或許在Angel們的生活中常常會有很多挫折或是在工作上有許多難關，但是有句話說：「撐過去就是你的！」在運動界有許多厲害的選手，她們也跟Angel們一樣會遇到許多困難，那麼她們在練習時遇到瓶頸又是怎麼解決的呢？讓我們一起來看看這些運動界的女強人們都靠著哪些信念幫助她們撐過練習生涯中的難關吧！
♥我一直都相信我是最棒最頂尖的，我從來不覺得也不去想我有一天會不再頂尖。
"I've always considered myself the best and the top. I never considered that I was out of it."
By Serena Williams, tennis player 網球選手－沙蓮娜威廉斯
♥每當我出賽我的目標就是比之前更進步。
"Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before."
By Paula Radcliffe, long-distance runner 馬拉松選手－寶拉拉德克里夫
♥賽馬可說是一個沙文主義的運動項目，有很多人想要把我從選手中踢掉。每個人都可能是成功的那一塊料，那些人憑什麼認為女生不夠好。
"It's such a chauvinistic sport, a lot of the owners wanted to kick me off. Everyone else can get stuffed [who] think women aren't good enough."
By Michelle Payne, jockey 賽馬選手－米歇爾佩恩
♥我對於自己面對挫折的方法非常自豪。當你陷入低潮時是一件非常辛苦的事情，你可能會想：「為什麼這個世界要這樣對我？」但你必須要堅強、把自己從低潮中救出來。就是這樣才能造就一個更好、更堅強的運動員。
"I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete."
By Jessica Ennis Hill, athlete 田徑選手－潔西卡恩尼斯希爾
♥我們只是在跟自己比賽，我並不把它視為是敵對或是要打敗對方，我們都只是在嘗試打出自己最棒的紀錄。
"We're all just playing our own game. I don't see it as a rivalry. We're just trying to play our best."
By Michelle Wie, golfer 高爾夫選手－魏聖美
♥我想告訴所有女孩們，化妝化得多美或是打扮得多好看並不重要，「你」能代表的意義比擬看起來是如何重要多了。
"I want to tell girls, it's not about make-up and how you look that's important; you are so much more than how you look."
By Katie Taylor, boxer 拳擊選手－凱蒂泰勒
♥冠軍是屬於那些一直努力直到能得到它的人的。
"Champions keep playing until they get it right."
By Billie Jean King, tennis player 網球選手－比莉珍金
♥勇氣、 犧牲、決心、承諾、韌性、心、才華、膽識。在這個酸甜苦辣兼具的生活地獄裡，女孩們就是由這些元素所組成。
"Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice."
By Bethany Hamilton, surfer 衝浪選手－貝瑟尼漢彌爾頓
♥「壓力，天啊！是壓力。」每當我想到壓力時，我都把它想像成是只進行到一半的旅程，唯一能解決的方法就是繼續走下去，直到你實現夢想的那一刻。
"The pressures. God, the pressures – when I think of them now. As I say, it was a journey and a half. But the only way is to fight your way out and keep going until the dream comes true."
By Dame Kelly Holmes, athlete 田徑選手－凱莉荷姆斯女爵
♥我從不回頭，我只向前看。
"I never look back, I look forward."
By Steffi Graf, tennis player 網球選手－施特菲葛拉芙
♥千萬不要想要放棄，而且要對自己有信心。或許會有很多艱難的時刻，但當你正視並解決那些瓶頸、困難，它們會使你更有決心的去實現你的目標並戰勝所有的障礙。
"Never give up and be confident in what you do. There may be tough times but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds".
By Marta, footballer 足球選手－瑪塔
