Adversity

“It is sometimes a hopelessly one-sided battle, but it needs to be fought.”

“I mean, I've lasted this long. You've got to be tough.”

“Every step is a step forward. One step at a time — keep going.”

“I cannot do it.”

“It’s victory scars, bro. Every time it pains, I remember what the sacrifice was worth.”

“Eu queria ser comediante, mas não tinha como.”

“The hardest thing in moving to Ottawa was leaving, but it was the best thing I could have done.”

“We are always caught between bad choices and not too bad choices.”

“The good keeps you going. The bad motivates you, too.”

“Os desistentes nunca vencem e os vencedores nunca desistem”

“Failure meant a stripping away of the inessential.”

““What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. We’ve been having crises for the past 12 years.””

“Everything negative—pressure, challenges—is all an opportunity for me to rise.”

“อันนินทากาเลเหมือนเทน้ำ ไม่ชอกช้ำเหมือนเอามีดมากรีดหิน”

“One should never look for short cuts. The difficult way is often the best way.”

“Ať se Vaše holčička nenechá odradit prvními neúspěchy, ty ji jedině zocelí.”

“Това е страшно демотивиращо за един млад спортист, но ще си изкарам само позитивите и ще се върна още по-силен за следващата олимпиада.”

“We didn’t give up, so we added another country and started sending our records to New York and Los Angeles, and all of a sudden, we could make a living.”