150 Comeback Quotes To Come Out Stronger From A Setback

“When life unexpectedly knocks you down, make an unexpected comeback.”

“This is where I start my comeback. I will spend no more time asking God why doors have been closed because I’ll be too busy praising God for doors that are about to open.”

“You may be in a tough time but that setback is simply a setup for a greater comeback.” – Joel Osteen

“Every team deals with obstacles throughout the course of the season, and it’s as a unit that they need to be worked through. Injuries are part of the game, just like facing tough teams on the road or having one of your best players get into foul trouble.” – Scottie Pippen

“Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.”

“I build myself back up and come back stronger. That’s what I do.”

“Girl, I’m not looking for any excuses. She was just too good today. I’ve had a very good start to my comeback and I will go home with my head up.”

“A minor setback paves the way for a major comeback.”

“People in France have a phrase: “Spirit of the Stairway.” In French: Esprit de l’escalier. It means that moment when you find the answer, but it’s too late. Say you’re at a party and someone insults you. You have to say something. So under pressure, with everybody watching, you say something lame. But the ...

... moment you leave the party… As you start down the stairway, then — magic. You come up with the perfect thing you should’ve said. The perfect crippling put-down. That’s the Spirit of the Stairway.” – Chuck Palahniuk

“Every setback leaves behind a path to make your comeback.”

“Persevere like a seed; even when people try to bury you, flourish.” – Matshona Dhliwayo

You breakup, and you say something pathetic, or you don’t even speak at all when someone’s telling you they don’t love you anymore. But then you think about it five minutes later, and you have all these great comebacks!” – Gin Wigmore

“We’re a team. Whatever you lack, I got you. We will balance each other out in this relationship. Minor setback? Guess we’ll make a major comeback. Bad Day? Well I promise you a better night. You need support? I’ll be your backbone. I’ll keep you motivated and at the top, always. As long as you appreciate me ...

... and remain consistent you don’t ever have to doubt my loyalty. You got me. I got us.”

“Failure is not the end. It is the start of your comeback story.”

“A great champion deals with setback with a comeback.” – Donna de Varona

“I’ve dealt with adversity before, had injuries before. I didn’t let that slow me down. It just changed my attitude about the game.” – Deshaun Watson

“I am facing a challenge, I am not facing defeat. Remember this.” – Nikki Rowe

“I’ve mastered the art of bouncing back.”

“Making a comeback is one of the most difficult things to do with dignity.” – Greg Lake

“We remember, We rebuild, We comeback stronger.”

“He’s been to the brink and come back. I guess when you lose your pride, even for just a moment, you realize how much it means to you.” – Markus Zusak

“Real winners come back stronger than ever.”

“Never give up on you. Disappointments will happen. No one gets a free pass from them. Look not at these trials as setbacks . Rather, look at the lessons attached for your greatest personal comeback yet. You’ve got this.” – Christine E. Szymanski

“That’s a great comeback the kids made. They weren’t about to give it up. This group of kids… they’re not going to quit until the buzzer sounds.” – Tim Branham

“I am the underdog, “I was the undersized underdog who people never gave a chance. From that, the motivation to prove people wrong just grew and grew.” – Baker Mayfield

“The Comeback’ is my favorite TV show of all-time because it’s just brill. It’s Lisa Kudrow’s show about what it’s like to be an actor on a TV show. She’s so amazing on it.” – Gillian Jacobs

“Whether the issue was black political power or nuclear power, Scott-Heron didn’t mince words. His comeback record, ‘I’m New Here,’ doesn’t mince words either, but instead of political battles, these songs suggest he’s fighting personal ones.” – Will Hermes

“I am the underdog, and I want to prove that one can follow one’s dreams despite all the flaws and setbacks.” – Winnie Harlow

“Your setback is just a setup for your comeback.” – Steve Harvey

“My comeback was not about winning or losing; it was about the feeling of being able to compete at top level again.” – Thomas Muster

“The comeback is always stronger than the setback.”

“Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been to stand back up taller than you ever were.”

“Sometimes you have to get away to come back stronger.”

“Always try to come back to your senses when in love, because that’s the moment you become almost carried away by sensuality and sentiments.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

“To have a comeback, you have to have a setback.” – Mr. T

“Turn your setback into a comeback.”

“I had to develop the mentality and stay positive about making my comeback.” – Alonzo Mourning

“Take your time, recharge and comeback stronger.”

“A comeback is a setback that did its homework, learned the lesson, and then moved forward.” – Eleanor Brownn

“The hardest walk you can make is alone. But it’s the walk that will make you stronger.”

“An “Ex” is called an Ex because it is an example of what you shouldn’t have again in the future.”

“My name must taste good because it’s always in your mouth.”

“I’ve found puddles deeper than you.”

“My will can move mountains.” – Tiger Woods

“You cannot get the same me twice.”

“I’ve always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds.” – J. Cole

“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

“I’d agree with you but then we’d both be wrong.”

“I’m an acquired taste. If you don’t like me, acquire some taste.”

“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.”

“Those people who tried to bury you didn’t know you were a seed.”

“My injury, I told myself to deal with it, and bounce back stronger. I think I have.”

“Always make the comeback bigger than the setback.”

“If you you don’t like me but still watch everything I do, then let’s face it you’re a fan.”

“I never expect to lose. Even when I’m the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“A tiger does not need to boast that it is a tiger.”

“Many will start fast, Few will finish strong.”

“A champion is defined by the adversity he overcomes.” – Anderson Silva

“I’m making the comeback of the century.” – Bob Backlund

“My setbacks may have amused you but my comebacks are going to confuse you.”

“No, I’m not insulting you. I’m describing you.”

“Don’t look back. You are not going that way.”

“I just think, as a people in general, we should always look at ourselves as the underdog, so we should always go harder than the next person.” – Shaggy

“I feel blessed to have as many comebacks as I can.” – Paula Abdul

“You may be in a tough time but that setback is simply a setup for a greater comeback.”

“Every setback is a setup for a comeback. God wants to bring you out better than you were before.”

“Fall down seven times, get up eight.” – Naoki Higashida

“Nothing is cooler and more attractive than a big comeback, and that’ll be me.” – Steven Adler

“Books can teach you many nice comebacks.” – Tamuna Tsertsvadze

“There’s nothing as exciting as a comeback – seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting a second chance.” – Rachel Griffiths

“Where there is no struggle there is no strength.”

“The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.” – Kobe Bryant

“Success is how high you bounce after you hit bottom.”

“That’s the greatest comeback since Lazarus.” – Sid Waddell

“Don’t worry, the spider is smaller than you… Yeah… So is a grenade.”

“Making a comeback is one of the most difficult things to do with dignity.” – Greg Lake

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou

“To have a comeback, you have to have a setback.”

“God has your come back planned and it’s going to be glorious.”

“You have to be at your strongest when you’re feeling at your weakest.”

“Comeback is a good word, man.” – Mickey Rourke

“I won’t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.” – William F. Buckley, Jr.

“I’m a comeback waiting to happen. No one deserves it more than I do.” – Sean Young

“That’s why I made a comeback in 1988. I knew there were chances of not making it, but I didn’t want to end up at sixty years old and say I should have tried when I was thirty-eight.”– Guy Lafleur

“Whatever doesn’t kill you, simply makes you stronger.” – Batman

“There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time.” – Anne Lamott

“Falling down is an accident, staying down is a choice.”

“To persevere is important to everybody. Don’t give up. Don’t Give in. There is always an answer to everything.” – Louis Zamperini

“I do a movie once every four years and they call it a comeback.” – Pam Grier

“I’m always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I’ve been.” – Billie Holiday

“To admit you want to have a comeback means you have to admit you weren’t what you were supposed to be. You dropped below your own standard.” – Marilyn Manson

“When you’re crying, your tears may be watering the seeds of your come-back.” – Steve Maraboli

“Every time I show up to do something here it’s considered a comeback. If I came into town and they didn’t call it that, I’d be disappointed.” – Sheena Easton

“It’s not too late for a new beginning.” – Eleanor Brownn

“You comeback in my life like a morning and independent me from the deep darkness.” – Anish Sharma

“A setback only paves a way for a comeback.” – Evander Holyfireld

“Accept what is, let go what was and have faith in what will be.”

“It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.”

“Kindness is the key that opens the door of favor and beautiful surprises.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” ― Napoleon Hill

“I don’t know if God is a sports fan or not, but I do know this: He loves a good comeback.” – Lane Kiffin

“Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.” – Jim Valvano

The true competitors, though, are the ones who always play to win. Tom Brady

“Never give up, never give in, and when the upper hand is ours, may we have the ability to handle the win with the dignity that we absorbed the loss.” – Doug Williams

“To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.” – Picabo Street

Were used to comeback stories in the world of sports, but the Gail Devers story is remarkable. This is a comeback from an illness which almost killed her.” – Bob Costas

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up.” – Michael Jordan, Former Basketball Player

“During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.” – Mickey Mantle

“You guys have tried to kill Roger often. But he’s always come back and proved you wrong. So one thing I would not do is make the mistake of saying Roger is dead.” – Rafael Nadal, Tennis Player

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”– Marv Levy

“When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge.” – Terry Bradshaw

“I hate every minute of training. But i said, don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali

“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.”– Pele, Former Football Player

“I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.”– Tom Landry

“The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.”– Ernie Banks

“The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. That’s the essence of it.” – Vince Lombardi

“You only think of the best comeback when you leave.” – Jimmy Fallon

“Everyone’s entitled to act stupid once in a while, but you really abuse the privilege.”

“I’ve always felt like the underdog, and I’m comfortable with that label.” – Pink

“I was going to give you a nasty look, but I see you already have one.”

“When you say something and then think of a comeback that was 500% better.”

“If you’re going to be two-faced, at least make sure one of them is pretty.”

“The village called. They’d like their idiot back.”

“There’s a place in me that can really relate to being the underdog.” – Halle Berry

“I was sure I’d have the perfect answer sometime tonight.” – Karen Tayleur

“I always think of the good comebacks on the car ride home.” – Ron Howard

“I was making comebacks every single year. That makes it difficult mentally. It causes a lot of stress.” – Marat Safin

“I am often tongue-tied with strangers and have what the philosopher Monsieur Diderot calls l’esprit de l’escalier, staircase wit: only long after a remark is made to me will my imagination supply the thing I should have said in reply.” – Debra Dean

“Too bad you can’t photoshop an ugly personality.”

“The backpackers are back on the bandwagon like this was my comeback season back, back in a day.” – Drake

“Oh you’re talking to me, I thought you only talked behind my back.”

“Unfortunately, I am incapable of thinking up perfectly biting, split-second retorts, in any language. The French even have a word for this: l’esprit de l’escalier; staircase wit, something you only think of on the way out.” – Tania Aebi

“You’re about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.”

“It’s hilarious watching you try to fit your entire vocabulary into one sentence.”

“If you ran like your mouth you’d be in good shape.”

“I’m coming back. Write it down in big letters. I’m not going out like this.” – Mariano Rivera, Former Baseball Player

“Turn a set back into a comeback.”

“Injuries made people lose confidence in me, but I never lost confidence in myself.” – Penny Hardway

“All right. It’s gonna be a dramatic comeback.” – Movie: Miracle

“Pain is weakness leaving the body.”

“I love being the underdog.” – Howard Schultz

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth

“The comeback is always greater than the setback.”

“”Comeback” the attitude of a real fighter.”

“An injury is not just a process of recovery. It’s a process of discovery.” – Connor McGregor

“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” – Serena Williams

“The mark of a great champion is the one who can get up off the mat and win.” – Bill Belichick

“What an awesome comeback!”

“Well, any good back needs some true believers.” – John Boehner

“The comeback after that major setback was epic.”

“You’re never a loser until you quit trying.” – Mike Ditka

“Injuries are our best teachers.” – Scott Jurek

“No athlete is truly tested until they’ve started an injury in the face and came out on the other side stronger than ever.”

“To persevere is important to everybody. Don’t give up. Don’t Give in. There is always an answer to everything.” – Louis Zamperini

“Dear Haters, I am flattered that I’m always a trending topic in your life.”