Rising to the Occasion Quotes

There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the occasion. We cannot escape history. We will be remembered in spite of ourselves. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honour or dishonour, to the last generation. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, our last best hope of Earth.

It was a challenge to my teammates to help me.

When the stakes are high, bow down low.

After a few games I knew I was going to be able to compete. The idea of being a star never crossed my mind.

Adversity is an opportunity for heroism.

The only problem we really have is we think we're not supposed to have problems! Problems call us to higher level- - face & solve them now!

Necessity makes heroes of us all.

Throw me to the wolves and I shall return leading the pack.

I feel most miserable When I can't step "step up to the plate" You know? People often say Regret from doing it is better than regret for not doing it

I'm always trying to figure out ways to one up everyone, and that's what I love about competitions. I love challenging myself and pushing the envelope.

I perform better when I'm the underdog and everyone is against me. I thrive on that.

Under pressure, would I fold and disappear, or would I show everyone that when bad things happen, you fight?

When pressure's on and when the spotlight's on, I feel like it ultimately ends up becoming some of my better moments.

What makes one heroic? - Going out to meet at the same time one's highest suffering and one's highest hope.

At the beginning of the first season, you don't have that pressure to perform at 100 per cent, because it's always hard when you first start. But now, in the second season, people are expecting big things from you, so you can't really disappoint them.

When you are surrounded by people who are much better than you, you have two choices: You can sh*t the bed, and the performance can go to hell. Or you can step up and rise to the occasion.

What we can do, we must do: we must use what we are given, and we must use it the best we can, however much or little help we have for the task. What you have been given is a hard thing--a very hard thing... But my darling, what if there were no one who could do the difficult things?

I wouldn't even feel sorry for us if I was going against us. I know teams are licking their chops. The Bulls or Milwaukee, they're excited. Even though somebody is hurt they're still excited because they feel like we're a man down and we might not be as strong, but we're confident here. We got the players to still make something special happen. Guys just have to step up as a unit.

Courage is the moment when an ordinary being becomes an extraordinary being.

For me, being as competitive as I am, the bigger the challenge for me, the better for me.

You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don't feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.

Awake,arise,and assert yourself,you dreamers of the world. Your star is now in ascendancy.