Perseverance Pro Gifts

"No bailout, son. Didn't I tell you, 'If at first you don't succeed, try, try again'?"

A tortoise running along the side of the road, panting.

"Hoora! I made it through another day!"

100k Desert Crawl

She Persisted (But it was a Weekend)

"Hey, at least you got a severance package."

Gardening new year's plans

Don't Take No For an Answer

"You had the persistence to wind your way through our labyrinthian phone system to ask for an interview...you're hired!"

Women

"Don't quit now, we're halfway there!"

'I lost my shoe, but I got my foot in the door.'

Neverending Task.

Cross-country knitting.

It's difficult to swim the channel without the benefit of convincing inspiration.

"Once we get the performance figures in we give them to Mrs Miggins and her magic cauldron to make sense of them!"

'Determined little guy.'

'Well, this explains everything. You've been bitten by the acting bug!'

While Desmond was by far the world's fastest marathon runner, his Achilles heel was his wimpiness.

'It happens to a lot of runners at this stage of the marathon, George. It;s called 'hitting the wall'...'

'This spider's persistence is remarkable - that's web 9.0.'

"I think he stood on a nettle."

"...Ouch...Ouch...Ouch...Ouch..."

Hang in There!

Salmon swimming up-stream, "Don't you get tired of overcoming obstacles"

"Oh, we have a special hell for triathletes. It's just like regular life, except you can't talk about your triathlons."

"Come on, Andrea. Let's not let a few ants ruin our picnic,

Second, third and fourth effort!

"I don't know how much longer I can last. I may have to drop out." . . . "But honey ... you're the teacher."

'You need to be more persistent. Now, get out of here and keep coming back until you've worn me down.'

When Jensen's job moved offshore, he decided to follow it...

Endurance

"Misses 100% of the shots he does take. Still loves hockey."

'It was easy teaching Ben how to fish. Now I'm teaching him how to quit. C'mon Ben, it's time to go home!'