Agreed, it's trite, overused, and arguably obsolete phrasing. My point was more that we often face large degrees of adversity early on when we approach a diffic

Agreed, it's trite, overused, and arguably obsolete phrasing. My point was more that we often face large degrees of adversity early on when we approach a difficult challenge. If we get up and walk away after we're knocked down in the beginning, we probably didn't want it that badly to begin with.