Opportunity follows struggle. It follows effort. It follows hard work. It doesn't come before.

Opportunity follows struggle. It follows effort. It follows hard work. It doesn't come before.

Need and struggle are what excite and inspire us.

Need and struggle are what excite and inspire us.

Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.

Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.

But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose read more

But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for.

Waving the flag at the 1976 Olympics wasn't my idea. It was too much apple pie and ice cream. Not read more

Waving the flag at the 1976 Olympics wasn't my idea. It was too much apple pie and ice cream. Not that I don't love my country, but I felt it was my victory up there, I put all the time into it.

Struggle is the father of all things. It is not by the principles of humanity that man lives or is read more

Struggle is the father of all things. It is not by the principles of humanity that man lives or is able to preserve himself above the animal world, but solely by means of the most brutal struggle.

Life is one long struggle in the dark.

Life is one long struggle in the dark.

Unfortunately this earth is not. . . a fairy-land, but a struggle for life, perfectly natural and therefore extremely harsh.

Unfortunately this earth is not. . . a fairy-land, but a struggle for life, perfectly natural and therefore extremely harsh.

Sometimes, struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through our life without any read more

Sometimes, struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through our life without any obstacles, we would be crippled. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for regrets.