Quotes about "Resilience & Adversity"

Save money; never rely on other people to lend you money. We call it having 'walking the streets' money - money in your back pocket or bank account that belongs to you. ”

While I find my job as an actor challenging, I also think that there's fun in that challenge. ”

Failure is inherent in the game. So if you don't respond well to adversity, you're probably not going to have a long career. ”

As I sat back and imagined what my transition from the Red Sox might be, I thought it would smell more like champagne than beer, I guess you would say. ”

The Red Sox hadn't won in 86 years when we took over. We didn't run from that challenge - we embraced it. ”

It stinks to give up a good player. But if you think that way, you'll never make any trades. You have to focus on what you're getting back. ”

You have years where most things go your way, and you have years where more things than usual seem like a challenge. ”

Players that tend to respond to adversity the right way and triumph in the end are players with strong character. If you have enough guys like that in the clubhouse, you have an edge on the other team. ”

Baseball is a game based on adversity. It's a game that's going to test you repeatedly. It's going to find your weaknesses and vulnerabilities and force you to adjust. That adversity, in the big picture, is a really good thing because it shows you where your weaknesses are. It gives you the opportunity to improve. ”

The Cubs - with their passionate fans, dedicated ownership, tradition, and World Series drought - represented the ultimate new challenge and the one team I could imagine working for after such a fulfilling Red Sox experience. ”