It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more 'manhood' to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.
Toughness Quotes (235 Quotes)
We've got to develop some mental toughness. It's why we don't have back-to-back good practices and why we can't win two games in a row. Right now, we're just not mentally tough enough. I'm disappointed because after a good day, we'll have a lackadaisical practice.
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.
I think it shows great character and definitely a lot of toughness mentally. They obviously have great kids, great people.
I don't know. That's the official's read. We showed some toughness, I thought. I'm so proud of the way our guys executed.
Mental toughness was the key. We were doing a good job of getting out and being where we wanted to be at the mile mark of races but would fall back in the middle part of the race. We did a good job by not falling back today (Thursday).
Toughness is a valuable human attribute. The nourishing person can be very tough when the need arises, but he can do so without losing his warm, caring, and loving qualities.
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.
Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit.
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.
I thought at the start of the second half we made a statement. I loved our toughness, heart and passion we gave out on the court. In big games like this it's all about surviving, conquering and moving on.
Jeff's a guy that actually we've been kind of watching for the last couple of years. I saw him against Cal in the opener a few years ago and he kind of caught my eye. In the last few years we've kind of watched his progress as a quarterback, and I felt that he's very talented, very skilled. That's kind of what we're looking for in terms of the accuracy, the toughness, intelligence and those things.
Yeah, I think so. I think we're going to make up for lack of experience in attitude, in physical and mental toughness, in competitiveness. We have to.
It was a great win for today. We showed a great deal of toughness to beat a good Penn State squad and I am very proud of our team.
A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone.
We didn't play well and we didn't have the personality on our team of mental or physical toughness.
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.
I think they just stepped up their defense and we didn't match it. I think we have to be tougher. I told our guys before the game that it was going to be a matter of toughness, mentally and physically. I thought we did a pretty good job until late in the game, but I think they ended up just wanting it more than we did.
I thought our veterans led the way for us with a lot of toughness and heart.
He brings that element of toughness to our game. We don't expect him to be a fighter, but we expect him to play that feisty role.
We fell in love with the kid. He's a great down-to-earth, blue-collared kid with a great work ethic, toughness and competitiveness. ... I think that he's going to be an outstanding college football player.
Once he gets a consistent jump shot, he can be a much more effective player, ... I think people discredit his toughness. He has to keep working on his jump shot.
Mental toughness is crucial at the higher level at which they are going to be playing and there is no room for complacency.
He gives us the ability to come off the bench and score in different ways, ... Post-ups, slashing to the basket and he brings a toughness to our defense. And he wants to win.
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.
Quarterbacks sometimes don't get credit for being tough guys because they don't play in the trenches. But anyone who watched a tape of that game, Sam definitely demonstrated toughness.
He brings a lot of toughness at both ends of the court. And the guys respond to him well as a leader.
One thing I really like about these guys is that they're not afraid to play. If they make a mistake, they're not afraid to go out there the next shift. The first half (of the season) as a freshman, there is a pretty big learning curve. The only way to go through it is to experience it, if you have the mental ability and toughness.
I told the whole team, all the things you face in a season you'll face on this trip. Then it's a matter of how you deal with it. It's not only the basketball, it's the toughness, the discipline, the growing up. It's all part of this trip.
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.
We just have to climb, climb, climb and build that toughness. And right now, it's more the mental toughness we need to build.
Overall, it was a good meet for us. Iowa City West was strong everywhere, and Mount Pleasant is also very good, and the competition was just what we needed. Most of our kids responded well to the toughness of the meet.
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.
I played with Rodney, I know what a leader he is, ... It's not only the physical things he does. It's the leadership, the mental toughness, what he imparts to his teammates. I know they've been able to put in a lot of subs over the years and not miss anything, but a player like Rodney is something special.
Toughness. The whole game can be summed up in one word -- toughness. Put this in the headlines 'Robert Morris was tougher than Monmouth.
From an intangible standpoint, it's about things like effort, mental toughness, the ability to stay focused and execute, and be a little relentless in the way you try to go about your work, ... We're gladiators out there. We're modern-day gladiators and that mental toughness has got to permeate your team.
I think the main qualities that made this job attractive to me were the commitment by the front office to winning, and to building an organization for the long term. I look forward to building an organization that people can be proud of, that's built with character, that's built with toughness, built with discipline.
It's a testament to the character, toughness and heart of our players and their never-quit attitude.
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.
We did it to build mental toughness. That is what we are trying to get kids to believe in. That toughness gave us the mental edge that we need in tight games like this.
I thought our veterans really led the way with a lot of toughness and a lot of heart. And certainly our crowd this evening really pulled us through tonight.
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.
I don't care. I've been saying that the whole time. We're blessed to be playing in this tournament regardless. I'd love to get a chance to play Villanova, because I think we can show our toughness. I look forward to the challenge. We worked hard to get here.
I thought we showed a great deal of character and a great deal of toughness. I'm very proud of the way my kids played tonight.
You can't do what he's done and not play through a number of injuries that would have caused a lot of other guys to sit out. It speaks to his physical and mental toughness.
I'm just so proud of my kids. Grit and determination tonight. We showed an incredible amount of toughness and we weren't clicking the best and we found a way to dig deep and find a way to beat a very good team.
One of our concerns has been, and probably always will be - unless you have a (Tim) Duncan or a Shaq (O'Neal) - having enough depth at the center position with enough flexibility so you can match up with all the different teams, because teams give you different looks, ... That was a strength last year, and it will be another strength for us this year. We have the strength with Vitaly, versatility and talent with a guy like Nick Collison, a low-post game. You have some length now and running ability in Mikki and some youth in Petro and Robert and some toughness and bulk in Danny.
I loved our toughness. They've learned to listen to what I say and not be concerned if the vein in my neck or head is busting or anything like that. I liked our competitiveness, and I think it will help us.
Three days and five practices into his NFL career, first-round draft choice Alex Barron is drawing plaudits. I was pleasantly surprised by a lot of things with Alex, ... I think the toughness and resolve that he really came to camp with was evident.
It was a great basketball game. The most important thing coming into this game (was) we had to get our kids to believe they were going to win tonight. I think we had a great week of preparation this week. Our kids were really focused. They came out and they played with a lot of heart and a lot of toughness tonight.