“Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled.” ~ Harry Emerson Fosdick

“You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!” ~ Rocky Balboa

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ~ Maya Angelou

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” ~ Babe Ruth

“Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.” ~ Ovid

“Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.” ~ Vince Lombardi

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” ~ Dale Carnegie

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” ~ James 1:2-4 ESV

“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. That surrender, even the smallest act of giving up, stays with me. So when I feel like quitting, I ask myself, which would I rather live with?” ~ Lance Armstrong

“Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ~ Oliver Goldsmith