Tenacious Quotes Quotes

“People can be at their most vulnerable, but still tenacious at the same time.”
― Toni Bernhard

“You were teeny tiny like a baby tomato. But you've gotten so big! And you're going to keep growing until you're bigger and stronger and taller. So instead of thinking about dying, how about you think about how awesome it is to be alive? Dad can't run right now, but you can. Dad can't jump right now, but Roma can! Before you die you get to LIVE!”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“We always have choices.
Choose to respond with our best selves.
Choose to focus on what we can control.
-Coach AKA The Hulk”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“I love you, buddy.
Sometimes when she says this it almost feels like she's saying, 'I'm sorry for everything.'
Me too.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“I look up at Lucy's light in the window, then at the black light.
The universe is so big.
And I'm so small.
Messi was small and discounted. Nobody thought he would become the greatest of all time.
But he did.
George things he's won...but the game's so.not over yet.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“I have no doubt:
we all have our shining moments.
-Coach Dave Fleming”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits, and get on with trying to win.
-Lionel Messi”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“I told Roma that even though her cells are dying, there were new ones being made every single second of the day. Isn't that what's happening to my arm? Cells are broken and dying but also trying to heal me. New cells every single second. So that means I will play again.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“The world is short on finishers. FINISH.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“You think soccer is just a game? Well then, you’ve never played it. -Golden”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“Abby Wambach, #20, one of the best players in the world, two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup champion, top international goal scorer. During her last game she didn't start, but she cheered so hard and so loud -from the bench- that the US won anyway.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“He struggles to sit as straight as possible. And it is a struggle - I can see the fight for every single muscle fiber in his body. Sometimes I've felt he was too accepting, when all I wanted was for him to put up a fight. But right now I see the fire that flares up in his eyes. the look I've seen countless times when he was pushing me to be stronger and better.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“What are the qualities of a hero? Loss. Defeat. A comeback. -Coach Patrick Maroni”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“And no matter what, we'll always be together, Golden. No matter where I travel, no matter who buys our house, no matter where you go. We were born on the same day in the same hospital, remember?”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“I don't think about what it will be like to say good-bye. I don't ask about her leaving. I don't think about how sad I'll be without her, or say I'll miss her or how life will be a perfect graveyard without her living next door for the rest of our lives...Lucy's eyes, deep and blue and flecked with light from dancing disco stars hanging from the ceiling, remind me of the sky, but also of water. I've never been to Maine, but I imagine that the color of the ocean there looks something like Lucy's blue eyes.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“It's hard to beat someone who never quits
-Benny Ho”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“You'll likely hear some whiners complaining about the weather. That's what whiners do. They whine about stuff. They can't help it. Sad.
-Coach”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“They've beaten us once and tied us once. The look on their faces is pure confidence, like they've already won. Rookie mistake. Never underestimate your opponent. They don't know what's coming.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“Anytime, any weather, we play best when we're together.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“And I know, like I'll always know, that when Dad's got his eyes on me, I will never-ever-give up.
You have to fight to reach your dreams.
Make the impossible possible.
We got this, Dad.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“We always have choices. In tough, stressful situations, there are two choices. We can let the stress consume us and respond with self-doubt or fear. We can shut down. Or we can choose to respond with our best selves. Choose to focus on what we can control. We can discipline ourselves to do what we know how to do.
-Coach”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“All the preparation for this very moment is behind you. You've practiced and sprinted in hot and humid weather until you thought you were going to barf. You've worked on your touch, your through balls, your shots. You've psyched each other up. You are ready to win this game because you are the best-conditioned and most unselfish team out there. Let's go do what we can do! -Coach”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“Every great athlete has at least one moment that will forever haunt them because of what might have been. After years of literal sweat and tears, a dream can be over in seconds.
This is my moment.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“It's not exactly what I wanted. Not how I always pictured this moment. But I know that just like I've given my all for him, he's giving everything he has to give.
To me.
His Golden Boy.
And that makes it perfect.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“We can't let our team down if we are trying to do the right thing. -Coach Karl”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“I have come to learn that I am not perfect, nor will I ever be. Perfect is too hard. I'm perfectly fine with being perfectly imperfect.
-attributed to Lionel Messi”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“Dad would say, In the end, what is soccer?
It's just a game.
It's air in a leather ball.
It's kicking a ball across lines painted on a field.
Just a game.
But for us, it was always more than that.
It was how Patrick Maroni and Coach taught us how to live.
How to be a team.
How to say good-bye.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“Even now, when Benny and I are running down the soccer field and the wind is blowing through my Messi hair and the crowd is chanting my name (hey, I can dream, right?) and the sun is shining on my face and I'm going so fast I feel like I'm flying - he's with me.
My dad.
I feel him everywhere, but especially on the field.
With me.
His Golden Boy.”
― Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

“If you're reading this for direction in a struggle, understand that all of the hurt and disappointments are leading to something. You must learn something during this season to become more resilient and tenacious. Trust the process.”
― Germany Kent

“It is tenacity and consistency, not dejection, that guarantees success.”
― Happiness Shuma