Toughness Quotations | Page 2

Our loss last Saturday was a wake-up call. I gave them a lesson on mental toughness and it paid off.

Mark brings the unique perspective to the position that only a former player can bring. Mark will bring the same toughness and tenacity to this staff that he brought to his teams during his 11-year career in the NFL.

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.

I was thinking he would take shots we would win with. He kept hitting them. There is a toughness about him. He can win a game. He started doing that.

I was very impressed with the toughness of Eastern. That was our biggest challenge, overcoming their toughness.

It exemplifies toughness. They make a run at you and you make a toughness play or two to hold them off.

It feels good. Last year we were one-and-done, but I think right now we developed some toughness that we don't want to lose. The coaches keep putting it in our heads that we're champions, play like champions.

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.

I think one of the things she doesn't get credit for, she's a really good passer for a scorer. She's really developed a lot of mental toughness over the years.

I thought Landon really showed some toughness by coming right back after missing a 3 to nail one three seconds later. Bailey got a rebound that drew the foul and set us up to get out in front.

I think this is a statement that we are improving. We are a tough basketball team. We have to take that toughness on the road as well as home.

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.

We normally shoot the ball well, but we had some nights that we didn't. But each time we bounced back, and that was a big key for us. We've got a little toughness to us.

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.

I was really happy with the win. Unfortunately, we still didn't play up to what we can. It was a lot closer than it should have been. But the girls definitely showed their mental toughness and stayed focused.

Mike had his mind made up Saturday, but we didn't know until Sunday. Until I went out there and took the first snap, you don't know. I might have just gone, 'I can't do it.' Once the newness wears off and the toughness wears off, 'I just can't do it.' And I was probably as immobile as I've ever been. I couldn't do anything.

We played hard. I think we showed a lot of toughness and I would like to think we showed America that, 'Hey, don't count us out.

Those guys make a big difference in our team, Lester with his aggressiveness and his toughness and Chris with his basketball knowledge and his savvy to make plays defensively and to make shots on offense.

We earned last place. The team slowly eroded, and we played our worst basketball at the end of the season. The game meant something to Arizona State. They wanted it, and we didn't. We don't have the toughness to play 40 minutes, and Arizona State could have beaten us by 40.

We really showed a lot of toughness at the end of the game. I challenged our players when we were behind. We could have gotten down and folded when things weren't going our way, but we didn't do that. We fought back and had a good chance to win the game.

We had a lot of shots around the basket that didn't go in. I thought we got frustrated by not getting the calls that we thought we should have got, which leads to complaining to the officials. ... There's got to be a lot more mental toughness against a team like this.

We have a good mix of personality, talent and community support. In addition, team has dedication and mental toughness as turnout for summer weight training was excellent.

We have a lot of talent on the perimeter to be able to withstand a blow like that, but any time you're without Lester, with his toughness and his drive and his competitiveness, it's going to hurt.

We've gotten to the point where we understand that we're a veteran team that has to play to our strengths. We have to be efficient and have a certain toughness about us. We've shown a lot of those qualities over the last week.

We have been trying to learn mental toughness. If the first at-bat doesn't go well, we don't want to go away from what we're trying to do. Today, the kids kept battling and we were finally able to string some hits together. We have struggled this season to put together some good at-bats in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. We've had a tendency not to do it, and that is the mental toughness we want.

We have to play mistake-free football to be competitive in the game. I've been preaching mental toughness all week. That's going to be the key for us.

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.

We'll play well one game here or there, but we haven't shown the mental toughness to do it consistently. Time will tell, but I haven't seen it yet.

We were sluggish, and they just made more of the toughness plays than we did.

We need to find our toughness and our heart. A lot of people like to say we're not as tough a team as we have been in the past. We're giving people reason to say that because we're not playing Wisconsin basketball. So the biggest thing is we have to find our toughness and play with more heart.

We got the model Pfeiffer player as far as toughness and unselfishness. And hard-nosed as he is on the court, he's just as good a guy off it. He's not loud, but people are drawn to him. He communicates with everyone from 5-year-olds to the president of the university.

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

We are hoping to improve on our fundamentals and understanding of the game, as well as try to determine starters and guys who will earn playing time. We also want to give an overall evaluation of our toughness as well as establish that we have all our guys in the best positions for our team.

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.

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

We want to keep the toughness in the game. You're allowed to check. You're allowed to bang. You're allowed to get in there and push. You're allowed to fight.

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.

We like his toughness and his ability to defend. He's a little bigger guard than we have at the point guard position, and he has that defensive mentality.

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.

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.

To risk what he is potentially risking to want to stay out on the field, that's just the toughness that he has. That really speaks to what he thinks of this team and what he is as a player.

This was an advertisement for how hard the teams in this league play. Increasing our toughness was one thing I thought we had to do. We knew we could score, but we had to show we could come up with that kind of game like we had other times this season.

This was a heart-and-soul type of game. I've questioned the toughness of our players a couple times. When you lose four in a row and you do what we had to do to win, that's a tremendous tribute to the toughness of these kids.

We will miss Charmaine. ... She brought a toughness to the team that will be missed. With that said, it is important that everyone else steps up and carries us forward. We did a good job of that against Oakland (a 73-58 win). ... We didn't worry about it and just played and we need that effort again Saturday.

We've not shown the mental toughness we need yet. We need to stay intense, stay focused. How do you respond to what happened if you did not start? Do you respond the right way and do the right things to improve?

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.

We've been missing that kind of toughness from our lineup. When you are missing one of your enforcers, his sweet jumper and his tough defense, it hurts us. Everybody is glad to have him back.

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.

This team is showing a lot more toughness down the stretch. I don't want to say those other games weren't as important. But we know the importance of everything right now. We know we have to fight for everything we get.

This team is really beginning to develop a toughness about itself. Like I said, we go out there and we play no matter what happens, good things or bad things. We don't look at the scoreboard, we just play.

We were one of the teams that didn't adjust with the new rules. The NHL is going to be about 30 percent toughness now and 70 percent skills.

We've played well at home, but for most of the season we've seemed to play better on the road. Our focus seems to get a lot better on the road. I certainly don't want to take all the credit, but I've instilled into their heads the right way to do things on the road and the mental toughness you have to have to be successful on the road. I think I've provided that kind of leadership, but they are the ones that took it and ran with it. They are the ones that have followed through and gotten it done.

What carried the kids at the end was their mental toughness and you can't coach that. That is why these boys are 15-0.

We talk a lot about mental toughness and the mentality of approaching the game, and we've done a good job with it. I can't remember anybody not being ready, and we just have to keep doing it.

We showed toughness down the stretch. We had to pick up our defense. I think that was one of the very few games where our experience really paid off for us.

We showed some toughness tonight. We could have panicked. We could have caved in a little bit. But we at least held it at six, kept it even, and we were fortunate to be able to get a run after that.

We control our destiny as far as getting into the conference tournament. We played with a lot of toughness (on the last road trip) and came back strong.

We do physical exercises where he can gauge a little bit their physical toughness and their leadership and their commitment to it, but (now) he gets to coach real football. That's what's exciting.

You either develop mental toughness or you fold. I'll guarantee that they're developing it in Tallahassee. We better develop it here.

We crumbled again. Our maturity level in the second half has to be questioned. It's very disappointing. We showed toughness in the first half, but none in the first 12 minutes of the second half. It should not happen.

Brock Thom, definitely he's the oldest. I don't know about the wisest. He knows the ropes and knows our system. He's been able to learn from some of the best that Catawba's ever had. His mental toughness and physical toughness really set a tone. We're not starting from scratch there.

Everything in this business conspires to make you bitter and twisted and tough, ... I've always tried to keep a toughness on one side and complete vulnerability on the other. To me, if you get a thick skin, you might as well give up directing.

Benny (Jacobson), Erik (Crawford) and I knew early on exactly how hard it was to win on the road. Because of that, I think we bring that toughness to let everyone else know that it's not going to be easy.

As I told the kids on the way home, this conference is tough. We have to build mental as well as physical toughness to be competitive.

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.

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.

It would be great for him to close out his career with another and show what toughness can do. But he's already going to be incorporated into my speeches, even if he didn't play. He's got his own little spot. What he did was pretty special.

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.

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

Right now we've developed some kind of toughness that we don't want to lose.

Sam has demonstrated a toughness and tenacity at the college level in the CBA, as well as in Europe, ... He will add to the intensity of our training camp and practice sessions.

Q. started out winning his position because of his defense and his ability to take care of the ball. His passing has really added to the team's strength, and he just plays very hard. I think Q.'s hard play and his toughness of mind has rubbed off on many of the other players, and he's been a very good attribute for the team.

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.

So when I saw his pads getting down and the pads popping and him breaking tackles and him running hard into the sideline and putting his shoulder down getting 4 more, he showed me a ton. I'm excited about the way he played and the toughness he showed and his speed.

Coach likes that I'm tough and I'm not afraid to stick my nose in there. He feels that I can bring a toughness to the team. I just like to compete.

Coach Groh talked about my toughness a lot. He said he saw that when he watched my game film and really liked it.

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.

Anyone would want to play like him, he was completely at a different level as far as mental toughness is concerned.

Apparently he hurt the foot the same play as he hurt the knee; he showed a lot of toughness going back and playing on it,

And the long-range toughness (for the Saints) is they know the next year is going to be different... the family insecurity... this one is going to be unbelievable in comparison.

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

That's where toughness shows, on the defensive side of things. And I think that's exactly what happened tonight. I was real pleased with the defense, and the intensity level.

That's why we brought in Brendan. A guy who'll add some leadership and some toughness back there.

That's just a sign of the toughness of the league. You're just not handed many wins, especially on the road. It's something we are all fighting.

Alan is a proven veteran with playoff experience who will be a valuable asset to us on the floor and in the locker room. He can give us toughness and depth in the post.

You're talking about a kid who's mature beyond her years. It's her toughness mentally and her ability to perform under pressure situations, including pressure free throws. She does things that a lot of freshmen just don't do.

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

This game was a huge test of will. The mental toughness that we showed in the overtime, of starting fresh and living in the moment was unbelievable -- a true team win.

They're still learning and improving as they go, but they played with some attitude and toughness that we needed, ... I believe we'll build off of that.

They've got a really good team, and it's a really good home-court advantage. I take my hat off to the toughness of our team. It was a great win.

They've got a real good coach that's brought a toughness to their team. They play hard, rebound well and play defense.

They've become a very strong-willed team. Their defensive toughness is in evidence. They're more consistent on defense and in their rebounding. This is an adjustment in their style that they were playing. They were more of a free-flowing team and that has changed.

They take a punch and keep on going with it. It's just a testament to their toughness and their character, and to the different guys on the team that get a chance to step up.

They don't take plays off or games off. They expect to win close games. They've got a toughness about them. They've got a mixture of youthful enthusiasm and veteran leadership. They've got just the right amount of depth.

They grew up and saw the toughness of farming, their parents working year-round, and they saw that hard labor don't necessarily pay off.

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.

There isn't much difference between (the players) as far as talent is concerned. I think mental toughness will be what separates them in the end.

This is when mental toughness comes into play. You really have to focus on the process more so than the results. You have to be optimistic.

This is the type of meet that demands people to work at different events and show they can succeed. We did some good things today the right way. So of our younger swimmers performed well. This is a meet that will help develop mental toughness and an awareness of their abilities.

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