Adversity Quotations | Page 3

God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.

You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it, and that is the grave.

No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.

By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us.

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.

Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb.

More can be learned from adversity than when everything good happens. They realize they were short in areas, went down to (Class AAA) Colorado Springs, addressed the shortcomings and came back.

I was real proud of the kids. We had some adversity at the end of the season, with injuries, and our guys fought through it.

One thing he told me was, 'If I go down you try and be a man and step up, ... I think I did that this year. Coming in here, stepping up, going through the adversity and everything and just playing hard.

I was so happy to finally meet the children and see the results of Toby's energy and vision. Their triumph through adversity is inspiring.

I was pleased with how we handled adversity on the road. Our strategy was sound and we took high percentage risks where we put our guys.

When I look back, I'm proud of where he's come from. He's overcome adversity; he struggled early on, but he was persistent.

My heart goes out to Nick, ... He was looking forward to starting practice with us in October, but now our target for his return is the conference opener against BYU on January 5. He has had a rough road physically in his three years here, but if anyone is tough enough to come back from this kind of adversity, it's Nick Welch.

Oh, yeah, absolutely. That was a humbling experience. But in a lot of ways, to be humbled is probably a positive thing in the long run. Adversity is where most of life's lessons are learned.

Of course, the last-place team went through adversity, too.

Obviously, we don't have the depth we'd like. Everybody has to do a little more when you face adversity.

One's true character shows through when you're faced with adversity, and our kids were force fed some this week, but responded like champions tonight. If we want to make a run at the NCIC, we know we've got to run the table because you can't expect Rock Falls to lose more than one game, so tonight we took that first step.

One of the things we pound to our players is how you handle adversity, and I know that was a lot of adversity for him. ... We were kind of waiting and watching to see how he handled that whole thing, and he handled it like a champ.

One of the things we've been after the guys about is the killer instinct and not letting adversity get them down.

No one has given up this year, even when we've faced adversity. Guys are filling in and doing the job.

One thing we talked about is being an inexperienced team, when you get adversity, everybody's got to come together and pick it up. I think when they saw Laura go down, who's one of our tougher kids, the kids had a little bit of an emotional letdown.

Plus, to challenge him. We got to remember what we're trying to accomplish over here, regardless of what the other team's trying to accomplish. He had some adversity and I thought he bounced back pretty well through it all.

Now we'll find out how our guys bounce back -- how they handle adversity.

People use that as a measuring stick of how this guy handles adversity, ... It wasn't losing a couple games in a row. It was a lot larger than that. I think he did a good job. It was pretty awesome how he brought everybody with him.

People were going through a lot of drama. And we got together and said, 'Let's just push that to the side.' We had suspensions, other stuff. Sometimes adversity brings people closer together.

My main adversary is myself, ... I must not take any risks. I must consolidate and make sure I finish the race.

I'd like to stay and play and get some kind of finality to it. But that's athletics. It teaches us adversity and we have to deal with it now.

I don't even think about that really. This guy's our front-line back. He's a featured back like any other featured back, and he's going to be used like one. If he gets tired, he comes out of the game. If adversity strikes, it strikes, but this guy's wired. This guy's infrastructure is one that allows him to play a lot. That's just the way he's programmed.

If we didn't know the definition of adversity before, I'm sure we know it now. (The loss) was tough to swallow.

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

Lost luggage is just an opportunity to start afresh.

Last year was a tough year for everybody in the Northwest, and we were already closed at this point last year. And we have a ton of snow on the ground now.

The hungry men were seen, followed by their valets, roaming the quais and guards' quarters; gleaning from their outside friends all the dinners they could find; for, according to Aramis, in prosperity one should sow meals right and left, in order to harvest some in adversity.

Six games away from the playoffs and we are still refining some aspects of our play. We need to work on finishing checks, but overall I am pleased with the way this team responds to adversity and generates opportunities. We've got six games left to get better - to be playoff ready.

When you're ahead in the game, or you're not a long ways behind, you can stay with your game plan. I'm anxious to see how we respond if the tables are turned and we're not ahead. That's one of the things this team has not faced yet, is some adversity like that. As we get into the meat of our schedule, things aren't always going to go our way like they did last week.

LT hit him a ton and practically killed him. (Charlie) got up, went out for about four plays and came back and ran the ball 25 more times. His ability to cope with adversity and physical pain, he had no equal.

She was in pretty bad shape last year. By talking to her you could hear that she was a nice person. She has overcome great adversity with the support of friends and family.

She was a weak woman - too highly elated in prosperity, too easily depressed by adversity - not considering that both are situations of trial

Thinking is progress. Non-thinking is stagnation of the individual, organisation and the country. Thinking leads to action. Knowledge without action is useless and irrelevant. Knowledge with action, converts adversity into prosperity.

Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.

We were dealt some adversity in the fourth quarter and we handled it very effectively in this game. We were able to drive the ball at the end. I wanted to go down there and score and not leave them any time on the clock.

Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.

Failures, repeated failures, are sign-posts on the road to achievement. The only time you don't want to fail is the last time you try something (and it works).

In the no-nonsense school of adversity, which we did not choose for ourselves, we are learning how to operate a labor union.

I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work out, that's when I've really learned.

Our actions today will protect children from the adverse effects of exposure to pesticides commonly used on foods. The agency also is on schedule to meet all deadlines for ensuring safer pesticides use under the new Food Quality Protection Act.

All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to complain, but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.

Harrison felt bad about the suspension. I thought he atoned himself in a very strong way with his play at both ends of the court. That's what you want to see, a guy respond to adversity when things aren't going well all the time.

Jackson has overcome a lot of adversity, and had struggled with his ERA this season. To win this championship we needed someone to step up like he did. He should be the most valuable player of this series.

I am so happy for this group of kids because of all of the adversity they have suffered throughout this year. They really pulled together, and it is just a special group. ... It's really tough to see them go.

I feel like I've gotten a new MBA from the school of hard knocks over the last four years. When you have to go out there and run your own business, there are some other attributes that you may not necessarily know from working in corporate America.

I can tell you it's been a tough time for us. We've gone through a lot of adversity here.

I don't think anybody in the country has had to face the adversity we've faced. Coming here as freshmen, going through the sanctions and the injuries and everything. People have said things we've done good as well. But we've faced more adversity than anybody in the country and to still be standing here able to play for a championship at the end says a lot about who we are as people.

Girls are able to reach their potential now. Once they are out of the sport, they can still continue in the business world of sports. The whole role of the female is changing. Times do change, but we still have to work through adversity and learn to live with the decisions we make.

Give advice; if people don't listen, let adversity teach them

From a fundamental standpoint, particularly on defense, I didn't do a good enough job of getting the guys prepared. We hit adversity. We did not deal with adversity the way championship teams deal with adversity. We didn't handle it well.

I feel like we're definitely better than last year. We had some adversity last season, but everybody learned from it and I think we're more confident and excited about the season.

I feel like I keep reading a new book, but the ending is the same every time. We play great in the first period and then at the first sign of adversity, we crumble. Adversity is the true test of character and we haven't shown it.

I am definitely proud of the effort these kids are giving. They played hard for four quarters. The effort has been there all season and when you consider how very frustrated they have been through the adversity in wins and losses, you have to be impressed. I can't say enough about their effort.

If we study the lives of great men and women carefully and unemotionally we find that, invariably, greatness was developed, tested and revealed through the darker periods of their lives. One of the largest tributaries of the RIVER OF GREATNESS is always the STREAM OF ADVERSITY.

From the middle of last season, Zach really has made strides dealing with adversity. He doesn't let things bother him. He just keeps playing.

I don't think you ever want to see your team struggle. I think the fact that we had to overcome adversity during the regular season probably helped us.

If it's true that you learn from adversity, then I must be the toughest SOB in the world,

I feel we have a good enough team to overcome adversity and get the wins and get to the tournament. We've always been to the tournament. We have the water at our neck right now, but I think we'll pull through.

Bryan throws harder in the ninth inning. Even when there's adversity out there, he acts like nothing is happening.

Basically two starters. Willie didn't start, but he finished the games. We've faced some adversity, but we'll get back together.

I have been here through good times and not so good times. I have seen us overcome adversity before,

I have a lot of respect for Frank and the job he's done at Milford. This was a different type season for us, we overcame a lot of adversity and are thrilled to be playing Saturday.

I have a lot of strong belief in those guys in that locker room. They've handled a lot of adversity this year, from a lot of different angles. I have all the faith in the world that they'll be ready to play Sunday afternoon in Austin.

We've got to respond. Championship teams are defined not so much on how they win, but how they deal with adversity and losses. This will be a good test for this team after we were beat up at Baylor on Thursday.

We've got to understand on the road that we've got to rally and play through adversity. We had some huge mistakes at key times.

We talk about no excuses because we've all had some sort of adversity that we've had to deal with in our lives and that's there to make us stronger and not to be used as a crutch. Erin is an extremely talented player. I've changed her around to play her at the two (guard) to get her scoring a little more.

We've done well with adversity, and we've done well playing with a woman short. We're older and we're better, and we have higher expectations.

We've faced adversity all season. Every time we've faced adversity, we've risen to the challenge and became stronger as a team and I see no reason why that will not happen again.

We've faced some adversity along the way. The guys have stayed together and continued to work. I'm proud of the way they found a way to win.

We've faced worse adversity before. We'll get through this as well.

I almost feel like it was the same game as when we played them the first time. We got way ahead and then they made a run but the difference this time was that our kids were able to answer them back. We're getting better. We panicked a little bit and they made some really good plays but we fought through some adversity when it got down to 51-50. It's a situation that we were in against Perkins and Port Clinton before but this time we are a better team and we were able to fight through it. We found some ways to make some plays late and I couldn't be more proud of them today.

How you handle adversity is extremely important. Our problem during this process has been we have not had the total depth that we've had in a lot of years past.

I absolutely couldn't be more proud of this team. We've had quite a bit of adversity this year. The heart that they have demonstrated, the tenacity; they developed their character as people this year.

I also thought it was good for our offense to bounce back from a really horrible start. I think we showed that there is no panic in this team... can respond to adversity which is going to serve us well in the future.

He was significantly better this year. And I don't think the injury hurt him because it made him focus so much on the physical training that he was a lot stronger this year. And just working through that adversity made him a better player.

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small

He had it going today. We hurt ourselves in the third inning when we gave up that unearned run. In these kinds of games, that often does come back to play a role. They didn't make any of those mistakes. I'm disappointed we didn't win, but I'm very proud of this team. We overcame adversity and accomplished a great deal.

He's had millions of dollars thrown at him by Bloomberg, and I think he's just hanging right in there, every single day, ... and I think that's what you want is a tough guy who will get up and go to work every day no matter how much adversity he faces.

He was a stray. He was pretty hungry, pretty skinny and in pretty rough shape when he was brought here.

Going through this is a lot of adversity -- let's be honest, there is a little bit of pressure because we haven't been winning -- and if we can get through this, we'll be better for it, ... It's not an ideal situation but now we realize it's tough to win and we have to be ready every night. We have to dig deep and play determined and play desperate.

Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity

There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, Adversity is the first path to truth

He's had to learn in the big leagues, which is tough. He's faced probably as much adversity as any young player in the game is going to face.

He's a talented kid. He personifies what our program is all about. He's tough. He plays hard. He got his degree in 31/2 years. He's completing a second major. Great kid. He keeps us going through the kind of adversity we've had.

There is hope and very often people come out of adversity for the better.

He is a guy who has pitched in the big-leagues and battled back from adversity and injury. He brings a tremendous work ethic and that 'I've been in your shoes and it takes hard work' (mindset).

We've been through quite a bit of adversity this year, and to culminate this season with this type of victory feels very good.

We talked about this as an organization before we started the season. We felt there were going to be some bumps and quite a bit of adversity coming through, and we've seen it. But it's a learning experience. We are going to have to learn to deal with it. We are going to have to have a better second half, and I believe we will.

Just the way those guys battled all night, it's easy to say we have a desire to be in the playoffs. We faced tons of adversity (Thursday night). Read between the lines.

My whole mentality was similar to the Tiger Woods approach. I had a lot of opportunities to jump in training and competition. I focused only on improving these skills. Adversity and racing gave me confidence to get through it.

I was disappointed in his actions (after he fouled out). He's a young man who has a lot on his plate. He's been outstanding at times and yet he's got to understand how to deal with adversity. Sometimes adversity brings out the worst in us. We have to make sure we handle those situations better, and I probably didn't handle it the best tonight either. He and I will sit down and talk. Just like I told him in the locker room. The one thing I am is honest. I'll tell you if I don't like something. We'll get it handled.