Toughness Quotes (235 Quotes)

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.

This will be our greatest challenge as far as toughness, because the team we're playing has a reputation for that. All you have to do is watch the videotape. They're a tough outfit.

We're modern-day gladiators, and that mental toughness is really important to have (in) a good team. It's got to permeate your team, and there has to be a core group of guys that buy in and believe in that.

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.

We got a lot of great character guys and some great players that bring a lot of experience and toughness, ... Those things go a long way. If you're going to lose Joe Johnson, you can only make so much happen. We did about as well as we could do, minus the Finley deal. We're ready to make it work. I'm really excited. I'm happy with the moves we made.

This game was about intensity and toughness, and I knew Ollie would bring that to the table. I just thought our kids did a great job playing with emotion and intensity. That's something we didn't do in the first half against Providence, but understand, that was an oddity. This team plays hard.

I have unmatched experience, integrity, dedication, toughness and aggressiveness. I'll bring to the job a background of experience that no one in this county can match, either Republican or Democrat.

We showed we've got a little mental toughness. We were able to put (the first-game loss) behind us and move on. That's all you can do in that situation.

I'm very proud of our kids, especially for our ability to come in here and have some toughness to finish the game off.

Even when he was sick, you still felt a sense of comfort when he was around. It shows you he not only had a physical presence but a reputation, an aura. I had heard he made it a point to be there on Messier night. Even through the pain and suffering, he was still focused on his responsibilities. It shows character and toughness, too.

Every athlete has a piece of toughness. You need to be mentally tough to train hard because it hurts. And oftentimes, as a growing athlete, you make more mistakes than you don't. Frustration and injuries happen, and you've got to be tough to keep going.

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.

Our pitching was strong today. James Madison took advantage of its opportunities. We weren't able to do that. We need to focus on our clutch hitting and our mental toughness.

I'm just really impressed with the growth of our team ... The toughness that seems to be developing. The last two games down the stretch is when we've been our best.

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.

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.

I'm not pleased with our team's toughness. We really need to be strong on the court. It was a good lesson for us, but not at all the kind of basketball we play.

We were able to make plays down the stretch. We showed our character and toughness.

It didn't hurt that he made a lot of shots. It didn't hurt that he's a great ball mover. It didn't hurt that he understands the game at both ends. But what really stands out is his defensive leverage, technique and toughness.

You don't win games with being just good basketball players. You need toughness. You need heart. You need some feel for the game that isn't in the box score.

Tactics, discipline, astuteness, mental toughness, accuracy. And bottle - having the balls to play.

She looked at that (final at-bat) as a chance to make something happen. That's what mental toughness is all about - concentrating on what's going to help you be successful, not how you just failed.

Chase is the Georgia State Player of the Year and a high school school All-American. He's a forward that has set several scoring records. What I like about Chase is his all-around athletic ability, toughness and goal scoring capability.

He did a good job throughout the preseason of limiting the penalties. He had a couple spells where he had more penalties than he should have had. He has all the athleticism to carry out the technique, the speed to run with the receivers, the toughness. And he had a good camp,

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 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.

You've got to have toughness, which they have. You've got to have athletic ability, and you've got to have experience.

Israelis are still reeling from their own Nixon-goes-to-China moment. No other politician had the toughness and the determination to do what he did in the face of the kind of opposition and criticism he faced, ... He's a tough guy.

I felt like the dark hair added like a toughness to my face also, which was really important.

For the third game in a row I thought we played with some mental focus and toughness. There were certain spots in the game when the ebb and flow could have gone one way or another, and we responded well. For example, in the second half we rebounded much better than we did earlier on.

Sunday was a test of toughness. In addition to the cold and rain, the wind chill created near freezing temperatures. In those conditions you are just glad that the entire crew returns to the dock in one piece.

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.

Anytime you make a play like Brandon did and take the ball from the minus two and drive it out of there, that shows a lot of character and a lot of toughness by our offensive line and our running game,

This team showed an incredible mental toughness. It didn't let the storms of the game bother them. They weathered each one of them and this game wasn't in doubt at the end because they showed so much resolve.

He is a winning player -- he's got a toughness about him that's unique. He has a knack for making other people better. I don't know where we'd be without him.

That might have been the best at-bat we've had this spring. To go down 0-2 like that and battling back ... he's a guy that is intriguing. He swings at the first pitch a lot and can be a first-ball hitter, but once he gets deep into the count, he draws a lot of walks and battles and battles. That is mental toughness is what it is.

He's a toughness guy. Darren's got a great body. He's strong. ... With how thin we are now, he's a very versatile, important, key guy.

Zach's very limited as a basketball player. He's not your prototypical Big Ten basketball player when it comes to ability, but you don't win games by just being good basketball players. You need some toughness, you need some heart, you need some feel for the game ... and he gives you those things.

It's just toughness. This club has physical and mental toughness that's special. That's the way I describe it. I just think we have a special mental and physical toughness.

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.

He's doing what we need. A big percentage of the team needs that mental toughness, and that's what we have always needed here. That will hopefully pan out and make us a tougher, nasty team. We want it where teams don't want to play us.

It was a rare opportunity in this league to take on two elite teams on back-to-back nights, playing teams with two different styles and come away with two wins. For them to display so much energy on two straight nights shows their mental toughness. It's definitely a credit to our team. The guys gave a great effort.

We showed a lot of toughness to come back from last night's game. We showed a lot of determination to not let that game carry over in tonight's game.

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

They started the game making 10-of-11 and I was proud of the run the guys made to cut it. Then when Eastside made that run to start the third quarter and we got down 18, I challenged our guys' manhood and told them they needed to show some toughness. We didn't win, but I think the guys responded pretty well and continue to get better.

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

He had a street smartness and a toughness about him. He was also a very good wrestler. Just a tough, dependable son of a gun.

I suppose there is a lot of toughness in me.

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.

He just has that chip-on-the-shoulder toughness, like a riverboat gambler. He's going for it. He's got huge, huge heart. You're never out of trouble with him.