Adversity

“They think because of this boycott that I will get fed up and sell. It's not in my character.”

“THESE are the times that try men's souls:”

“I am fully convinced that we shall rise supreme above this situation — we shall rise if we have the will and courage to dare.”

“There is no safe place. Your back is against the wall so all you can do is continue.”

“負けた。最後の最後にやられた。これがサッカーだ。”

“The struggle will continue.”

“You have to climb your own mountains.”

“Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born.”

“All change is hard at first. It’s messy in the middle and it’s gorgeous at the end.”

“I had no other choice. I had to survive.”

“私はドーハの悲劇は終わりではなく、新たな歴史の始まりになる──4年間の足踏みを余儀なくされたにせよ、本大会に駒を進める日はすぐに訪れるだろうと確信していた。”

“Every single thing I’ve ever done has been messy. It’s just the way it goes.”

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”

“When hope dies, people can't do anything.”

“The panic that seized [Lebanon] is really hard to describe because we've been through so much already.”

“I simply want to return to a normal life.”

“My life began with the First World War … and since, every day of my existence has been a struggle.”

“I think I'm just a vessel of struggle and being able to overcome things.”

“I emerged from the darkness of the womb into a world unprepared to accept me.”

“While a man lives, he should not complain.”