Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dana will always be remembered for her passion, strength and ceaseless courage that became her hallmark. Along with her husband, Christopher, she faced adversity with grace and determination, bringing hope to millions around the world.

Tom Harkin

Dana Reeve has already faced more than her fair share of adversity, but I know that she will face this latest challenge, as she has the others, with strength, dignity, courage and grace.

Do not free the camel of the burden of his hump; you may be freeing him from being a camel.

Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with the wind.

Paul Tagliabue

The NFL would like to congratulate both the New Orleans Saints and the greater San Antonio community for a job well done under very difficult circumstances, ... To sell more than 140,000 tickets under such extraordinary adversity is a testament to everyone involved.

Everybody has challenges, everybody has obstacles, everybody has adversity, ... What's unique about this situation is that there are so many positive things ahead of this franchise.

Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, grow, grow.

It was a rough week, ... But we proved we can handle adversity. We have good team unity and I think it showed (Friday night).

It was a variety of everything. We had a lot of adversity to overcome, whether it was our doing or (Lauderdale County's).

It was an awesome environment and a back-and-forth game. Our kids did a good job of handling some adversity and getting the win.

It was an amazing game. We were challenged and faced a little adversity. Luckily, we got the job done.

It's awesome. Luke has come through adversity with his retina and pneumonia. He's worked for this his whole life.

Dave Tippett

It's a challenge when we're playing desperate teams. We looked tired. Even when we were pushing, we looked tired. We have to get the guys some rest. But I think this adversity can be good for us if we use it to our advantage.

It is prosperity that gives us friends, adversity that proves them.

It's a great opportunity. Obviously, there's going to be some adversity up there as far as playing at their stadium against the reigning world champions and all the other things that will be spoken about all week long. It's a great opportunity for us to show what kind of team we think we are.

Matt Hasselbeck

It's a great feeling in our locker room right now, because we did come together. There is something a little bit more special about fighting through adversity and hanging in there in a tough game against a really good defense. Guys get hurt. Pork Chop Womack filled in at left tackle for Walter Jones for a couple of plays. He said something like, 'Did I make you nervous in there when Walt was out?' I told him no.

Michael Robinson

I told myself that, Mike, you can overcome adversity on the field, ... In the past when things didn't go right, I started to hang my head and it was like a snowball effect.

It's just special. The adversity these girls have faced and the way they've gone through it with such character is just so exciting.

Craig Biggio

It's a tough loss. We've been through a lot of adversity all season long. We've been able to bounce back and come back.

It was a lot of fun. The biggest thing is that it taught me how to overcome adversity, how to pick and choose friends and how to trust people. I think that's the biggest thing.

Allan Ray

It was real hard, but it was a great learning experience. It taught us how to deal with adversity.

It's definitely a historical moment, ... They say that adversity unites people. This is what is happening today.

It's always tough to win on the road. For the first time this year we were down at halftime. For a team facing adversity on road, we battled back to get to overtime and win, so I'm pretty proud of them.

It was a big win for us to come back tonight when a little adversity came our way, and we responded real well.

Tommy Amaker

It was an incredible time for him in terms of emotions and adversity.

Don Davis

It's going to be tough, ... but this team has reacted to adversity very well in the past and this will be no different.

It's good for my blood pressure and good for the girls to experience a win. It's good that these girls were rewarded with a victory for all the hard work they've put in. They've had to fight through a lot of adversity this year, so this is nice for them.

Alex Rodriguez

It's frustrating because we had the type of year that I thought could be a world championship year with all of the adversity we had all year, ... We left our guts out on the field.

It shows no matter what the adversity is they dug in.

It's been a rough week for us, but our guys battled through adversity and came back again, like they have all year.

It's great to see him come through that. He's been through a lot of adversity with injuries since he has been here. He has had a great senior year, and you always want that to happen to good people who continue to work hard, and that was certainly him.

Scott Baker

That's probably the biggest confidence builder you can have. You want to be efficient in these games, but at the same time, it's not bad to see some adversity and get yourself out of it.

That's part of adversity -- somebody going down and somebody stepping up. I think Gavin Grant has been playing great for us. We just need to have more guys playing well.