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I don't care what anyone says - there's no tougher place to play than New York with the media and the fans who know and love the game. It's a tough place to play.

Not having my dad in the house really wasn't tough for me because my mom in the house is really all I know.

It was tough to overcome Lockridge. I damaged my right hand beating him.

Lonnie Smith will be a tough and hard fight for me.

When you put your trust in doctors who are the ones who are supposed to help you and you don't sense that they are sure of themselves, it is tough.

From a very young age people have been touting me as a world champion. So it can be tough, playing in the spotlight and people expecting big things from you all the time.

Showing that you consistently have their best interests at heart not only motivates your people to do their best work; it also builds goodwill that you may need to draw on when the going gets tough and you have to lean on one another to find the horizon.

I am very sentimental, very emotional, but never in my writing; I am very tough.

When you're on the road and in a tough environment, it's you and your team.

That's what I'm trying to do every time, just hit line drives. Those are more tough than the fly balls, so every time you hit a line drive, it feels great.

I've been really proud about being patient and taking my walks, because they've been walking me a lot, and sometimes it's really tough.

When you look at a guy like Cain Velasquez, he's a tough kid who's fought his way up the ranks, but he doesn't even have as many fights as I have wins.

Featherweight division is one of the most complicated and tough classes in UFC.

In college we could take tough shots and your field goal percentage would go down.

It is hard to leave your local club. All my family are Sunderland fans, and it is pretty tough because I have had some great years there, but I am looking forward to playing for Liverpool now.

Dorm-room life was a tough transition. You're young, and you realize how much you miss the comfort of home.

When you know that batting will be tough, that the ball might move around and your technique will be tested, you have to make sure that you don't give the bowlers any more advantages.

It was really tough being in jail. It doesn't get much lower. You're in a filthy room. The food is terrible, and you're surrounded by people who have done all types of crazy crimes. You have nothing that belongs to you, not even your own underwear. It's just terrible.

It's extraordinary to hear from people who are bereaved, or gone through a divorce, and they still take the time to tell me how a certain track or album helped them through tough times, or kept them sane.

You build your experience by playing in tough games. Tough environments. Meaningful games.

We have fans that come up all the time and say, 'This song helped me through this tough time in my life' or whatever. The music helps us through it, too.