The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose. — Ernie Banks

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Perseverance is the act of true role models and heroes. ― Liza Wiemer

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Every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

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The real test of love is loving those who we feel are the hardest ones to love. ― Criss Jami

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No one's life is a smooth sail; we all come into stormy weather. But it's this adversity - and more specifically our resilience - that makes us strong and successful.

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Sometimes the things that seem to be adversities turn out to be opportunities in disguise.

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For every one hundred men who can stand adversity there is only one who can withstand prosperity.

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Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.

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Affliction is a good man's shining time. ― Edward Young

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Some of the things that beat the shit out of you . . . can beat the bullshit out of you too. ― Henry V. O'Neil

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