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Nikki Rowe
“Growth is ugly, it's hideous, it's all the things we don't like but my god, once you walk through the fire of confusion you will feel burning passion within your flame.”
Nikki Rowe

“A star will shine in the midst of darkness.
A flower will bloom in the midst of dirt.
A camel will flourish in the midst of drought.
A diamond will form in the midst of pressure.
A champion will rise in the midst of hardship.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“You were given the problems you have because you can solve them.
You were given the burdens you have because you can carry them.
You were given the trials you have because you can overcome them.
You were given the opponents you have because you can beat them.
You were given the enemies you have because you can conquer them.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

Michael R. French
“Adversity does more than build character. It changes the way we see the world.”
Michael French

Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Many think that the mark of a great champion is the nature and margin of their victories and the peaks they scale and reach. That’s only part of it. The mark of the greatest of champions is how they react and respond to defeat. That is when they become enshrined in our hearts and minds – as they rise again and into the immortal pages of history.”
Rasheed Ogunlaru

“You cannot stop the ocean's current, but you can swim.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“As water downs ships but upholds leaves,
and as fires burn cities but refines gold,
so do life's troubles propel the meek to greatness
and the proud to ruin.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“When bad things happen to you, become wiser, not bitter.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“From rocks come gold.
From coal comes diamonds.
From oysters come pearls.
From caterpillars come butterflies.
From adversity come the great.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“Throw a champion into the ocean, and he’ll swim.
Throw a champion into the pit, and he’ll climb.
Throw him off a cliff, and he’ll grow wings.
Throw him into a furnace, and he’ll become gold.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“The greater the humiliation,
the greater the accolades.
The greater the opposition,
the greater the triumph.
The greater the pain,
the greater the blessing.
The greater the loss,
the greater the gain.
The greater the danger,
the greater the glory.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“Priceless diamonds often shape in worthless dirt.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“Flowers still have to stretch to bloom.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower does not lose its beauty because it grew on concrete.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“When darkness comes,
stars shine.
When storms come,
plants flourish.
When adversity comes,
champions triumph.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“He who runs from a challenge runs from an opportunity.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“Seeds pour out oil when pressed.
Grapes pour out wine when squeezed.
Herbs pour out medicine when pounded.
Flowers pour out perfume when crushed.
The gifted pour out excellence when tested.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“Caged birds still sing beautiful symphonies.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“The loveliest flowers sometimes grow in the ugliest places.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“The desert is harsh, but persevering flowers flourish.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your back may be pushed against the wall, but your brain is not.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“The most beautiful rainbows are sometimes formed in the ugliest storms.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“Great obstacles are no match for a great God.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

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