is greater than the will of the self to do what it determines to accomplish in any direction - whether physically, mentally, or spiritually.
But Mr. Hale resolved that he would not be disturbed by any such nonsensical idea; so he lay awake, determining not to think about it.
I cannot give up my will - I must exercise it, putting it into action.
The resolved mind hath no cares.
He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.
When it comes to Everest, psychologically, you have to be in the red. If you're not, it doesn't matter how fit you are. I've seen the fittest of people, who I thought would steam up the top of Everest, allow the pressure to take over their body.
Conviction is the conscience of the mind.
To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well.
What-so-ever the mind has ordained for itself, it has achieved
Legs and athleticism are worth nothing without mental toughness. You also need to be stubborn.
I think I'm a really tough player.
To be a supersub is mentally hard.
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
I am mentally strong.
Confidence is a resolute state of mind by which you believe nothing is impossible.
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.
When someone is punched in the face, you find out what they are made of.
A lot of things I've done in my life have taken incredible mental fortitude.
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone, and so hold on when there is nothing in you except the will which says to them: 'Hold on!'
To play in a Super Over at the end of a draining day takes a huge amount of effort.
The road to perseverance lies by doubt.
