Quotes about Toughness

Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.

Greta Garbo

Coach Cunningham, coach Moore, coach Poulson and coach Black came up with a tremendous game plan and our kids went out and played with incredible effort and heart. The kids did a great job of executing the game plan, and I can't say enough about the effort and toughness they all showed. This is the kind of defense that championship teams are built on.

Gene Cathcart

I thought we played well the last three quarters, but we need to develop mental toughness and not take quarters off.

Paul Althaus

We thought he'd be an immediate impact player for us, especially with his speed and toughness.

Bill Zwaan

To knock down shots like that after not scoring for three quarters is not easy to do. That's mental toughness.

Lance Davids

They played with a lot of mental toughness and awareness. They played through some pain and never gave up ... I was proud of them.

John Devries

The kids showed tremendous character. They could have fallen apart after that turn of events. But they came right back. They showed great character and mental toughness.

Matt Prisk

Our players are building mental toughness. It's really hard with a young team. It's very hard to close teams out in a close game. The more that you get experience at it and the more you learn from the experience is when you don't do it is where it can really help you.

Tom Crean

I think Paris is just what we saw on tape. We knew coming in that Paris wasn't a burner. But he is smart, he's got excellent hands, he's a thumper, he's got that toughness and he showed that during the course of the preseason. And we got a good look at him in three of the preseason games and in all three, he showed up in the running game or the passing game.

Richard Mann

She is an avid field hockey player with the confidence and toughness that we look for.

Ann Gold

I truly have never, ever had a tougher kid. His toughness is, for me, legendary.

Bob Henriquez

The kids have been working really hard in practice through it all and this was a good game over a quality opponent. Just like I wrote on the board in the locker room, it was about toughness. We were resilient tonight.

Tony Kays

Jeff has fullback toughness and tailback speed. He's an outstanding blocker and is a guy who can get the yards when we need them. He really makes us a tough offense to defend because he's a guy opposing defenses have to pay a lot of attention to.

John Andreoli

He has so dramatically improved. He's a very intelligent kid, one of the top students in his class. He works very hard at it. He's played all year-round this last year, gone to tournaments and worked hard. His mental toughness and some pretty good strokes have helped him climb the ladder.

Joe Bailey

That's a superior team. We played as hard as we could for 32 minutes, and we just got a little tired at the end. Our intensity and mental toughness was where I'd like it to be.

Jon Flanagan

They hit well. I see a little toughness in them.

Alden Richards

I think this is a case where we can't put two games (together) back-to-back. It's a lack of physical and mental toughness - we're just not there. In Region 6 when you can't do that back-to-back, you can expect to get whipped like we did (Wednesday) night.

Dave Mcdonald

Mental toughness comes in varying degrees and we didn't have it tonight. Other teams have allowed defensive touchdowns and survived and I think our kids lost their toughness after that.

Phil Teegarden

We've got to work on our mental toughness and that is what we will be working on this week. We have the talent, but we don't have the mental game down yet.

Mindy Hanson

The big point of the combine is the mental toughness, keeping yourself focused. You spend a lot of time waiting and a lot of time doing stuff you really don't want to do. But you've just got to stay focused and impress as many people as you can.

Jeremy Trueblood

Yeah, it's fun. It's getting to the point where it's more like you have to go to that mental toughness. I have to be ready to work harder to get where I want to.

Vicky Deely

I couldn't ask for anything more for a defensive effort. We held a decent Hendrix team to 37 percent. We struggled with hitting shots, we shot 35 percent. But our mental toughness and defense pulled us through.

Greg Mason

He brings a lot of toughness to the midfield and he's pretty skilled for a guy who has been playing for about a year.

Dale Nalls

Late in the first half, this was a one-goal game, but we really dug down and showed the toughness that we've been talking about. We maximized our chances on offense, controlled the ball well, and defensively I thought we made things very difficult for them.

Cindy Timchal

We had a lot of heart and toughness. That was probably reflected best in the second time we played several teams, we came back and played extremely well to the point of even winning.

Brian Durocher

I think J.R. is a big guy who's tough. He's not good with everything, but he's good enough to be able to work with him and he's got a lot of upside. He's got real good toughness, which is a big plus, and a lot of times you can't coach that. And he listens and will do what he's told.

Richard Mann

Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.

Alex Karras

I?m happy. I was looking for 4-3 there for a while. Five to two was a bonus. Second and third doubles played well and McNeil and Justin. I?m pleased Diego got turned around. He started out a little slow, a little tentative. He pulled out his notes on mental toughness, and away he went.

Jerry Styer

When someone goes yard on you, you want to strike them out the next time. It shows her toughness and that she wasn't about to let it happen again.

Joni Vaughan

Elliott has parlayed his doubles skills into a solid singles player. He has a great net game and I thought he mental toughness really showed through. He could have folded, but he came back and won it.

Norm Bruemmer

That was not a surprise to me. You have two talented, athletic teams that try to play with toughness and take pride in how they get after people. I thought the game might come down to turnovers and who gets more easy baskets. … It was hard to find baskets out there.

Mick Cronin

He brings great point guard skills and toughness.

Robin Burgard

We're going to have to play very well next weekend. Fortunately, I think we'll go into it pretty healthy. I thought today was a good showing overall, although the results weren't great. We showed toughness and more confidence today.

Gail Ramsay

He brings New York City playground smarts and toughness.

Jim Graffam

He brings a lot of toughness at both ends of the court. And the guys respond to him well as a leader.

Jim Finlen

This gives a real idea of the toughness of the society we live in, so the authorities should fulfil the undertakings it has made.

Francois Bayrou

If you want to go through everybody - Don Carter, Weber, Hardwick - Billy was the guy. His mental toughness and determination made him unique.

Dave Soutar

I've said all along I really admire his toughness and his will to come back. At some point, it's only natural to be a bit shook up by this type of things. We've got to help him through this and bring him back, both for the team and for him as a person.

Jeff Tedford

Living in an area that catches every storm that boils out of the Gulf will breed a certain toughness in a people. That may be the parish's best hope for rebuilding.

Lawrence Powell

He's a guy that, over the years, our scouts have liked a lot. He's been in our organization at the minor league level and his development's improved every year. He's somebody that can compete for a job out of training camp or be a good call-up for us. He's a big guy that can move around and add a little bit of toughness.

Jeff Gorton

His toughness separates him from other players. He and [former Crane star] Will Bynum have inner pride. When they are challenged, there is a button that they punch, overdrive. They can push their games to the next level when challenged.

Anthony Longstreet

Mental toughness is crucial at the higher level at which they are going to be playing and there is no room for complacency.

Gus Logie

I just like his flash, and his quickness and toughness.

Sam Zeglinski

Those aren't ordinary freshmen. They have some toughness to them. You saw them hit some big shots tonight.

Mick Durham

I'm not going to walk out of here with my head down. I'm not looking for moral victories. I'm just looking for guys who will play with toughness and will compete and I think we did that. Maybe (Penn State) thought we were going to go in the bag, but I was going to keep playing.

Mark Dantonio

We need to show we can go on the road and play like this. I'll take this one don't get me wrong, but we need to go on the road and show a little toughness. And it'll take some toughness at Van Buren.

Marty Barnes

We put these kids through a lot. We wanted to test their overall conditioning, but we also wanted to test their mental toughness, how they handle themselves in the community, how they handle themselves with teammates.

Rob Lundgren

J.T.'s really impressed me. His district tournament was the best he's wrestled all year. His toughness and his ability to win the close matches has really impressed me. He's my drill partner, so that's really been making both of us better all year.

Adam Vaccari

Rachel is doing a real good job taking care of the ball for us. And she gives us toughness at the point guard position and gets the ball where it needs to be.

John Wicks

We're working on our defense. We've got rebounds, toughness and self-respect are the four things we have to work on down the stretch.

Jason Winfrey

We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show.

Lou Piniella

They're a physical team. They don't do a lot of jazz and all that stuff. They run the ball right at you, just sort of say, 'Come and get it.' We like that, because that's our type of style. I'm looking forward to this game. It gives us a chance to see where some guys are mentally and physically as far as toughness.

Brennan Schmidt

We have been in the midst of the toughest training of the season and I knew we would be tired. I was very pleased with the mental toughness and the grit that the team showed today.

Brian Vereb

Whose deep love of country constantly guided her work ethics as evidenced by the high standards of professionalism and toughness she exuded as a public servant.

Ramon Magsaysay

I think her endurance and mental toughness. She was struggling entering the season coming back from an injury, I think she?s gotten over that and keeps getting stronger. Her movement today was great on her pitches.

Jenny Condon

Mental toughness is essential to success.

Vince Lombardi

My feeling about him is that the America that we have today, the freedoms we enjoy and the privileges we have, are really the reflection of Abe Lincoln's convictions, his vision, and his toughness.

Gregory Peck

His durability and his toughness are second to none. He's proved that he'll play with courage and sacrifice his body, which he's done.

Jeff Horton

I emerged from summer league feeling that I would have no trouble, no problem playing Wayne Simien. And I think that's the first step for any player. ... Can a coach put you in the game and feel OK about it? I think he has the skills and the smarts and the toughness where you would have no problem.

Stan Van Gundy

It takes a certain mental toughness to maintain a lead like that. These guys are really committed to playing defense and we knew how important it would be to get off to a good, quick, solid start.

Alan Buss

It takes a real mental toughness and self-awareness to succeed.

John Titus

We'll learn from this. This will really help us. When we talk about this, and discipline and toughness and being who we are, they'll understand. We'll revert back to this game and they'll remember and this will help them down the stretch.

Bob Semling

Our goal was to try and have as many girls quality to districts to give them another chance. Some were not even tapered for the sectional. For them, it's about mental toughness and trying to get the best possible seed.

Greg Snyder

It's tough to do both, but (Sumrall) has done a good job in the classroom, he's been through spring ball before and he's established the fact that he's one of the guys (in football) and he loves track. It's a great cross training thing and it helps us. I like his toughness and his competitiveness.

Steve Lynn

We walked too many, and we have to be more consistent around the plate. If we can develop that mental toughness, we'll be right where we need to be.

Brian Hyde

My dad claims, to this day, that he's helped me with my toughness and everything that could be related to me being a good player.

Briann January

Kristin has a toughness and tenacity to her game, which makes her an option for us in the center of the field in either the midfield or the backline. Her calmness on the ball will serve her well in either position. If she is able to step in and show the same toughness for us, she will have an opportunity to see significant minutes.

Chris Kouns

The biggest difference between this team and some of the ones from the past is our mental toughness. There were plenty of times during the past four or five games when we could have folded. But these girls didn't buckle.

Mike Hamburger

Our practices are among the most brutal in America. There's no out of bounds. There's a big plastic bubble they put on the rim every day so there's no possible way a shot can go in. It's kind of like a war down there. There are bodies flying everywhere . . . I think that carries over to our toughness on the court.

Aaron Mcghee

Certainly with our team he is not flying under the radar. We know he brings a lot of energy and toughness. Scott has the ability to be a combination guy. Next year you'll see that. But his staple is outworking people, getting offensive rebounds, tipping and diving for loose balls.

Derek Wright

Toughness played a much bigger role on those teams. We had eight legitimate fighters. I helped with that toughness.

Mel Angelstad

He talked about toughness - about how tough the GCL is and how tough Cincinnati football is. What a great message, but the score looks like the kids didn't respond.

Dan Starkey

Nehemiah will bring toughness for us. We're going to be a lot quicker to the ball. This team will be even more disciplined than last season's team.

Mark Tyndale

There's no question about it. He's got a sense of urgency. He's always had the toughness and competitiveness to be a leader, but now he's doing it vocally. He's helping guys out and running our team.

Andrew Moore

We had much better passing and we blocked much better in the third game. We have a lot of seniors that saw a lot of playing time last season so we have a mental toughness that lets us overcome a bad game.

Yun Chen

He hates to lose. Boy, does he hate to lose. That forces him to the next level. There's a toughness in Josh, a passion in him; he really has the desire to be the top guy at states.

Bob Ayton

They executed better than us. Mentally, toughness is what cost us today. Sometimes due to mental lapses in the game we just don't think and made poor errors and bad fundamentals.

Jason Winfrey

As a runner, the mental toughness Steven has is amazing.

Stephanie Scalessa

The thing I've got to get Bobby sold on is playing with the toughness and attitude, every single play.

Derrick Jackson

In addition to having the skills to be successful on the college level, Mike has the leadership and competitive toughness that makes him such an outstanding player. Mike is a true point guard. He has tremendous vision and court awareness and has the ability to pressure the ball on the defensive end that will be a good fit in our program.

Jeff Kaminsky

I would like to explain some of the mistakes we're making on inexperience, but I can't. Our thing all year has been mental toughness, or the lack of it. We relax before we finish our jobs. The talent is there, but for whatever reason, we're not clicking right now.

Patti Moore

Any time you play a close game and come out with a victory, it shows toughness. If you want to be a very good team, you have to expect to win the close ones.

Jon Flanagan

There was a lot of mental toughness there. I think he learned a lot, especially with the mental part.

Joe Foust

This was a much needed win. Our theme this week was mental toughness. The difference today was that from start to finish, we were mentally tougher than Indiana. Yesterday against Penn State it wasn't there, but today it was and it was the reason we won.

Tim Madden

He brings not only that (toughness) to the game, but also to the locker room. He'll be sorely missed on their behalf ... not necessarily so much on our part.

Keith Primeau

I'm very concerned about that. I'm concerned that we show some resiliency here and some toughness and some fight to finish this season in a strong way.

Dennis Felton

No one knows when Francine Busby became an expert on port security. What we do know is that Busby has accepted money and support from some far-left, anti-war groups that don't exactly emphasize toughness when it comes to dealing with terrorists.

Jonathan Collegio

This time of the year, the second time around the league is a little tougher. Teams with quality toughness seem to do better. We haven't. We got ourselves in position and it'll be a challenge to see if we can do something about this position we find ourselves in.

Pete Liptrap

He played like a big-time player. I thought he played with a lot of toughness and spirit and kind of carried them when we had a chance to break the game.

Sean Sutton

It is going to be a learning curve mentally for mental toughness. But we have great leadership and great young freshman class, and the chemistry is really good.

John Spini

Was it toughness? Competitiveness? Work ethic? Focus? Turns out it was all those things plus, of course, that gift of getting open.

Bob Henriquez

We feel we're deserving of a No. 1 seed, and we understand there's some great teams out there. I think we've improved in the area of toughness, and I think we've gotten a lot better defensively. It just seems like we're able to fight through adverse conditions on the court.

Ken Green

The overall impression I get from the new rules is that it places more comprehensive and greater demands on an athlete's competence, technique and mental toughness. You have to be a strong athlete. Your technique has to be accurate and complete.

Chen Xiong

One thing we're lacking when we get close to the end zone is toughness. We were in a position to get back into the game in the third quarter and we turned the ball over. But I give Hillcrest a lot of credit they're a good team and have a lot of good players.

John Abercrombie

This year is going to be very even. Most of it comes down to the mental advantage. That's the key thing; mental toughness.

Spencer Fields

You feel good about (Robinson). You have 90 percent of the player you are looking for because you have the attitude, the toughness, the intelligence. Now the 10 percent you don't know is about the conversion. (But) you know he's going to do everything he can to make the conversion.

Scot Mccloughan

It changed the (team's) mentality. He brought a toughness to us.

Jason Hart

It's us and the coaches and everyone against us, that's what we need to get that toughness in it.

Devan Downey

If he's got half of his old man's toughness, he'll be worth taking a look at.

Gene Nudo

Green was shooting 3s left and right. Coach told me to guard him real tight. It was all desire and toughness. Our team has no superstars, but we have heart.

Richard Mitchell