Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.

I can ski out of my back door.

I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have.

It took me a while to realize that basketball wasn't football.

Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.

You are the land. The land is you.

I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park.